Broadband boost for communities
HOMES and businesses in Swansea are set to benefit from a major broadband boost thanks to a £25m investment by Openreach, the digital network provider used by the likes of BT, Sky and Talktalk, Vodafone and Zen.
The work will help communities in Sketty, Gowerton and Ravenhill.
When engineering work is finished, they will be able to contact their broadband provider and upgrade to full fibre broadband.
Welsh Government Deputy Minister for Climate Change, Lee Waters MS, said: “The impact of fast, affordable broadband for homes and businesses across Wales cannot be underestimated, supporting a thriving and sustainable vision for our future. Openreach is helping to realise faster speeds, greater access and better support for places that have previously found it harder to connect.
“This news is especially important at the moment with so many people working from home where a reliable broadband connection is vital.”
Full fibre broadband is up to 10 times faster than the average home broadband connection and around five times more reliable than the traditional copper-based network, providing more predictable, consistent speeds.
Connie Dixon, Openreach’s regional director for Wales, said: “Nobody in Wales or the UK is building full fibre faster, further or at a higher quality than Openreach. We’re reaching more communities than ever and our team of highly-skilled local engineers, alongside our build partners, are working hard to deliver some of the fastest and most reliable broadband available anywhere in Europe.”