Monday 01, August. Vale of Glamorgan. Wales’s home-grown broadband provider moved access to ultrafast broadband a step closer in Dinas Powys, as the company installed its main network cabinet in the village.

This milestone brings access to the new full fibre technology a step closer, acting as the broadband provider’s main exchange in the village. The active cabinet contains the tech behind the gigabit-capable network, with the potential to provide ultrafast broadband – that’s 150Mbps or higher – to more than 3,000 homes and businesses in the area when switched on later this year.

At the time of launching the Dinas Powys rollout, Councillor Lis Burnett, Vale of Glamorgan Council Executive Leader and Cabinet Member for Performance and Resources, said, “The Council is delighted to be partnering with Ogi to deliver this project in Dinas Powys.

“Over the past couple of years, digital inclusion has become more important than ever. Schools have relied on the internet for learning, while it has also allowed us to work, connect with family and friends and be entertained. This scheme will provide residents in Dinas Powys with fast, reliable broadband, something that is absolutely vital in the modern world.”

Ogi’s offering is ultrafast and ultra-reliable – up to 900 Mbps – gigabit-capable broadband. To achieve this the company has already laid 100km of cutting-edge fibre cables across south Wales, and today’s announcement brings Dinas Powys a step closer to joining the home-grown provider’s ultrafast network.