Trial for wireless broadband to be carried out in Knockmealdown region

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South Tipperary Development Company has announced that it is carrying out a technical trial to see if it can facilitate the introduction of high speed broadband to rural areas.
 
The company, which works to benefit the immediate region has signed an agreement with Chinese broadband firm Wuhan Vstar to carry out this trial of wireless broadband in the Knockmealdown region.
 
If the trial proves to be successful, South Tipperary Development Company and other Leader companies who are involved in the project in their own areas plan to roll out a wider network in the future.