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Mae’r Gronfa Band Eang Lleol yn cefnogi awdurdodau lleol a mentrau cymdeithasol i gyflawni prosiectau band eang yn lleol, gan helpu cymunedau sydd heb fynediad ato.


Gall awdurdodau lleol a mentrau cymdeithasol wneud cais am gyllid i helpu i ddod â band eang cyflym a dibynbadwy i gymunedau sydd â chysylltiad gwael. Mae cam nesaf y gronfa ar agor ar gyfer ceisiadau ac i gau ar 28 Ionawr.


Mae dau brosiect yn Sir Fynwy ac un yn Michaelston y Fedw ger Casnewydd i elwa o dros £1\.1 miliwn rhyngddynt er mwyn datblygu prosiectau i wella mwy ar gyflymder band eang yn eu hardaloedd.


Caiff ceisiadau eu cyflwyno i’r Gronfa Band Eang Lleol gan awdurdodau lleol a mentrau cymdeithasol i fynd i’r afael â phroblemau pendodol gyda cyflymder band eang yn eu cymunedau.


Y prosiectau i elwa yn y cam cyntaf yw:


* Cwm Llanddewi Nant Honddu, Sir Fynwy: ateb ffibr hybrid / tonfedd i ddod â chysylltiadau gwell i'r ardal. Mae gan y cwm 122 o adeiladau ac mae 30 y cant ohonynt yn fusnesau yn yr ardal dwristiaeth boblogaidd hon. Ar hyn o bryd mae'n un o'r ardaloedd sydd â'r cysylltiadau gwaethaf yn y sir.
* Cynllun Cyngor Sir Fynwy i adeiladu rhwydwaith mynediad opteg di\-wifr a ffibr cymysg sy'n gallu darparu cyflymder o rhwng 50Mbs ac 1Gbs ar draws Sir Fynwy i gymunedau difreintiedig yn ddigidol. Bydd hefyd yn cefnogi prosiect prawf 5G Llywodraeth Cymru sydd â'r nod o gysylltu cymunedau gwledig yn Sir Fynwy a chymunedau lled\-drefol ym Mlaenau Gwent.
* Cwmni Buddiannau Cymunedol Rhyngrwyd Michaelston y Fedw: ers 2018 mae'r cwmni wedi darparu 240 o gysylltiadau ffibr i'r safle i adeiladu gwledig a oedd gynt yn ei chael yn anodd derbyn gwasanaeth band eang y gellid ei ddefnyddio. Ar hyn o bryd mae'r holl offer gweithredol wedi'i osod mewn cynhwysydd llongau yn Michaelston y Fedw. Bydd yr arian yn cyfrannu at ganolfan ddata ddiogel a cheblau ffibr o'r ganolfan honno, a fyddai hefyd yn rhoi cyfle i ehangu i fwy o safleoedd yn y dyfodol


Meddai Lee Waters, Dirprwy Weinidog yr Economi a Thrafnidiaeth:



> “Dros y flwyddyn anodd a heriol hon nid yw pwysigrwydd band eang dibynadwy cyflym erioed wedi bod yn fwy amlwg. Er nad yw’r maes hwn wedi ei ddatganoli i Gymru rydym yn cymryd camau i ddod â band eang cyflymach a chysylltedd symudol gwell ble y bo modd.
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> “Er y gall y mwyafrif llethol o adeiladau ledled Cymru bellach ddefnyddio band eang cyflym iawn, yn dilyn ein hymyraeth gyda Cyflym Cymru, rydym yn gwybod bod cymunedau yn parhau i dderbyn gwasanaeth gwael.
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> “Mae’r Gronfa Band Eang Lleol yn caniatáu i awdurdodau lleol enwebu cynlluniau penodol fydd yn targedu cymunedau ble y mae problemau gydag chyflymder isel a signal symudol gwael. Dwi’n falch heddiw o gyhoeddi y tri cynllun cyntaf i elwa o’r cyllid hwn.  Bydd hyn yn gwneud gwahaniaeth gwirioneddol i’r cymunedau hynny.
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> “Dwi’n edrych ymlaen at wneud rhagor o gyhoeddiadau dros yr ychydig fisoedd nesaf a byddaf yn gweithio gydag awdurdodau lleol i ddewis y cymunedau a’r cynlluniau fyddai’n elwa fwyaf o’r gronfa hon.







Translation:


 
The Local Broadband Fund supports local authorities and social enterprises to deliver broadband projects locally, helping communities without access.


Local authorities and social enterprises can bid for funding to help bring fast and reliable broadband to communities with poor connection. The next stage of the fund is open for applications and is due to close on 28 January.   


Two projects in Monmouthshire and one in Michaelston y Fedw near Newport are set to benefit from over £1\.1 million between them to take forward projects to further improve broadband speeds in their areas.


Bids are submitted to the Local Broadband Fund by local authorities and social enterprises to address particular problems with broadband speeds in their communities.


The projects to benefit in the first tranche are as follows:


* Llanthony Valley, Monmouthshire: hybrid fibre / wavelength backhaul solution to bring better connections to the area. The valley has 122 premises 30 per cent of which are businesses in this popular tourist area.  It is currently one of the most poorly connected areas in the county.
* Monmouthshire County Council scheme to build mixed wireless and fibre optic access network capable of delivering speeds of between 50Mbs and 1Gbs across Monmouthshire to digitally deprived communities. It will also support the Welsh Government’s 5G testbed project which aims to connect rural communities in Monmouthshire and semi urban communities in Blaenau Gwent
* Michaelston y Fedw Internet Community Interest company: since 2018 the company has provided 240 fibre to the premises connections to rural properties which previously struggled to obtain a useable broadband service. Currently all active equipment is installed in a shipping container in Michaelston y Fedw. The funding will contribute towards a secure data centre and fibre cables from that centre, which would also provide opportunity for future expansion to more premises


The Deputy Minister for Economy and Transport Lee Waters said:



> “Over this difficult and challenging year the importance of fast reliable broadband has become even more apparent.  While this area is not devolved to Wales we are taking action to bring faster broadband speeds and better mobile connectivity where we can.
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> “While the vast majority of premises across all parts of Wales can now access superfast speeds, following our intervention with Superfast Cymru, we know there are communities which continue to be poorly served. 
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> “The Local Broadband Fund allows local authorities to nominate particular schemes which will specifically target communities where there are issues with slow speeds and poor mobile signal.  I’m pleased today to announce the first three schemes to benefit from this funding.  This will deliver a real difference to those communities.
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> “I look forward to making more announcements over the next few months and will be working with local authorities to identify the communities and schemes which would have the most to gain from this fund.