Poor connectivity for outer Orkney and Shetland islanders, new report shows
People living on the more remote islands of Orkney and Shetland suffer from poor internet and mobile phone connectivity, according to a new report tracking the lives of some of…
Commsworld to provide ‘ultra-fast’ connectivity to Edinburgh’s £1bn St James Quarter
Telecommunications company Commsworld will provide ‘ultra-fast’ network connectivity to Edinburgh’s £1bn St James Quarter. The company has won the contract to install, manage and maintain the fibre-optic and traditional copper…
Almost a million premises reached in fibre broadband rollout
Almost a million premises have been connected to fibre broadband across Scotland – with enough cable laid to stretch from Edinburgh to Melbourne in Australia. More than 950,600 households and…
Around 400,000 premises to benefit from full fibre in £160m broadband rollout
Around 400,000 more Scottish homes and businesses are set to benefit from a broadband boost worth around £160 million, a digital infrastructure giant has announced. Leading broadband network provider Openreach…
Openreach engineers bridge Firth of Forth digital divide
The Forth Road Bridge is to carry ultrafast internet traffic between Edinburgh and Fife – helping to close the digital divide in a “once in a generation” engineering challenge. Digital…
‘Major boost’ to digital connectivity and cybersecurity across Tayside
Three projects that will significantly enhance rural broadband and cybersecurity across Tayside while creating new job and enterprise opportunities have been given the green light. The Tay Cities Region Joint…
300,000 homes across rural Scotland to receive ultrafast full fibre broadband
Digital infrastructure giant Openreach has outlined plans to bring ‘ultrafast, ultra-reliable’ full fibre broadband to more than 300,000 homes and businesses across rural Scotland in a ‘vitally important’ investment that…
£3.75 million investment to tackle Scotland’s ‘notspots’ to bridge digital divide
Scotland’s mobile ‘notspots’ will be tackled with a new £3.75m investment in infrastructure, helping “bridge the digital divide between rural and urban areas”, the finance secretary has announced. Mobile coverage…
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…
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