Broadband in Edinburgh

14th October 2013

BT says an area of central Edinburgh will not be included in its £2.5 billion rollout of fibre optic broadband. Residents and business owners in Edinburgh have been left frustrated after BT confirmed the city would not be included in its latest...

26th September 2013

BT's fibre optic broadband rollout is set to bring superfast connections to three more areas of Edinburgh. Fibre optic broadband access will be brought to three communities in Edinburgh as part of a project by service provider BT.Most of the city...

18th July 2013

Rural areas surrounding Edinburgh are set to gain access to faster broadband. Edinburgh West Liberal Democrat MP Mike Crockart has welcomed plans to improve broadband provision in rural communities surrounding the Scottish capital.Despite being...

19th June 2013

Plans to boost broadband provision in Edinburgh have been unveiled by the city council. Edinburgh council chiefs have unveiled a revised £10 million plan to improve broadband provision across the city and boost IT skills.Under the proposals,...

10th April 2013

EE has laid down the gauntlet with its plans to double 4G speeds and capacity, Ovum has said. EE's decision to double the speeds and capacity of its 4G super-fast mobile broadband network makes things very challenging for the carrier's...

13th August 2012

Edinburgh West MP Mike Crockart has hailed plans to bring super-fast broadband to the city. Plans to bring super-fast broadband to Edinburgh have been welcomed by an MP for the city. Mike Crockart, MP for Edinburgh West, said the city council's...

06th March 2012

Edinburgh City Council has revealed its plans to introduce free Wi-Fi on to the streets of the Scottish capital. A bid for part of the Urban Broadband Fund being made available by the UK government is expected to come from Edinburgh City Council,...

08th December 2011

Enterprise Minister Arlene Foster has praised the decision to give Belfast a chunk of the £100 million urban broadband funding package. News that Belfast is set to benefit from improved broadband as part of a £100 million scheme announced...

15th April 2011

The city will stage the first of NextGen Events' series of UK-wide roadshows. NextGen Events has announced Edinburgh will host the first of a series of roadshows designed to highlight the benefits of advanced broadband infrastructure.The event in...

11th February 2011

The company will use the big screens to broadcast romantic tweets, texts, photos and more this weekend. BT will use London 2012 Live Sites across the country to help spread a little love on Valentine's Day.The telecoms giant will transform the...