Category: Connectivity

The procurement process for a £25m project to address mobile ‘notspots’ across Scotland has been announced. The Scottish 4G Infill Programme will fund new mobile telephone masts in locations with…

The UK Government has announced the winners of a £25m competition to pave the way for the roll-out of 5G technology and explore its potential for rural communities, tourism, and…

Aberdeen is set to become a forerunner for digital transformation in Scotland with the announcement of a new Gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network under the Vodafone and CityFibre Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP)…

Hibernian FC is the latest to connect to Edinburgh’s Gigabit City network, making it the first Scottish team to benefit from ultrafast full-fibre internet connectivity Hibs’ Easter Road stadium now…

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…

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”,…

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,…

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,…

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…