SWANSEA: Digital Skills Boost for Residents in Bonymaen, Clase and Portmead

SWANSEA: Digital skills boost for residents in Bonymaen, Clase and Portmead

Faith in Families, which supports children and families facing poverty and crisis, has secured £15,750 from BT to run the new programme. The funding comes as part of a social value commitment linked to the Swansea Bay City Deal’s ongoing digital infrastructure project. The money will directly benefit 30 residents in Bonymaen, Clase and Portmead through an eight-week course designed to build practical digital skills and open up pathways into volu…

UK government-funded mobile phone mast upgrades hit milestone

Fifty government-funded mast upgrades have now been activated in Wales as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) – a programme brokered by the UK government and jointly funded with mobile network operators to improve mobile coverage in rural areas. Across the whole of the UK, 119 masts are now live as part of the SRN. Rural towns and villages throughout Wales are benefiting from faster, more reliable mobile coverage as one of the latest governme…

Government-funded mobile mast upgrades reach 50 milestone in Wales – Your Capital Minds

Fifty government-funded mobile mast upgrades have now been activated across Wales as part of the UK’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme, marking a significant milestone in efforts to improve digital connectivity in some of the country’s most remote communities. The newly upgraded masts form part of a wider national rollout designed to expand reliable 4G coverage to rural areas that have historically struggled with weak or inconsistent mobile …

Government-funded mobile mast upgrades reach 50 milestone in Wales

Fifty government-funded mobile mast upgrades have now been activated across Wales as part of the UK’s Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme, marking a significant milestone in efforts to improve digital connectivity in some of the country’s most remote communities. The newly upgraded masts form part of a wider national rollout designed to expand reliable 4G coverage to rural areas that have historically struggled with weak or inconsistent mobile …

50 Publicly Funded 4G Mobile Mast Upgrades Now Live Across Wales

The UK Government has this morning revealed that a total of 50 publicly-funded rural 4G (mobile broadband) mast upgrades have now gone live across Wales as part of the industry-led Shared Rural Network (SRN) project (up from 30 in July 2025), which last year succeeded (here) in extending geographic 4G cover from at least one operator to 95% of the UK (aggregate). The SRN – originally supported by a commitment of £501m in public funding and £532m…