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Broadband in Ely
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Broadband Types Available in Ely
| Type | Status | Download | Upload |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Broadband | Not available | — | — |
| Superfast Broadband | Available | 36 Mbps | 20 Mbps |
| Ultrafast / Full Fibre | Available | 900 Mbps | 900 Mbps |
| Mobile Broadband | Available | N/A | N/A |
Best option in Ely
Full fibre (FTTP) is available in Ely, with typical download speeds of around 892 Mbps. This is the fastest and most reliable type of home broadband connection.
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About Broadband in Ely
Ely is in Cardiff. Full fibre broadband is available here, with typical download speeds of around 892 Mbps, well above the UK average of 69 Mbps. Most major providers cover the area, so there is a reasonable amount of competition on price.
Standard broadband runs over the copper phone network. Speeds depend on your distance from the telephone exchange and typically range from around 5 Mbps to 20 Mbps.
Superfast broadband (FTTC) uses a fibre optic cable to your street cabinet, then copper for the final stretch to your home. Most urban and suburban areas can get speeds of 35 to 80 Mbps.
Full fibre (FTTP) runs fibre optic cable all the way into your home. It is the fastest and most reliable option available, with speeds from 100 Mbps upwards.
What's Happening with Broadband in Ely?
Ely is one of the better-connected parts of Cardiff for full fibre broadband. Openreach FTTP covers over 81% of premises across Wales, with Cardiff among the most thoroughly built-out areas in the country. That puts Ely well ahead of the UK's Spring 2026 national average of 82% FTTP coverage, and broadly in line with the 89% gigabit-capable figure for the UK as a whole. Typical Openreach full fibre speeds here reach around 892 Mbps, delivered over a direct fibre-to-the-premises connection with no copper in the last mile.
Wales also leads the UK on take-up: around 50% of eligible Welsh premises have already switched to full fibre, compared with 38% nationally. That means more households in areas like Ely are actively using FTTP rather than simply having it available nearby.
On the altnet side, Ogi operates its own full fibre spine across Cardiff, offering a genuine alternative to Openreach-based ISPs for residents and businesses. TFW Fibre (TfW Ffeibr) extended its railway-based full fibre network into central Cardiff and Cardiff Bay in April 2026, strengthening the city's backbone infrastructure and creating more wholesale routes for ISPs to access. (Source: ISPreview, 2 April 2026.)
One change that will affect all Ely households regardless of provider is the PSTN copper switch-off, scheduled for January 2027. If your phone line still runs over the old analogue network, your provider should already be in touch about migrating to a digital voice service. Full fibre customers are unaffected, as their calls already run over IP.
Use the postcode checker above to see which full fibre providers are available at your specific address in Ely.