This project is part of the Post Primary Schools Project, financed by the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources and the Department of Education and Skills, and managed by HEAnet (Ireland's National Education and Research Network).
Airspeed has stated that installation work should be complete before students return for the beginning of the new school year in September 2014. The speeds available are similar to those that are being offered to high end national and multinational companies that operate in Ireland.
When this phase of installation activity is complete it will mark the end of the entire project, meaning that 760 secondary schools in the country will have access to high speed broadband. Airspeed has already rolled out a 100 Mb service to 200 schools across the country, including schools on the Aran Islands and Tory Island.. Having such high speed connectivity will open new possibilities in education for these schools.
John Boland, HEAnet's chief executive, said the rollout of high speed broadband was vital to Irish secondary schools. " Connecting schools in remote locations, including island schools is a key objective of the project. HEAnet need a partner that can help us meet this challenge. Over the past four years, Airspeed Telecom has proven to not only be a strategic partner, but a reliable one."
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