County Broadband has expanded its Bespoke Connections Team, which has now added the 200th remote property to the altnet’s core network.
Thu, 15/12/2022 - 16:30
Three community broadband schemes in Powys will be going live in the new year following work by supplies Broadway Partners.
All three schemes have been funded by the UK Government's Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme and the Welsh Government's top-up.
The new network in Llanafan Fawr and Llanwrthwl will reach 353 properties, with 170 already registered after an investment of more than £250,000.
A further £200,000 was invested in Aberedw and Glascwm with the network set reach 240 properties with 134 of these already registered.
And in Dwyriw and Manafon, 461 properties will be passed, with 173 already registered, following an investment of over £200,000.
Broadway Partners will also be delivering a further 18 community projects in Powys, which could see a further 8,000 properties in rural areas given access to fibre. This includes schemes at Rhayader and Nantmel, and Painscastle.
Cllr Jake Berriman, the council's Cabinet Member for a Connected Powys, said: "Once completed, these community broadband schemes, which are drawing in an investment of more than £650,000, will deliver much better connectivity for residents and businesses in some of the most rural parts of our county.
"They are also helping us to achieve our aim of creating a stronger, fairer, and greener Powys.”
