Openreach has started work to bring full broadband to the highest spot in Wales, the summit of Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa). The engineering work will see the running of one gigabits per second (Gbps) capable infrastructure from the nearest exchange in Llanberis to the summit.
Local Openreach engineers will be working closely with the Snowdon Mountain Railway to run seven kilometres of fibre cable along the railway that carries nearly 150,000 passengers to the top of the tourist destination every year.
Once completed, next year Yr Wyddfa, which stands at 1,085 metres, will be the highest point in the UK with full fibre connectivity. The Snowdon Summit Café, which has remained closed since 2019 as a result of the Covid lockdown, will benefit from the improved connectivity as visitors will be able to pay for goods using contactless.
