Scottish National Investment Bank ploughs £10 million into Highlands broadband firm
The Scottish National Investment Bank has ploughed a further £10 million into a Highlands broadband firm to help close the rural digital divide. The state-owned bank injected the cash into…
SpaceX comes to Bathgate with opening of new ‘connectivity demonstration centre’
Cutting-edge satellite communications technology including SpaceX’s Starlink will be showcased at a new connectivity demonstration centre in Bathgate. The Clarus Networks Group have opened the pioneering West Lothian facility to…
BT hosts events across Scotland ahead of landlines’ analogue to digital switchover
BT is to host more than 40 events across Scotland during July and August to raise awareness of a nationwide digital switchover for landline telephones. The telecoms giant is seeking…
New network for Scottish courts will ‘facilitate’ virtual hearings and remote juries
A new £1.8 million high speed network will bolster administrative security and resilience and facilitate virtual hearings and remote juries within Scottish courts. MLL Telecom have been awarded the three-year…
Edinburgh satellite tech developer raises £3.4 million for power-saving breakthrough
An Edinburgh satellite technology developer has raised £3.4 million in funding following a breakthrough which allows its systems to massively reduce power consumption. Sofant Technologies’s highly efficient radio platform runs at…
More than one million faster broadband connections delivered in Scotland
More than one million faster broadband connections have been delivered in Scotland thanks to a £1 billion public investment programme. The £463 million Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB) and £600 million…
UK innovators encouraged to apply for £600,000 funding pot to trial 5G in Tayside
UK innovators are being encouraged to apply for a share of a £600,000 funding pot to trial 5G services across Tayside. The initiative, delivered through the joint UK and Scottish…
Fibre connectivity boost to ‘future proof’ digital education for Dundee schools
A new high-speed fibre network will ‘future proof’ digital education in 42 schools across Dundee, it was announced today. Forty kilometres of fibre will be laid to ‘radically transform’ the…
Islanders on cloud nine after helicopter boost to 4G mobile phone coverage
Islanders are on cloud nine after helicopters were deployed to deliver a boost to mobile phone coverage. Residents of Skye secured better and faster mobile connections after choppers helped install…
Scottish tech company in search to find lost plane of aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart
A Scottish tech company is helping in the search to find the ‘lost plane’ of early aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart. Clarus Networks is providing satellite connectivity to help a deep-water…