Fibre optic broadband developer i3 Group (H2O Networks) has today launched a Joint Venture with Terra Solutions, a pipeline specialist, to address broadband and connectivity issues in Ireland by building next generation 100Mbps fibre optic FTTH networks through the country's underground sewers.


The company will operate as H2O Ireland and will have offices in Newry in the North initially, with plans to extend into the Republic by opening an operations centre based in Dublin later in the year.

Fibrecity networks in Bournemouth (UK) are already underway and work on Fibrecity Dundee is due to start at the end of this summer. H2O Ireland already has plans to start work on a Fibrecity network in the next twelve months.