Super-fast full-fibre broadband.

For the community, by the community.

HIGHER RELIABILITY

FASTER SPEEDS

LOWER COSTS

B4OC is a voluntary group who have designed and built Ireland’s first community-owned fibre broadband network for Piltown & Fiddown, Co Kilkenny. We have now partnered with NBI to provide fibre broadband nationally. When you sign up as a B4OC broadband customer you are helping the community as future profits will be used to fund local groups & projects.

Whether you’re working from home, learning remotely or just want to enjoy uninterrupted streaming for your family – high-speed community broadband is for you!

 

Award Winning Project

B4OC – Rural Inspiration Awards 2022

Out of 111 entries across Europe, Piltowns Broadband 4 our Community community broadband project is the only Irish project named as a finalist...

B4OC: Digital Town Awards Winners!

Piltown. Co. Kilkenny was crowned the overall winner by Minister Damien English, Minister of State for Business, Employment and Retail at...

B4OC Gets Media Coverage

Left out in the National Broadband Plan, two villages in Co Kilkenny decided to set up their own FTTP network led by local volunteers. A small...

And We’re Live!

After a week of testing and commissioning Piltown now has it’s own fibre broadband network. Customer connections are underway in Ardclone...

Connected to the Grid

Good news for the people of Piltown. After months of negotiations and planning Piltown is now connected to the national fibre-optic grid. This...

Unexpected Delays

As part of being an Internet Service Provider B4OC are dependent on a connection to the national grid, which runs parallel to the railway line...

Up & Away

The more observant of you may have noticed some shiny new telecom poles appearing around the village. Poles were erected by local contractor...

Full Steam Ahead

In recent months, our contractors and volunteers have been hard at work building our network infrastructure and we are delighted to be...

Remote Working Survey

CoWorking Feasibility Survey A feasibility study to determine the viability of a co-working facility in Piltown is being conducted by...

Going Underground

First Steps Finally B4OC is up and running with our first bit of underground ducting installed in Kildalton as part of the new footpath...

Media Friendly

Full-fibre provides huge potential for unmatched uploading and downloading of files and media. Ideal for seamless sharing, cloud storage and data-heavy users.

Learn & Explore

Explore the world in a new way with high-bandwidth access with unlimited potential. Nothing beats the fast connection of full fibre to the home.

Work from home

Whether it’s video conferencing or multi-tasking, working from home will be a breeze as you fly through your tasks with lightning fast broadband.

Products & Services

Check out our extensive range of broadband solutions below. You can find out more information using our order form.


Now Available: Fibre Broadband on NBI Network

B4OC have partnered with NBI to deliver Fibre to-the-Home wherever you live. Experience next-generation online experience and support your local community by signing up with us today. As a community organisation, all excess funds generated by our broadband activities will be returned to the community in the form of grants to local schools, clubs and organisations. This means that all funds generated stay local and will help to make Piltown and Fiddown a more vibrant and prosperous Parish.

How you can help

As a not-for-profit community-owned company this project will require funding, volunteers, support and cooperation from landowners and businesses. If you haven’t already been contacted then please get in touch and we will arrange a call. You can stay up-to-date with our progress right here or over on our Facebook page. If you just want to know more you can contact us here

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