We are well connected, both physically and digitally.

Swansea benefits from a sophisticated telecommunications network including advanced data and video communications with access to hyper fast broadband. The city is a UK pioneer of new broadband technologies and is a location for GFast ultrafast broadband technologies.

 

Reliable and fast broadband is now considered the 4th utility and Swansea is staying ahead of the curve when it comes to broadband speeds. Superfast broadband, which equates to speeds of 30mb per second, is available to 99.12% of Swansea residents and businesses. Over 87.29% of residents and businesses have gigibit capable speeds.

 

As part of Swansea’s Digital Infrastructure Programme, it will soon benefit from a Dark Fibre Network that will significantly increase data capacity and speed to 36 public sector sites throughout Swansea and neighbouring Neath Port Talbot. This project, which is part of the Swansea Bay City Deal, will be delivered by Virgin Media O2 Business will initially focus on public sector sites such as hospitals, schools, council offices but it is capable of being opened for use by the commercial sector with additional investment.,