Independent broadband firm to connect over 1,400 premises in Melrose
An independent broadband firm is to bring full fibre connectivity to more than 1,400 premises in Melrose. GoFibre’s network will benefit homes and businesses across the Scottish Borders town as…
National broadband programme receives extra £36m to reach 2,637 rural properties
A national connectivity programme has received an additional £36m to reach 2,637 homes and businesses with gigabit-capable broadband. The Reaching 100% (R100) contracts – funded by the Scottish and UK…
One of Scotland’s fastest-growing IoT companies rebrands
One of Scotland’s fastest-growing IoT companies – which offers businesses ‘no lag or blindspots’ on remote sensor and data connections – has undergone a rebrand. Glasgow-headquartered R3-IoT will now be…
Scotland’s innovation centre for IoT promotes cybersecurity with new partnership
Scotland’s innovation centre for Internet of Things (IoT) technologies has partnered with an international advisory firm to support greater diversity in cybersecurity resilience. CENSIS and Mazars have developed a new…
Sensors could mean the end of the road for manual inspection of rural routes
Sensors could be deployed to monitor the condition of rural roads serving Scotland’s vast network of remote forested areas. A consortium of research partners could help solve the perennial problem…
Scotland’s national investment bank ploughs £10m into light-powered WiFi
Scotland’s national investment bank has ploughed £10m into a specialist WiFi company that uses light to transmit wireless data rather than traditional radio waves. pureLiFi secured the cash to take…
Scotland’s national 5G centre works with Vodafone to develop new ‘use cases’
Scotland’s national centre for the advancement of 5G mobile connectivity is working with Vodafone to develop new ‘use cases’ for the technology. The Scotland 5G Centre is looking to pioneer…
Digital infrastructure boost as ‘asset map’ launched by government-backed project
A new digital infrastructure ‘asset map’ showing over 140,000 potential sites to locate mobile network equipment has been unveiled by a government-backed connectivity scheme. The online Infralink-Exchange platform gives mobile…
Rural mobile phone ‘notspot’ programme reaches halfway point in Scotland
A £28.75m rural mobile phone connectivity programme designed to provide coverage in remote ’notspot’ areas has reached its halfway point. The Scottish 4G Infill (S4GI) programme – designed to help…
IoT accelerator wins backing of Scotland’s enterprise agency as it expands
A Glasgow-based accelerator programme for the rapidly-growing internet of things (IoT) sector has won the backing of Scotland’s enterprise agency as it prepares to expand. The Smart Things Accelerator (STAC)…
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