‘Laughable’, says Ewing of notion that Scotland is behind rest of UK on broadband
Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy and Connectivity Fergus Ewing has responded to UK Government claims that Scotland is lagging behind the rest of the UK on superfast broadband because...
Aberdeen to receive gigabit broadband connecting 57 public buildings
Investment to increase broadband speeds for key public buildings – including schools, health and community centres – in Aberdeen has been announced. The £2m funding will connect 57 public buildings...
Nicola Sturgeon should stop ‘getting shouty on Twitter’ over broadband – UK Minister
Millions of pounds are to be handed directly to Scottish councils for a new roll-out of fibre broadband because the UK Government is “fed up” with the SNP’s “poor performance”,...
UK Government launches £190m gigabit broadband challenge fund
Public bodies can now bid for funding from a new £190m programme designed to accelerate the rate at which full fibre networks are made available across the UK. Last year,...
TV white space brings connectivity to communities around Loch Ness
Communities around Loch Ness are to gain broadband connectivity using wireless spectrum made available following the digital TV switch-over. Broadway Partners, pioneers of the space which exists between frequency bands,...
Ultrafast broadband goes live in remote Scottish communities
The remote Sutherland hamlet of Altnaharra now has among the fastest broadband speeds in Scotland – thanks to a partnership with Openreach. New full-fibre cables are now live, with around...
Vodafone and Cityfibre bring Gigabit-speed fibre to the UK
A strategic partnership is to deliver Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure to up to 5 million homes and businesses. Vodafone and CityFibre, the UK’s largest alternative provider of wholesale fibre network infrastructure,...
Glasgow internet of things network gets coverage boost
Glasgow’s Internet of Things network, the most advanced of its kind in the UK, has enhanced the quality and range of its coverage with the addition of a ninth gateway...
Six Internet of Things start-ups to watch
Scotland is fast becoming a hub of Internet of Things activity. With six IoT networks set up from Renfrewshire to Orkney, and a commitment from the Scottish Government to a...
Internet by light firm reveals new product ‘ready to immerse the world in real LiFi’
The ‘internet via light’ company pureLiFi has unveiled LiFi-XC, the next generation of its technology that provides high-speed, bi-directional, fully networked and secure wireless communications. Three times smaller than the...
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