Business and academic campus in Dumfries to host Scotland’s first 5G rural connectivity hub
A business and academic campus in Dumfries is to host Scotland’s first rural fifth generation mobile connectivity hub. The Crichton will bring together technological expertise, academic research and local businesses...
Over 1,000 free data SIMs offered to Fife students
Over 1,000 SIM cards loaded with 30GB of free data are being offered to Fife students as part of an initiative to help them access online classes following the move...
New BT Dundee contact centre to create 1,000 jobs
BT has announced plans to develop a new, multi-million pound contact centre in Dundee which will house around 1,000 employees. The new office will be located at West Marketgait in...
Satellite tech will support data-gathering for Scotland’s fish farms
A government-funded project will allow remote fish farms to take advantage of data-driven innovation thanks to remote satellite communications technologies. The £250,000 pilot will see sensors deployed in some of...
‘Game-changing’ report reveals full fibre rollout across Scotland could create 76,000 jobs
New study shows high speed connectivity in Scotland could add almost £2bn to the economy
Falkirk Council becomes ‘first’ Scottish local authority to ditch analogue telecare
Falkirk Council has become the ‘first’ local authority in Scotland to go live with a fully digital telecare service – four years before a national deadline that will see traditional analogue...
Scottish Wide Area Network satisfaction levels reach 94%, new survey shows
A new survey of public sector workers using the Scottish Wide Area Network (SWAN) has revealed that 94% are satisfied overall, an improvement on last year’s 92% score. SWAN, administered by Capita, is...
Three women who have risen to the top of Scotland’s digital connectivity sector
This year, International Women’s day theme is #choosetochallenge. To mark the date, FutureScot has spoken exclusively to three inspiring women whose career trajectories have intersected at the Scotland 5G Centre...
Driverless 40-tonne lorries to be tested for first time in UK on 5G network
Driverless 4-tonne lorries are to be tested for the first time in the UK using pioneering 5G communications infrastructure, it was revealed today. The autonomous vehicles pilot project will be undertaken...
MSP forced to take part in parliamentary committee meeting from back of his car
A politician taking part in a remote parliamentary committee meeting was forced to move to the back of his car after branding his home broadband “unusable”. Stewart Stevenson, the MSP...
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