Pathfinder North Broadband Project
The rollout of the £70m high-speed Pathfinder North network across the Scottish Highlands and Islands was completed today (Monday 21st December 2009). Cromarty Primary School in the Highland Council area was the last of 800 sites to be connected, along with Shapinsay Primary School which also signaled the completion of the project in Orkney. Pathfinder [...]
Crossroads Primary School was the final site in the Moray Council area to be connected to Pathfinder North Broadband network. The school was connected today (Friday 18th December 2009).
The next area to be fully connected on the Pathfinder North network is Shetland Islands Council, with Cunningsburgh Primary School being the last site to be made live today (Friday 18 December 2009). This completes the rollout of the 75 sites on Shetland.
Argyll and Bute has become the first Council area to be fully connected under an innovative high speed broadband initiative. The £70million Pathfinder North scheme, which began in May 2007 and is part-funded by the Scottish Government, aims to implement a future-proof broadband network, provided by Cable&Wireless business THUS, across five Highlands and Islands local [...]
