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Bangor gets high-speed broadband
Friday 19th December 2008, by Daniel King
A high-speed network has been launched in Bangor in north Wales, which hopes to close the digital divide between the region and the rest of the country.
Some 200 miles of fibre optic cabling has been installed between Holyhead and Manchester, reported the Holyhead and Anglesey Mail.
The £30 million project was funded by the Welsh Assembly Government, European Regional Development Funds and Geo Networks.
It should provide businesses across north Wales with access to high-speed and high-quality broadband services.
FibreSpeed is the first government supported communications network in the UK.
Ieuan Wyn Jones, Plaid Cymru leader and economy minister, said: "I am confident these services will improve the commercial options available to Welsh businesses. It is predicted that FibreSpeed will add £29 million to the north Wales economy for each of the next ten years."
He added that the service should put the business on an equal or higher footing with business across the world.
The project is planned to be the first phase of a long-term scheme to make high-speed data services available across Wales.
Chris Smedley, chief executive of FibreSpeed, commented: "Access to high-speed communications has been highlighted as a critical part of success in the modern world."
This ranges from a child's performance at school to a business's ability to compete in the global economy, he added.
It is hoped that the development will encourage other internet service providers (ISPs) to extend their networks throughout the region, particularly to more rural communities.
A number of ISPs recently agreed to a Code of Practice, which requires them to notify broadband customers of the best speeds they can realistically expect to achieve in their area.
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