Stirling tech used for disaster management in Cambodia
thinkWhere, the Stirling technology company, is using the latest web based mapping technology to improve disaster management and response in Cambodia. Developed on behalf of a partnership between the United…
How treating broadband as a utility could help address the digital divide – Part One
By Darren Kilburn Imagine … you get up in the morning, go to the kitchen and switch the kettle on. Heading now to the bathroom where you turn on the…
Scottish University to host first IEEE 5G Summit in UK
Strathclyde University will host the international IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 5G Summit later this month, the first time this event has been held in the UK. The summit is expected to…
Coventry, Edinburgh, Huddersfield and Stirling next in line for full fibre roll-out
Vodafone and CityFibre have identified the next wave of towns and cities to benefit from a roll-out of ultra-fast, Gigabit-capable full fibre broadband. Residents and workers in Coventry, Edinburgh, Huddersfield and Stirling will be next in…
Glasgow Bids for £100m to Become UK’s Smartest 5G City
A £100million funding bid could catapult Glasgow into pole position as the UK’s smartest 5G city. Experts are applying for up to £100m available from the UK Government to trial…
Aberdeen’s full fibre transformation to deliver major economic growth
Aberdeen could be in for a multi-million pound windfall according to a new report which has calculated the potential economic impact that could be unlocked following the roll-out of a…
Scotland at 95% broadband coverage; ‘890,000 premises connected’
More than 95% of Scotland’s homes and businesses are now able to connect to fibre broadband, the Scottish Government has announced. The roll-out has been delivered through the Digital Scotland…
Remote Scottish community tops UK broadband with 1Gbps speeds
An ambitious community in a remote Scottish glen has been praised for significantly boosting its broadband, joining a small fraction of properties in the UK able to reach speeds of…
Virgin Media to boost Scotland’s broadband connectivity
Virgin Media has announced a boost for Scotland with its plans to connect thousands more Scottish homes and businesses in 2018 as part of its Project Lightning ultrafast broadband expansion…
£25m programme announced to address Scotland’s 4G ‘notspots’
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…