Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Communication Services
Telecommunications
61 - Telecommunications

100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
22 September 2016
Employment effect (start)
22 September 2016
Foreseen end date
31 December 2016

Description

KN Network Services is recruiting 100 people by the end of 2016, as part of Eir's broadband development program across Ireland.

These new positions are for poling crews, cabling technicians and fibre splicers.

Telecommunications provider, Eir (formerly eircom), is partnered with KNNS, which works on the infrastructural side of the Eir's rural broadband rollout.

Eir has hired graduate recruits who will work on the programme with KNNS employees.


Sources

  • 23 September 2016: Irish Independent
  • 22 September 2016: Silicon Republic.com

Citation

Eurofound (2016), KN Network Services, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 88634, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/88634.