Broadband infrastructure company Netomnia is rolling out its high speed network in Barry as part of an £8m investment.
Its FTTP (fibre-to-the-premises) broadband infrastructure will reach around 29,000 premises in the seaside town.
The company will be putting its own fibre into ducting underground or overhead, working with utility contractor O’Connor Utilities to get its network into people’s properties.
Founded in 2019, Netomnia builds, owns, operates and maintains the fibre network and partners with internet service providers (ISPs) which can then provide a broadband service to customers.
The company announced its first move into Wales at the end of last year with a rollout of its fibre network to 55,000 premises in Bridgend.
The rollout is part of a separate £16.7m investment and in partnership with local contractor, G-Force. with the first premises due to go live this spring.
Investing rapidly in building a multi-gigabit network for homes and businesses, Netomnia is aiming to become the third national full-fibre network operator in the UK.
The company has said it wants to “level the digital playing field” by supplying fast and affordable broadband to underserved towns and cities in the UK.
It has so far secured £123m in funding to support its rollout strategy and aims to reach one million premises by 2023.
On plans to roll out its broadband to remote areas of Wales, the company said it is working on developing plans to include even more locations later this year.
Alan O’Prey, managing director at Netomnia, said: “Barry is a hugely popular seaside town where access to ultrafast broadband is more important than ever following a revival in the popularity of UK holiday destinations.”
He added: “We are passionate about providing access to fast and reliable broadband, to attract talent to the local area, enable businesses to work more effectively and provide more ways for communities and individuals to communicate with each other. Our investment in Barry will bring real benefits to the area and its residents for many generations to come.”
