The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) today released its Quarterly Key Data Report on the Electronic Communications market for the period (1\u00a0January\u00a0to\u00a031\u00a0March 2026) Q1\u00a02026.<\/p>\n
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Fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) subscriber lines\u00a0stand at\u00a01,093,776\u00a0million in Q1\u00a02026,\u00a0representing\u00a062% of total fixed broadband subscriber lines, up from\u00a053% in Q1\u00a02025. Overall, fixed broadband subscriber lines increased to 1.77\u00a0million, an increase of 4% compared to Q1\u00a02025.<\/p>\n
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ComReg\u2019s\u00a0Open Data Map Hub<\/a>\u00a0includes\u00a0Q1\u00a0data\u00a0on\u00a0Coverage and Take-Up of Gigabit Broadband (FTTP and Cable) by\u00a0County, Electoral\u00a0Division\u00a0and other geographical areas\u00a0across Ireland.\u00a0The county\u00a0with the highest level of FTTP coverage\u00a0is\u00a0Westmeath at 95%, Westmeath\u00a0and Longford\u00a0have\u00a0the highest level of Gigabit coverage at 96%.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n FTTP\u00a0is the most purchased\u00a0broadband technology\u00a0and\u00a0is\u00a0available\u00a0at\u00a086%\u00a0of all\u00a0premises\u00a0in Ireland.\u00a0Gigabit\u00a0broadband is available at\u00a091%\u00a0of all\u00a0premises\u00a0in Ireland.\u00a0In terms of\u00a0FTTP\u00a0take up,\u00a052%\u00a0of\u00a0all premises\u00a0with FTTP\u00a0available\u00a0had an active\u00a0FTTP service\u00a0at the end of\u00a0Q1\u00a02026.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On a monthly basis an average residential fixed broadband subscriber line used 564 GB of data, an increase of 13% since Q1 2025. Businesses have used 384 GB of data, an increase of 17% compared to Q1 2025.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Q1 2026,\u00a0 approximately\u00a072%\u00a0of\u00a0fixed\u00a0broadband\u00a0subscriber\u00a0lines\u00a0had\u00a0purchased\u00a0broadband with speeds greater\u00a0or equal to\u00a0500Mbps,\u00a0up from\u00a067%\u00a0in\u00a0Q1\u00a02025, while\u00a026%\u00a0purchased\u00a0broadband\u00a0speeds greater than\u00a0or equal to\u00a01Gbps.\u00a0Of the\u00a01,093,776\u00a0FTTP subscriber\u00a0lines,\u00a093%\u00a0have\u00a0broadband\u00a0speeds greater\u00a0than or\u00a0equal to\u00a0500 Mbps.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Total mobile subscriptions (including mobile broadband and machine-to-machine (M2M) increased to 10.9 million in Q1 2026 – driven by a rise in bill pay subscriptions which represent 78% of all mobile subscriptions. 5G subscribers increased to 3.1 million in Q1 2026, an increase of 52% since Q1 2025.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On a monthly basis an average mobile\u00a0voice subscriber\u00a0used\u00a0144\u00a0minutes,\u00a0sent\u00a030\u00a0texts\u00a0(11%\u00a0annual\u00a0decrease), and used\u00a021GB\u00a0of data\u00a0(12%\u00a0annual\u00a0increase).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Quarterly Key Data Report for\u00a0Q1\u00a02026\u00a0is available on the\u00a0ComReg\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The data portal which\u00a0contains\u00a0the full set of data and associated\u00a0map visualisations\u00a0and\u00a0charts is available on the ComReg data portal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"