Ffeibr: TfW launch fibre broadband network
A state-of-the-art, full fibre wholesale network owned by Transport for Wales launches today – offering companies the opportunity to provide high-speed internet connectivity for South Wales valley communities.
While building the South Wales Metro and carrying out huge infrastructure changes to electrify the railway line in the South Wales valleys, Transport for Wales seized the opportunity to, at the same time, install a full fibre network.
Launch
Owned by Transport for Wales, TfW Ffeibr (Fibre) launches today and is offering Internet Service Providers and telecoms companies a network that is ready to plug into, so they can offer high-speed internet services to customers.
Alexia Course, Chief Commercial Officer at TfW said: “We’re extremely proud and excited to be launching TfW Ffeibr today, to provide a state-of-the-art high-speed network for companies to use and sell within valley communities.”
She added: “We’ve been carrying out huge infrastructure works in the valleys, electrifying the railway line as part of the South Wales Metro and this presented us with an opportunity to also build the infrastructure for a high-speed core network.
“The South Wales Metro project is about physically connecting people and TfW Ffeibr is about connecting people in the digital world.
“At TfW, we’re fully aligned to the Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act and this new subsidiary business reinforces our commitment to improving the lives of people in Wales.”
Connecting people
Guy Reiffer, Managing Director at TfW Ffeibr said: “This is an industry and UK first – a rail infrastructure project that has diversified and utilised its construction to also install a high-speed, full fibre internet capable network.
“We’re excited to launch today and we’re looking forward to working with telecoms companies to provide big-bandwidth full fibre internet for communities that are harder to reach.
“For people living in the valleys, high-speed internet enabled by our core fibre offering will open up lifestyle and business opportunities.”
Visit TfW’s website for further information – www.tfwffeibr.wales
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And north Wales? Llyn Peris a Bwlch Llanberis (picture) is a fair distance from the South Wales Valleys
Agreed this needs to be rolled out across the whole of Wales along all the railway lines
When TfW starts to run a reliable train service, then and only then can they start offering other services!
Why wait until Network Rail, aka Whitehall, have sorted their infrastructure reliability problems in Wales before making this asset available?
It’s always the South and the Valleys. Cound do with some infrastructure invest her in Mid Wales!
Perhaps the Shared Rural Network project can use this to plug the notspots to give five bar 5g coverage right across the metro network.