Unique privilege of Londonderry, with respect to broadband connectivity

Londonderry has the privilege of being the first place in the UK or Ireland to have high speed broadband facility. The place, considered to be a ‘City of Culture 2013’, is the most ideal place in the island for digital business. About 39,000 premises are already connected with super fast broadband of download speeds 40 Mbps, courtesy BT and its rivals. The speed is expected to double by the next year. Colm O’Neill, in charge of Northern Ireland operations of BT stated that the project was executed in record time with the cooperation and commitment of all personnel involved in the objective of realizing the digital dream of the place. The advanced broadband service will do a lot in improving the social, cultural and economic status of the wonderful city. North West Electronics has been sanctioned GBP 215, 432 for the broadband requirements of the rural sides of Northern Ireland, including Larne, Antrim, Fermanagh etc. North West Electronics will work in conjunction with Kelvin Telecommunications of Londonderry to improve the broadband speeds in the concerned areas. According to Arlene Foster, the Enterprise Minister, the project, which is expected to be completed by March 2012, will fulfil the needs of residential and business establishments by providing them a current broadband speed of at least 10 Mbps.