Just one password? Switzerland plans a single online identity for citizens
Consumers in Switzerland will be able to use a single digital identity to buy online products and services under a project unveiled by a consortium of Swiss companies, reports Reuters....
TV white space brings connectivity to communities around Loch Ness
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,...
Ultrafast broadband goes live in remote Scottish communities
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...
Vodafone and Cityfibre bring Gigabit-speed fibre to the UK
A strategic partnership is to deliver Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) infrastructure to up to 5 million homes and businesses. Vodafone and CityFibre, the UK’s largest alternative provider of wholesale fibre network infrastructure,...
Overseas success for Edinburgh’s Luma Interactive as Amsterdam green lights masterplan
Luma Interactive, a design and virtual reality company, has demonstrated the strength of Scotland’s digital and technology export market after plans to build a new suburb in central Amsterdam got the co-ahead from the...
Glasgow internet of things network gets coverage boost
Glasgow’s Internet of Things network, the most advanced of its kind in the UK, has enhanced the quality and range of its coverage with the addition of a ninth gateway...
Six Internet of Things start-ups to watch
Scotland is fast becoming a hub of Internet of Things activity. With six IoT networks set up from Renfrewshire to Orkney, and a commitment from the Scottish Government to a...
Internet by light firm reveals new product ‘ready to immerse the world in real LiFi’
The ‘internet via light’ company pureLiFi has unveiled LiFi-XC, the next generation of its technology that provides high-speed, bi-directional, fully networked and secure wireless communications. Three times smaller than the...
Broadband USO unlikely to meet needs of rural communities says Law Society
The Law Society of Scotland has said that aspects of the universal service obligation (USO) for broadband service providers mean it is unlikely to meet the needs of more remote...
SSE Enterprise Telecoms to deliver hyperfast connectivity to Aberdeen development
SSE Enterprise Telecoms selected to help deliver hyperfast, 1Gbps connectivity to £800 million Aberdeen development to make it ‘the most connected community in Scotland’ SSE Enterprise Telecoms today announced that...
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