Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hyperfast NI?
Hyperfast NI is the home for information on the delivery of Project Stratum, which is connecting approximately 82,000 premises in rural communities across Northern Ireland to a full fibre broadband infrastructure.
What is Project Stratum?
Project Stratum has improved broadband connectivity by extending a full fibre gigabit capable broadband infrastructure to the most remote rural premises across Northern Ireland.
Project Stratum is a jointly funded project between Department for the Economy (DfE), Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and Fibrus Networks Ltd.
Public funding totaling £197m has been allocated to Project Stratum.
When can I get Full Fibre gigabit capable broadband?
Go to the “Check Availability” address checker, this will tell you if your premises is eligible and when the rollout of Project Stratum is available in your area.
If you have concerns about why your property is not included in Project Stratum, please fill in the contact form.
If your property was built after January 2019, the Department for the Economy were unable to consider it for inclusion when conducting the Open Market Review for Project Stratum. If you would like to find out if your property can be added to the Fibrus network, please fill out the contact form.
Our network enquiries team will investigate and get back to you as soon as possible.
To help us investigate you will need to include, the full address, postcode and UPRN number of the premises you would like to connect. (You can contact Land and Property Services for your UPRN)
What do I do if full-fibre is available to my property following an address check on the Hyperfast NI web site?
Links to Service Provider websites offering Full Fibre broadband products and services can be found here, so you can shop around and choose the best deal to meet your requirements.
On the Check Availability address search my premises shows as not included in Project Stratum can I still connect to the Hyperfast NI network even though I am not included in the project?
It may be possible. In order for us to investigate how we might be able to offer your premises a connection please complete the Hyperfast NI website contact form and the network enquiries team will investigate.
To help us investigate you will need to include, the full address, postcode and UPRN number of the premises you would like to connect. (You can contact Land and Property Services for your UPRN)