BT has been awarded a £26m Project Gigabit contract to connect over 650 primary schools in hard-to-reach places across England with gigabit broadband.
Wed, 6/12/2023 - 17:15
Openreach has completed a four-year contract with the Welsh Government, delivering fibre connectivity for more than 44,000 premises across Wales.
The target was to address 39,000 homes and businesses and Openreach also claims it finished under the original budget of £57m. It saw 33 apprentices recruited to support the build and delivery.
The project was delivered through Welsh Government and EU funding, investment from Openreach and support from the UK Government.
It built on Superfast Cymru which more than doubled the availability of fast broadband.
Minister for the Economy Vaughan Gething said: “When we started this journey in 2019, under 7% of properties in Wales could access full fibre broadband. Now more than half of all homes and businesses can live, work or study with gigabit capable speeds.”
Kim Mears, Openreach Wales Board Chair, added: “Our ultrafast full fibre network is helping bridge the digital divide, open new markets to businesses, bring significant economic boost to local economies and help families live, work and play.”
