Airwire

What Airwire does

Airwire Ltd. is an Irish regional internet service provider founded in 2006 by Ciaran Maddison and Martin List-Petersen and incorporated as a private limited company in 2012 (CRO 508961). Headquartered in Kinvara, Co. Galway, the company provides broadband connectivity to residential and SME customers across rural and urban areas of western Ireland, employing 9 staff plus freelancers. The company's primary purpose was to deliver broadband to underserved areas of the west of Ireland where incumbent operators did not provide service.

The product portfolio spans four technology platforms: Hybrid Broadband / Hybrid Jet (proprietary fibre-to-the-tower fixed wireless) for rural and suburban areas; VDSL (fibre to the cabinet) delivered over the OpenEIR wholesale platform nationwide; FTTH (fibre to the home); and SIRO Urban Fibre (a 100% fibre network built on ESB infrastructure) in 22 urban locations. Backbone connectivity runs over a privately owned fibre ring linking Dublin, Portlaoise, Limerick, Ennis, Galway, Sligo and Athlone, with multiple upstream IP transit providers (BT Ireland, CenturyLink, Cogent, NTT, Viatel) and licensed radio backup. Supporting services include residential and business VoIP phone packages, hosted MPLS and Layer2 connectivity, business Cloud PABX, Zimbra-based email hosting, and equipment sales.

The revenue model is subscription-based across all product lines, with monthly recurring fees ranging from €30 (basic Hybrid) to €79 (top-tier FTTH/SIRO) for residential customers and €56.91/month and up (excluding VAT) for business packages, supplemented by installation fees (€49-€99), hardware sales, and ancillary phone add-ons. GTM is sales-led via direct phone sales, website availability checks, callback requests, and on-site engineer installation. The company reports no external funding, operates with no parent or subsidiaries, and is founder-owned, suggesting an organically financed, modestly scaled regional operator with stable cash-flow characteristics rather than venture-backed growth dynamics.

Name

Airwire

Legal name

Airwire Ltd.

Website

https://airwire.ie

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Airwire is an Irish regional ISP founded in 2006, providing hybrid fixed wireless, VDSL, FTTH, and SIRO fibre broadband to residential and SME customers across rural western Ireland and select urban locations, operating with 9 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Internet Service Provider / Broadband Telecommunications

NAICS

Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (517112), Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711)

SIC

Radiotelephone Communications (4812), Telephone Communications (No Radiotelephone) (4813)

akta.pro primary industry

Wireless ISPs (WISPs) & Fixed Wireless Access Providers (HDAIADAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fiber-to-the-Premises (FTTP/FTTH) Broadband Providers (HDAIABAC), Dedicated Internet Access (DIA) & Business Broadband (HDAIAFAD)

Keywords

• Rural broadband services
• Fixed wireless broadband
• Fibre to the home
• Business VoIP services
• Hosted MPLS networks

Headquarters

HQ city

Kinvara

HQ country

Ireland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Broadband Subscription Services: Monthly recurring subscription fees for fixed wireless, VDSL, FTTH and SIRO broadband services. Packages range from Basic (€30/month) to Pro Step 4 (€79/month) with varying speeds and data caps. No fair usage policy limits.
2. Phone/VoIP AddOn Services: Optional phone addon services including basic phone (€5/month), call packages with landline minutes to Ireland, UK, US, Australia, NZ, Poland and Germany (€10/month), and call + mobile packages (€15/month).
3. Business Services: Business packages including Business Soho (€56.91/month excl VAT), Business Pro, Business VDSL Pro/Layer2, FTTH Layer2, Uncontented FWA or fibre, Hosted MPLS, and Business Cloud PABX available on request.
4. Data AddOns: Data AddOn 500GB valid for 6 months, used when allowance is exceeded, priced at €10.
5. Equipment Sales: Sale of routers (TP-Link, AVM Fritz!Box, Mikrotik Routerboard), DECT handsets (AVM Fritz!Fon C6), and VDSL SFP AddOn modules.
6. Email Services: Basic Mail Account free to Airwire Broadband customers. Groupware Mail Hosting on Zimbra platform at €4.49/account/month (excl VAT) with 1024MB storage, full Exchange services including Mail, Calendar, Contacts.
7. Installation and Service Fees: Installation fees (€49-€99), reconnection fees (€50), engineer charges for missed appointments (€50), survey fees (€50), service calls for non-Airwire issues (€68.10), phone number porting (€15 domestic, on request for international).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Airwire is an Irish Internet Service Provider that delivers broadband, VoIP phone, and hosted business connectivity services using a hybrid network combining fixed wireless, VDSL, FTTH, and SIRO urban fibre. Its core offering is Hybrid Broadband - a fibre-backed fixed wireless service providing FTTH-comparable speeds to rural western Ireland where major operators do not serve - supplemented by VDSL, FTTH, SIRO urban fibre, business packages with Hosted MPLS and Cloud PABX, and Zimbra-based email hosting.

Product overview

Airwire is an Irish ISP offering a multi-platform broadband portfolio combining hybrid fixed wireless (Hybrid Broadband, Hybrid Wireless, Hybrid Jet), copper-based VDSL, and fibre services (FTTH and SIRO Urban Fibre). The core offering is Hybrid Broadband/Fixed Wireless providing rural broadband via a fibre-backed tower-and-radio network. Supporting services include Phone (VoIP), Business Packages (Soho, Pro, Cloud PABX, MPLS), Email Services (Zimbra-based), and Add-ons (Data AddOn, Call Packages, Fixed IP). The company operates MPLS across a hybrid network supporting dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 since 2008.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 16:1 contention ratio ensures consistent speeds during peak times
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AVMcoreTechnology or IntegrationAVM provides customer router and phone devices including Fritz!Box routers and Fritz!Fon DECT handsets used in Airwire's broadband and VoIP services.
• BT IrelandcoreTechnology or IntegrationBT Ireland provides backbone connectivity across Ireland and data centre services in Dublin.
• CenturyLinkcoreTechnology or IntegrationCenturyLink provides IP infrastructure for Airwire's network connectivity.
• CeragoncoreTechnology or IntegrationCeragon provides network infrastructure equipment for Airwire's wireless backhaul and network expansion.
• CiscocoreTechnology or IntegrationCisco provides network infrastructure and business-grade phone infrastructure including NAT-PT gateway for IPv6 connectivity.
• CogentcoreTechnology or IntegrationCogent provides IP infrastructure services for Airwire's network.
• ESB TelecomscoreTechnology or IntegrationESB Telecoms provides backbone and dark fibre across Ireland infrastructure used for Airwire's fibre network.
• enetcoreTechnology or Integrationenet provides metro dark fibre in Athlone, Galway and Sligo for Airwire's network.
• INEXcoreTechnology or IntegrationINEX (Irish Neutral Exchange) provides IP infrastructure and internet exchange services.
• IntellicomcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntellicom provides phone infrastructure for Airwire's VoIP and phone services.
• MikrotikcoreTechnology or IntegrationMikrotik provides WCDMA fixed wireless systems, network infrastructure, and customer router devices including Routerboard products.
• MimosacoreTechnology or IntegrationMimosa provides network infrastructure equipment for Airwire's fixed wireless network.
• NetonixcoreTechnology or IntegrationNetonix provides hardened network infrastructure equipment for Airwire's network.
• NTT CommunicationscoreTechnology or IntegrationNTT Communications provides IP infrastructure services for Airwire's network.
• OpenEIRcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenEIR provides NGN, FTTH and VDSL distribution infrastructure nationwide with interconnects in 5 geographically diverse locations.
• RadwincoreTechnology or IntegrationRadwin provides next generation fixed wireless systems for Airwire's network.
• SAFcoreTechnology or IntegrationSAF provides network infrastructure equipment for Airwire's network.
• SIAE MicroelettronicacoreTechnology or IntegrationSIAE Microelettronica provides network infrastructure equipment for Airwire's network.
• SIROcoreTechnology or IntegrationSIRO provides FTTH distribution infrastructure - a 100% fibre network using ESB infrastructure that delivers fibre to the home in urban areas.
• UbiquiticoreTechnology or IntegrationUbiquiti provides FTTH and high capacity radio infrastructure for Airwire's network.
• ViatelcoreTechnology or IntegrationViatel provides IP infrastructure services for Airwire's network.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Eir (eircom): Ireland's incumbent telecoms operator offering nationwide FTTH, VDSL, mobile and business services. Comparable as the dominant infrastructure provider whose OpenEIR wholesale platform Airwire resells and whose footprint defines the addressable market Airwire targets with hybrid wireless.
• Vodafone Ireland: Major Irish quad-play provider offering fixed broadband (fibre/DSL), mobile, TV and business connectivity. Comparable broad incumbent competing for the same residential and SME broadband customers Airwire serves, with materially larger capex and marketing budgets.
• Three Ireland: Irish mobile operator with growing fixed wireless/home broadband offerings using its mobile network. Comparable broad incumbent whose 4G/5G fixed wireless proposition directly overlaps with Airwire's rural FWA.
• Sky Ireland: Large Irish broadband and TV provider reselling fibre and VDSL services from OpenEIR/SIRO. Comparable broad incumbent competing on price, content bundles and brand in the residential broadband market Airwire addresses.
• National Broadband Ireland (NBI): State-backed wholesale fibre operator rolling out the Irish National Broadband Plan to rural premises. Comparable as a major fibre infrastructure competitor that, once deployed, will compete head-on with Airwire's rural wireless service.

Direct peers

• Imagine Communications: Irish fixed wireless broadband provider focused on rural and regional areas. Direct peer to Airwire's rural FWA business, competing for the same underserved residential and SME customer base outside urban centres.
• Pure Telecom: Irish challenger ISP providing fibre, wireless and business broadband services to residential and SME customers nationwide. Comparable to Airwire as an alternative operator with overlapping broadband, VoIP and business connectivity offerings.
• Digiweb: Irish independent ISP offering fixed wireless, FTTH and business connectivity across rural and regional Ireland. Directly comparable to Airwire as a competing alternative-operator ISP serving underserved geographies with similar hybrid FWA/fibre product mix.

Regional players

• Ripplecom: Irish business-focused connectivity provider offering fixed wireless, MPLS, VoIP and cloud PABX to SMEs across regional Ireland. Comparable as a smaller-scale Irish operator with overlapping business broadband, MPLS/Layer2 and VoIP product set targeted at similar SME customers.

Others

• SIRO (via ESB / Vodafone joint venture): Wholesale 100% fibre-to-the-home network using ESB infrastructure. Comparable as the upstream wholesale partner whose network Airwire resells for its SIRO urban fibre products and whose rollout dictates Airwire's addressable urban footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/airwire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/airwire

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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