The Digital Infrastructure Project of the Swansea Bay City Deal is an investment in the Digital Connectivity and associated Telecommunications Infrastructure of the region. This includes but is not limited to full fibre fixed connectivity and associated infrastructure, 4G, 5G and Internet of Things wireless networks. It is in essence the deployment of enabling technology that will allow quality digital services to be delivered and accessed over fixed line networks or wireless networks.
The Project will deliver the essential underlying Infrastructure required to support and underpin the regions broader Digital Strategy. It will help to ensure that the region is equipped with future-proofed Digital Infrastructure that will provide the transformative foundations for City Deal interventions and wider regional growth. The Project will also help to ensure social inclusion and cohesion in a post Covid19 world.
Decision type: Key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Notice of proposed decision first published: 25/09/2020
Decision due: 15 Oct 2020 by Cabinet
Lead member: Cabinet Member - Economy, Finance and Strategy (Leader)
Lead director: Chief Transformation Officer
Contact: Gareth Jones Email: garethjones@carmarthenshire.gov.uk.