You build it and we'll connect it, says Siro boss John Keaney as firm looks to future broadband rollouts
A few years ago, broadband – or the lack of it – was one of Ireland's biggest ongoing stories. Between Ireland's then-controversial €3bn rural rollout subsidy, 5G and national industry at risk without it, the topic was never out of the headlines.
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