12 Facts About Three Ireland

Three Ireland, officially Three Ireland Limited, is a telecommunications and internet service provider operating in Ireland as a subsidiary of CK Hutchison, operating under the global Three brand.

Three Ireland launched in July 2005 and provides 2G GSM, 3G UMTS, 4G LTE and 5G NR mobile phone services.

On 13 May 2010, Three Ireland announced the launch of the world's first commercial voice and data I-HSPA network.

Three has a licence for operation in Ireland using the access code 083, although numbers can be ported over from other networks.

In July 2012, Three Ireland announced a strategic partnership with Vodafone Ireland to share network infrastructure.

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In November 2012, Three Ireland was awarded LTE spectrum by auction, along with the three other incumbent network operators.

On 27 January 2014, Three Ireland launched their 4G network in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Limerick, Wexford and Waterford.

In March 2014, Three Ireland expanded their 4G coverage to Ashbourne, Bray, Carlow, Dunmore East, Kilkenny, Leixlip, Lusk, Rush, Skerries, Swords and Tullamore.

In March 2016, Three Ireland announced that it is offering Free 4G for Life to all its customers.

Previously, Three Ireland offered free 4G to all its customers up to a certain date at which point the company would review and possibly extend that date further.

Three Ireland are offering 4G+ to all Customers with compatible handsets.

Three Ireland has stated that this new service will be available in 121 locations but coverage is expected to expand overtime.