A total of 350 sites including GP surgeries and tourist information centres will benefit from improved internet speeds. AN £8MILLION roll-out of ultrafast broadband to hundreds of public services across North Wales is underway. Vital public services including GP surgeries, libraries and hospitals are expected to benefit from ultrafast internet speeds and better connectivity following the North Wales Economic Ambition Board (NWEB) scheme in partnership with the UK Government. The Local Full Fibre Network Programme will see a total of 350 sites across Denbighshire, Conwy, Gwynedd, Anglesey, Flintshire and Wrexham switch from copper-based network to high quality gigabit broadband. The initial bid for funding was made in 2018
VITAL public services including GP surgeries, libraries and hospitals are benefitting from ultrafast internet speeds and better connectivity. The coronavirus pandemic has not stopped major progress being made on the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and North Wales Economic Ambition Board £8m roll-out of the highest quality gigabit capable broadband to 350 sites across North Wales. The switch from copper-based provision - as part of its Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) Programme – has seen the DCMS work in partnership with the Ambition Board since the initial bid for funding was made in 2018. Cllr Mark Pritchard, vice-chair of the Ambition Board and leader of Wrexham Council, said the scheme will complement the digital programme which forms part of the £1bn North Wales Growth Deal.
Updated: Mon 14th Dec
This article is old - Published: Monday, Dec 14th, 2020
Vital public services including GP surgeries, libraries and hospitals are benefiting from ultrafast internet speeds and better connectivity.
The Coronavirus pandemic has not stopped major progress being made on the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and North Wales Economic Ambition Board £8m roll-out of the highest quality gigabit capable broadband to 350 sites across Wrexham, Denbighshire, Anglesey, Conwy, Gwynedd and Flintshire.
The switch from copper-based provision – as part of its Local Full Fibre Network (LFFN) Programme – has seen the DCMS work in partnership with the Ambition Board since the initial bid for funding was made in 2018.