BT expands its 21CN to Northern Isles
BT broadband provider has revealed its plans to deploy 70km fibre optic submarine cable line between Orkney and the Scottish mainland as a part of extending its 21CN programme to the Northern Isles, according to a report. The ISP has signed a deal with Global Marine Systems which will install the network between Skaill Bay [...]
Scotland launches a broadband campaign
A few homes and business in Scotland are still looking for an affordable, sustainable, broadband service but are not able to get one due to the long distance from the nearest telephone exchange. Although most of such areas are usually found in rural Scotland, a few areas in cities also do not have broadband accessibility. [...]
High use of broadband by Scottish firms
A recent study has shown that most of the small and medium firms in Scotland are more expected to have broadband connections than companies elsewhere in the country. This shows the wide popularity of broadband internet connection. Another study conducted by Ofcom highlights that 67 % of businesses in Scotland have high speed broadband connections [...]
The remote Scots wait for wireless broadband
The Scottish Executive (SE) is finally going to solve the connectivity problems faced by more than 800 ADSL subscribers in Scotland. These subscribers who form a minor part of the broadband users in Scotland are unable to connect to broadband as their locations are quite far away from local exchanges. Scotland has achieved 100 percent [...]
