Fiber is the future for telecommunications and the mission is to bring fiber services to the South East. A company called e|net manages the Fiber Optic network in Ireland. Service providers can utilize this network to deliver their services to you. The network was built by the Department of Communications, the Metropolitan Area Networks are available to all telecoms operators who are using them to radically enhance and increase the services available to Irish consumers.
Fiber access is suitable to companies who:
· Generally have 20+ employees or share offices with 20+ people who would be utilizing the internet.
· Companies located roughly 1000 meters or less to the fiber line. In the South East these are:
There are 18 operators that utilise Fiber in Ireland for various purposes, Smart Telecom is active in the South East. Should you wish to enquire further about costs and functionality please contact SEIT.
| Smart Telecom | BT Ireland | Magnet Business |
| Verizon Business | AT&T | Cable & Wireless |
| Chorus | COLT Telecom | DigiWeb |
| HEAnet Ltd | e-net | NTL |
| Packet | PlanNet21 | TCSI |
| Vodafone | Strencom | Complete Telecom |