Broadband and web hosting provider Digiweb has won a national wireless broadband licence for UK and Northern Ireland, according to Britain's broadcasting watchdog Ofcom.
Digiweb plans to start building their Metro broadband and phone network in Northern Ireland and throughout the UK as a result of securing the 15-year licence.
Services are planned to be live in all cities and main towns of Northern Ireland by October of this year before being expanded throughout the UK over the next five years.
Digiweb's service provides a combined wireless service with regular phone and a broadband connection up to 12Mbps without the customer needing a fixed landline or dsl-enabled local exchange.
Digiweb is also developing networks under its licences in Norway, Iceland, Finland and Sweden.