BERR has announced the launch of a new internet discussion site to encourage debate on the Digital Britain Report. Minister for Technology, Communications and Broadband, Stephen Carter said: “We understand that there’s huge interest in the Digital Britain report and have already seen a flood of comments posted on various websites and blogs. So today [...]
10 Years of Broadband
February 25, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Consumer broadband got started in the UK just 10 years ago, in the dying months of the last millennium, when BT and Virgin Media’s predecessors launched their first trial services. A few hundred lucky people were able to get 256 kilobits per second. Otherwise, everyone who was accessing the internet from home in 1999 was [...]
Biology with GLOW
February 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Hundreds of pupils across Scotland have watched leading scientists perform a bird post mortem beamed live into their classrooms from East Lothian. The procedure was shown on GLOW, Scotland’s national education intranet, digitally linking schools in Scotland. The Scottish Seabird Centre in North Berwick was the venue for the autopsy, led by Dr Jan van [...]
UK Fibre Rollout Behind
February 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Notice something about the graph below? That’s right there is no UK! And that situation is not about to improve, certainly not in the short-term. The Fibre to the Home Council Europe recently published its 6-monthly global ranking of countries with more than 1% of households connected to fibre optic broadband. In the latest update [...]
iPhone A Go-Go!
February 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Pathfinder North website is now available on the iPhone and iPod Touch. When you surf to the website, it will automatically change itself to an easy-to-read format for your iPhone or iPod Touch, making it easier for you to stay in touch with all the latest Pathfinder project news. And if you don’t have [...]
Welcome to our New Site
February 16, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Love is in the air! We launched the new Pathfinder North website on Valentine’s Day, with a brand new look and loads more information. You can find out more about the project, the technology and broadband, how we are progressing with the rollout, and what we will be using our high-speed broadband for. You can [...]
GLOW – The National School’s Intranet
February 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Using Pathfinder, GLOW will break geographical and social barriers and allow joined-up working the length and breadth of Scotland. Glow will transform the way education is delivered in Scotland. It will work alongside Curriculum for Excellence to build capacity and ensure a first-class education for Scotland
How Fast?
February 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Pathfinder North network is delivering some of the fastest broadband speeds across the Highlands and Islands, allowing local authorities to now deliver enhanced services to employees and the public.