The Next Generation Broadband Wales project is left with only one tender as Japanese tech giant, Fujitsu, has dropped out of the process saying that the deployment risks were just "too high" for it to handle.

The last man standing on this occasion has become BT as it is now the sole major bidder to support the scheme.

Some keen broadband news followers might recall that Geo too made a dramatic exit from a similar scheme in Scotland's Highlands & Islands, which again left BT to lead the parade.

On a separate note, Fujitsu is not sitting there staring at the ceiling either - it has been busy working with TalkTalk , Virgin Media and Cisco on an alternative (to BT's) broadband network which would give customers access to speeds of 1Gbps based on FTTP (fibre-to-the-premises).

PcPro reported Fujitsu saying in a statement that:

"Fujitsu has voluntarily withdrawn from the Next Generation Broadband Wales tender.

"After careful consideration, Fujitsu felt the risk levels within the Welsh Government contract terms were too high and therefore had no alternative but to withdraw.

"Fujitsu, however, remains focused on Next Generation Broadband projects in other regions where the terms are more agreeable."

One might argue that once again BT has an opportunity to reign, however on the flipside as long as there is broadband which rural Wales can take advantage of - does it matter who it comes from?