Transforming Cardiff into a HyperCity

In late 2023, Telcom was selected by Cardiff Council to supply residents and businesses across the city with hyperfast gigabit connectivity.

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Building GigaBritain® means bringing class-leading connectivity to every corner of the UK, driving economic growth and digital equity.

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Many parts of Cardiff have access to fibre-powered high-speed connectivity but there are some areas where a digital divide has emerged, due to the patchwork approach to existing operator network builds. 

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These gaps between network builds resulted in a lack of equitable fibre availability for certain properties, which were instead left in the digital slow lane. Residents and businesses in the ‘gaps’ are still reliant on legacy copper infrastructure, and as such, suffer from poor broadband services. 

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Cardiff Council is committed to ensuring 100% complete coverage of full fibre connectivity across the city by 2025, creating digital inclusion for all.

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The Council previously submitted a bid into the Welsh Government’s Local Broadband Fund to address areas of Cardiff that are receiving poor broadband services. 

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In March 2022, the Council secured funding to provide Gigabit full fibre to the stated premises in the first phase of a wider rollout programme. Through a competitive tender process, Telcom was selected as their digital infrastructure partner, and we’re in the process of delivering a new hyperfast full fibre network, capable of connecting residents and businesses to a sustainable future. 

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Cllr Chris Weaver, Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance at Cardiff Council said: “This project will deliver high quality fibre broadband to some of the most deprived communities in Cardiff.”

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Along with significant improvements to broadband infrastructure that wouldn’t have been provided by commercial operators, Telcom is also offering a Social Value Tariff, as well as local employment and training facilities through Telcom’s Engineering Bootcamp.

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Chris Baldock, Telcom Group Chairman, comments, “We are delighted to have not only been selected by Cardiff Council but entrusted with the great responsibility of helping to  close the digital divide across the City, in doing so ensuring digital inclusion. The rollout of the full fibre HyperCity network will remove barriers to growth and innovation and help to act as a catalyst for economic and social development, by connecting residents and businesses for good. Ultimately, ensuring that the premises served have access to hyperfast internet connections will create a better Cardiff, drive growth and future-proof its economy.”

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If you’ve got customers looking for connections in Cardiff, get in touch to see how our HyperCity infrastructure can enhance your offer.