Octopus Electroverse users can now power up at ChargePlace Scotland’s nearly 2,900 chargers across Scotland.
Back in January, BT Group's start-up and Digital incubation team Etc. powered up its first EV charging unit built from a street cabinet traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling.
Electric vehicle (EV) chargers may be installed in lampposts across Edinburgh, in an effort to aid residents without driveways.
BT Group's start-up and Digital incubation team Etc has powered up its first EV charging unit built from a street cabinet traditionally used to store broadband and phone cabling.
ScotRail customers will have to pay to charge their electrical vehicles at Scottish stations from January 8, 2024.
The Scotland 5G Centre is working with Vodafone to develop new technology ‘use cases’, and is looking to pioneer next generation connectivity for key industries including manufacturing, healthcare, and energy.
Apple Store staff in Glasgow have made history by becoming the first in the U.K. to unionize, filing for Voluntary Union Recognition with Apple after joining GMB Scotland.
Households and businesses in North Lanarkshire will have significantly improved access to gigabit-capable fibre broadband after a new deal was approved by North Lanarkshire Council that will improve connectivity across the region.
Virgin Media O2 has connected its entire network of 1.2 million homes in Scotland to gigabit broadband.
Glasgow is the second city in the UK to benefit from the new Street Hub 2.0 units, with the first unit in Scotland unveiled in Sauchiehall Street today
EE has installed and activated the Emergency Services Network (ESN) in Glasgow’s Subway stations, connecting all 15 Subway stations. This 4G connection will be important when first responders reach the stage of transitioning to ESN.
Unified Comms, Contact Centre and Cyber Solutions provider, Babble, has acquired 8020, in a deal that provides scale to Babble while delivering a Scottish presence for the tech business as it continues its expansion.
The University of Strathclyde is to leverage Medallia Experience Cloud as part of their People Strategy 2025 by committing to listening and responding to the views of staff.
TCL is the new official handset sponsor of Motherwell Football Club.
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NVIDIA's NVIDIA HGX high performance computing platform will power Tursa, the new DiRAC supercomputer to be hosted by the University of Edinburgh.
Software consultancy Scott Logic has been awarded a new contract to act as implementation and development partner on the Scottish Government's digital identity programme, part of the Scottish Government's Digital Strategy actions to build a suite of common platforms to be adopted across the public sector, transforming government. The commitment is to introduce a digital identity service for users: to develop and establish a trusted and secure service for users to prove who they are, and that they are eligible for a service.
BT is planning to develop a brand new, multi-million pound contact centre in Dundee which will become the new home to around 1,000 employees. The new office will be at West Marketgait in the heart of the city centre, close to the waterfront and part of a £1bn regeneration area.
Partnering with the Scottish Government, the Home Office and WHP Telecoms, EE has connected locations, including Tarskavaig (Skye) and Glencripesdale to its high-speed 4G network, with Killilan (Lochalsh) and Polbain (Wester Ross) due to be connected this summer.
O2 is expanding its partnership with charity Hubbub, with the aim of donating 1,500 devices and 12 months of free connectivity to digitally excluded people across Glasgow.
Ofcom has appointed Elizabeth Partyka as the new Chair of its Advisory Committee for Scotland, and Gerry Crawley as a new member. Ofcom’s Advisory Committee for Scotland provides advice to Ofcom about the interests and opinions of people living in Scotland on all communications matters.
Led by North Lanarkshire Council, BT and Interactive Immersive Classroom, the UK’s first 5G-enabled immersive classroom has arrived in Scotland.
The first phase of the new Shared Rural Network could boost rural business turnover by £187.7 million, with the lion’s share of revenue gains going to businesses in rural Scotland and the struggling hospitality sector.
BT Group, its spend with contractors and suppliers, and the spending power of its employees, are responsible for supporting more than 12,400 jobs in Scotland, according to a new independent report.
Vodafone has launched a pilot of ‘Connected Education’ – a suite of digital services for teachers and pupils – at Bridge of Allan Primary School in Stirling, Scotland. Connected Education incorporates tablets for teachers and children, mobile Wi-Fi connectivity, advanced-grade security and specialist training to help teachers gain digital skills.
Three UK continues the rollout of its 5G network with the launch of its first Ericsson 5G sites which are now live for customers in Manchester, Glasgow and Reading.
Virgin Media Business has signed a major public sector contract with Falkirk Council that will see it improve connectivity in schools and support digital learning.
Smartphone users across Scotland are being urged to download NHS Scotland’s new contact tracing app - Protect Scotland - to help suppress the spread of COVID-19. Supported by a dedicated Protect Scotland website, the app is an extra tool complementing existing person-to-person contact tracing.
EE has completed the build of its 500th new site for the Emergency Services Network (ESN), located in Glencoe Scotland.
O2 is launching a pilot trial of a fully connected COVID-19 testing clinic-on-wheels, supported by O2’s 5G mobile network, which is designed to provide remote testing and tracking of care home residents and workers in Glasgow
Vodafone has teamed up with Skyports and Deloitte to transport medical supplies for NHS Scotland using drones.
BT’s main Glasgow office is set for a multi-million-pound refurbishment as the city was today revealed as a key location in the company’s future plans.
O2 will use virtual queuing technology and new store design to safely open its shops in Scotland and Wales to customers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In conjunction with OnePoll, Carphone surveyed mobile habits of 2000 smartphone users in the UK to find out what habits annoy us most, and which habits we’re guilty of ourselves, in a bid to bring back good old-fashioned phone etiquette.
Amazon today launched Prime Now in Scotland, offering one-hour delivery on more than 15,000 popular items, to Prime members in selected postcodes in Glasgow.
Google has today announced that Android Pay will be coming to the UK "in the next few months". Android Pay will support MasterCard and Visa credit and debit cards from many of the UK’s major financial institutions.
Three’s 4G speeds will increase by up to 50% nationwide as part of an ongoing rollout of additional spectrum on the network.
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