Best Telecom Operators Companies in Ireland
The 47 best Telecom Operators companies in Ireland in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Viatel.
Our analysis of 50 Telecom Operators companies
$110.6b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Telecom Operators companies in Ireland
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viatel Connectivity, voice and data center solutions provider | $52M | 32 mo ago | Acquired | Paul Rellis Group CEO | 1991 | WordPressMySQLPHP+22 | 1 award |
| 2 | Digiweb Ireland Broadband, telephone and satellite provider | $34M | 143 mo ago | Series A | — | 1997 | Cart FunctionalityWooCommerceWordPress+31 | — |
| 3 | Paradyn Provider of managed connectivity services | $5M | 98 mo ago | Series A | Cillian McCarthy CEO | 2018 | WordPressPleskApple iCloud Mail+22 | — |
| 4 | Travelwin Provider of internet and telecommunications services | $3M | 82 mo ago | Deadpooled | Avril Whelan Co-Founder | 2012 | — | — |
| 5 | Pure Telecom Fiber-optic based broadband and phone services provider | $2M | 132 mo ago | Series A | Paul Connell CEO | 2002 | OpenCartMySQLPHP+24 | — |
| 6 | Voyager Satellite communication services provider | $65K | 90 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2013 | — | — |
| 7 | Imagine Fixed wireless internet services provider | — | 63 mo ago | Acquired | Brian O'donohoe Owner | 1993 | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | 1 partnership |
| 8 | Eir Integrated telecom and TV services provider | — | 73 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1984 | Cart FunctionalityOpenCmsTypeScript+23 | — |
| 9 | BSO Provider of network, cloud, and hosting services | — | 98 mo ago | Late Stage | Michael Ourabah Chief Executive Officer | 2000 | HubSpot CMS HubApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+22 | — |
Top 10 Telecom Operators companies in Ireland
#1
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 1991 · 310 employees$52Mraised▾
Connectivity, voice and data center solutions provider
#2
Series A · Dundalk, County Louth · founded 1997 · 120 employees$34.4Mraised▾
Broadband, telephone and satellite provider
#3
Deadpooled · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2012$3.2Mraised▾
Provider of internet and telecommunications services
- Sep 2019Angel$87.2K
- Jan 2017Seed$3.1M
#4
Series A · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2018$4.7Mraised▾
Paradyn is a provider of managed connectivity services. Paradyn is the amalgamation of Irish Telecom, Netforce, and Exigent Networks. Offers infrastructure services, MSP, and security services. Infrastructure services offered include network, server/storage, desktop, security, wireless, telephony, maintenance, remote monitoring & management. Also provides managed internet access, managed WAN, SDWAN, SIP Trunks, cloud access, managed infrastructure, service desk, managed security, flexible computing, managed email, infrastructure security, managed security, security software, and compliance. Partners include Cisco, Dell, Microsoft, SonicWall, ShoreTel, VMware, Veeam, Nutanix, Ceragon, etc. GlaxoSmithKline, Louth County Council, Waterford County Council, etc are few.
- 2018Series A$4.7M
#5
Series A · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2002$2.2Mraised▾
Pure Telecom provides fiber-optic based broadband and phone services to the residential as well as business customers. It has nationwide coverage and offers both bundled (broadband + telephone) as well as standalone packages. The user can choose to have unlimited calls add-ons to their existing packs. Also provides high-speed internet services at premium prices.
- Aug 2015Series A$2.2M
#6
Funding Raised · Wicklow, County Wicklow · founded 2013$64.9Kraised▾
Voyager is a telecom service provider which caters to business customers in Ireland. It offers broadband internet access (satellite, 3G/4G LTE), multiple speed based internet/data plans, local and long distance VoIP telephony, installation, maintenance, and support services. It also provides IT system, systems design, and integration. Its partners include Digicel, Mak Marine, Network, and Sea Technic. It provides these services through its own network.
- Feb 2019Grant (prize money)$32.6K
- Jan 2019Grant (prize money)$32.3K
#7
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 1993 · 704 employees—raised▾
Imagine is an internet service provider which caters to residential and business customers in the rural areas of Ireland. It offers fixed wireless broadband internet access, dedicated internet access, managed WiFi, installation, and support services. It provides these services through its own network based on WiMAX/4G LTE wireless and fiber-optic technologies. It also offers local/national fixed-line telephony and cost-effective bundled packages. It is a part of Imagine Communications Group.
#8
Acquired · Dublin, Leinster · founded 1984 · 2167 employees—raised▾
Eir is a broadband media distribution company that offers customers in Ireland bundles of broadband internet, phone, TV and mobile services. Eir was initially formed as a public company but became private in 1999.As of 2013 Eir has 54% market share of fixed voice lines, 40% of broadband, 11% of mobile broadband and 17% of mobile in Ireland.
#9
Late Stage · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2000 · 161 employees—raised▾
Provider of network, cloud, and hosting services
- 2018PE—
#10
Series A · Dublin, Leinster · founded 2012 · 30 employees—raised▾
Solgari provides a fully integrated unified communication platform for business communication services. It has a scalable and modular cloud software platform, which provides services like hosted PBX, contact center, CTI, Predictive Dialing & IVR solutions. The company has tie ups with telcos, system integrators, cloud service aggregators and CRM consultants. Customers can pick and choose the services required through a subscription based model.
- Jan 2018Series A—
Funding & investor landscape
Notable founders
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Telecom Operators coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
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How research on 5G / 6G Networks is moving in Ireland
A read on the academic research around 5G / 6G Networks — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 215 Ireland-affiliated papers.
- University College Dublin69
- Trinity College Dublin45
- National University of Ireland, Maynooth33
- Nokia17
- University College Cork11
- Beamforming13→34
- MIMO4→24
- Electronic engineering1→16
- Antenna (radio)2→11
- Beamforming15→29
- Telecommunications link4→13
- Telecommunications2→10
- Electronic engineering3→10
- MIMO8→13
- Beamforming7
- MIMO3
- Radar3
- Telecommunications3
- Electronic engineering3
Where 5g 6g is researched across Ireland
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
Common questions
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