Welsh broadband ISP Ogi, which is building a multi-gigabit speed Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) network to premises across South Wales, has added around 30 additional businesses to their coverage thanks to a new deal with the Caerphilly County Borough Council. This has enabled them to expand across the Tredomen Business and Technology Park.
Located on the same site as the Council’s HQ, the business park is home to some 30 local businesses, from law firms to accountancy practices and tech startups. Ogi has completed the installation of a new bespoke “Ogi Pro” full fibre business network on the site, which leverages its £5m deployment in nearby Hengoed and can supply “affordable business-grade connectivity” at speeds of up to 8Gbps, with capacity to increase as demand grows.
The deployment, which should also support the council’s efforts to make the Ystrad Mynach site greener (fibre uses less energy than the old copper network), appears to be another one of that will harness their 25Gbps Nokia (25G PON) network. Ogi became the first UK broadband ISP to deploy this commercially in 2022 (here).
Ogi’s Director of Business Sales, Andy Dow, said:
“Business Parks like Tredomen are economically important to their regions, and it’s only right they have the same access to good connectivity as places like Cardiff and Newport.
As more of us look to work closer to home, innovation can happen anywhere, and it’s important we invest in the foundations – the infrastructure that’s needed – to help these companies grow at scale. I’m delighted Ogi has been able to partner with Caerphilly Borough Council at Tredomen, helping to make the park more attractive to existing tenants and new companies moving in – and I can’t wait to see what those businesses do with this new technology.”
The network operator has so far covered a total of 100,000 premises (Ready for Service) with their new full fibre network – most of them residential – in Wales up to the end of 2023. In addition, they’re home to over 20,000 customers. But we haven’t seen as much build activity from them during 2024 as in previous years.