Residents in remote, mountainous part of Scotland can finally access 4G
Residents in a remote and mountainous part of Scotland can finally access 4G mobile connectivity after the installation of a local mast. People who live in Achiltibuie in the Scottish…
Scottish broadband firm hops across the border to connect premises in Northumberland
More than 3,750 hard-to-reach homes and businesses in Northumberland are set to be connected to a full fibre network. The premises in the rural north of the county will be hooked…
Scottish firm develops ‘world’s first’ 5G sensor to monitor industrial machinery for faults
A Scottish tech firm is developing a ‘world’s first’ 5G sensor to monitor industrial machinery for faults in real-time. Livingston-based Sensor-Works is working on a prototype device that will assess…
Commsworld to provide digital infrastructure to world cycling championships
Commsworld, the leading connectivity firm, will build the digital infrastructure to broadcast the inaugural multi-discipline world cycling championships in Glasgow and across Scotland. The Edinburgh-headquartered firm has won the £1.25m…
Remote Scottish island with only seven residents switches on high speed satellite broadband
A remote Scottish island with only seven permanent residents will get ‘lightning-fast’ internet speeds from tomorrow after properties were connected to satellite broadband. The tiny island of Papa Stour, off…
IoT boost for Scotland as partnership deal announced between two startup schemes
Two startup accelerator schemes have joined forces to support Scotland’s burgeoning internet of things (IoT) sector. Techscaler, the nationwide tech education programme run by CodeBase and STAC, Scotland’s IoT accelerator,…
‘Pop-up’ hub showcases 5G technology in the Highlands
A ‘pop-up’ hub demonstrating next generation mobile connectivity has been deployed to a campus facility in the Highlands. The Scotland 5G Centre’s first network service is delivering access to advanced…
Peatland IoT pilot project to continue after ‘significant success’, say researchers
A pilot project to monitor the health of Scotland’s peatlands using internet of things (IoT) sensors is being extended thanks to its ‘significant success’. Trials carried out in the Western…
Mobile connectivity boost for 12 ‘not-spot’ areas in Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders
Twelve ‘not-spot’ areas with poor mobile reception in Dumfries and Galloway and the Borders have been connected to new infrastructure thanks to a government-backed 4G ‘infill’ programme. Corrie Common (Dumfriesshire),…
Bio-sensor developed by Scottish researchers could herald new age in sewage monitoring
A bio-sensor developed by Scottish researchers could herald a new age in sewage monitoring – replacing old methods of manually taking liquid samples and sending them away for lab tests….
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