BT is the world's oldest communications company and a global leader in managed networked IT services. In Ireland, BT is an £635m revenue company that connects businesses across many sectors of the Irish economy through its fiber broadband and telecom services. BT has a large presence in Ireland with over 650 employees in 5 cities, a network operations center, data center and extensive fiber network.

1. BT is the world’s oldest communications company. Today we are a global company making
amazing things happen – launching new television channels, investing in fibre broadband
rollouts and connecting companies and governments around the world.
In Ireland, we are an £635m revenue company, that connects businesses and organisations in almost every
sector of the Irish economy. Our services are driving organisations forward, helping them realise their potential.
Here are the facts about our brand.
BT in the Republic of Ireland
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l A global leader in managed networked IT services,
delivering services to corporate and public sector
organisations in Ireland.
l Our Republic of Ireland network not only serves
customers’ Irish operations but also provides
global connectivity to 197 other countries and
territories.
l We partner with leading global technology brands,
including Cisco, Avaya, Microsoft and HP to deliver
our broad portfolio of services to Irish customers.
l We are Europe’s largest telecoms services
wholesaler by revenue and marketshare, and the
second largest fixed line wholesaler in ROI, serving
50+ operators.
l Operating in Ireland since the mid-1990s, employing approx. 650 employees in offices in 5 cities, and
supporting other organisations through our supply chain.
l Our investment in infrastructure, services and skills is enabling Ireland’s continued success as a
technology hub.
l We operate close to 4,300km of fibre network in Ireland, a network operations centre, a data centre
and 56 points of presence.
l We’ve invested over €60 million in our Dublin data centre, which is unique in having both ISO 20000
and 270001 exclusively for data centres.

2. Facts correct as of June 2015
BT, Head Office, Grand Canal Plaza, Upper Grand Canal Street, Dublin 4
+353 1 432 5000 www.btireland.com @btinirelandbtireland.ie
l BT staff locally also spent 1,499 work days supporting
local communities and charitable causes.
l We are in our 16th year as organiser of the BT Young
Scientist & Technology Exhibition – close to 75,000
students have entered since it began in 1965.
l We were ranked by Newsweek as one of the top green
companies in the world in 2015.
l We operate the 999/112 emergency call answering
service, on behalf of the Irish Government.
l In 2014 we invested approx. £502m in global
research and development to support our drive for
innovation, and employ 10,000+ scientists and
technologists.
l Active engagements with a number of Irish
universities including the Tyndall Institute in Cork and
the National University of Ireland in Galway.
l We were the first to successfully deploy a 400Gbps
trial over a live network in Ireland or the UK.
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