Online services full speed ahead

More premises across Airdrie can now upgrade to faster fibre broadband through the £428million Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband rollout.

Thanks to the programme, more than 890,000 premises are able to connect to the new network across Lanarkshire, with Airdrie receiving “further deployment”.

As part of the local rollout, some ultrafast Fibre-to-thePremises (FTTP) technology is being deployed.

FTTP sees fibre connected directly from the exchange to the premise and is capable of carrying speeds of up to 1Gbps2. It is being deployed in only a handful of areas where it is the best technical solution.

Councillor Allan Graham, convener of the enterprise and housing committee, said: “I am delighted that more areas across North Lanarkshire can access fibre broadband thanks to the programme, with more people able to get a superfast speed.

“Whether you are downloading a box set, a business making transactions or just keeping in touch with friends, fibre broadband can make it all happen easily.”