Vodafone’s Irish arm recorded a 1.1 per cent increase in service revenue to €235.1 million in the first three months of the year.
The improved performance was driven primarily by growth in fixed business along with growth in Vodafone’s mobile contract-base with the addition of 20,000 contract customers.
The UK-based telecoms business grew its Irish broadband customer base by 1.5 per cent to 264,000 in quarter.
Anne O’Leary, the chief executive at Vodafone Ireland, welcomed the results and said its national gigabit hub joint venture with Siro, which offers 1GB broadband to businesses free of charge across 15 towns, illustrated its commitment to rural Ireland.
Siro, the internet provider, is a joint venture between Vodafone and the ESB. The gigabit hub has been rolled out to 15 towns including Dundalk, Wexford, Tralee and Ennis so far.
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“We continue to focus our attention on supporting the regions and promoting local job growth as we roll out our Gigabit Hub Initiative with further location announcements coming in the next quarter,” Ms O’Leary said.
“We also launched an ambitious business and IT transformation programme, which will allow us deliver an unrivalled customer experience across all our platforms, following a €120 million investment in our infrastructure.”