DENBIGH has been earmarked for 'ultrafast, ultra-reliable and future-proof broadband'.

Openreach has outlined plans to roll out its 'future proof technology' to market towns and villages across Wales, including more than 40 locations across Carmarthenshire, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Rhondda Cynon Taf and Merthyr Tydfil.

These new locations across Wales - which also include Henllan - are part of the company’s ambition to extend its new ‘full’ fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) network outside cities.

The chosen communities are part of a bigger scheme, involving 227 ‘harder to reach’ areas and earmarking more than 250,000 homes and businesses across the UK, with building to start in the next 14 months, supporting Openreach’s previously stated target to reach four million homes and businesses with ‘full fibre’ technology by the end of March 2021.

Lee Waters, Welsh Government deputy minister for economy, said: “Between public and private sector investment 'full fibre; coverage in Wales is already higher than the UK average so it’s good to see this progress continuing.

"Even though telecommunications is not devolved we have worked hard through our Superfast Cymru programme, backed by a £200m public sector investment, to improve access to superfast broadband in Wales, and now more than 95 per cent have it."

The work builds on cost busting successful village trials launched at the tail end of last year which have seen engineers developing a range of new tools, skills and techniques to help Openreach build full fibre in areas previously considered too complex or expensive to upgrade.

Connie Dixon, Openreach’s partnership director for Wales, said: “This is great news for people living and working in Wales and builds on Openreach’s strong track record of working in rural areas, for years playing a key role alongside the Welsh Government to upgrade nearly 95 per cent of Wales to superfast broadband.

"Monday's announcement is about taking that next step and building a full fibre network that is not only faster, but also more reliable and future-proof for generations to come.”