City sets pace with work on full fibre broadband

Technology: Project for faster connections will bring economic spin-offs

Aberdeen businesses came a step closer to accessing next-generation full fibre connectivity yesterday as CityFibre started construction work to extend its infrastructure throughout the city.

This latest phase of development represents a £40 million private investment from CityFibre as part of its strategic partnership with Vodafone to deliver full fibre connectivity to one million UK homes and businesses by 2021.

Aberdeen is the first of three Scottish cities scheduled to undergo

“The downturn highlighted the urgent need for diversification”

unreliable broadband. We aim to start offering our Vodafone Gigafast Broadband service from early next year once the build phase is well underway.

“It will give home broadband speeds of around 900Mbps — about 20 times the current UK average — and will allow customers to surf the internet, download HD films, play games and upload videos at the same time, using multiple devices, without interruption.” into more people visiting their local fishmonger and looking for Scottish seafood in restaurants and on menus across London.”

Fisherman David Gatt, skipper of the Banffregistered Audacious, was on hand to offer advice about the different species available.

Mr Greenaway used species such as Scottish mackerel, salmon, hake and brown crab to tempt passersby.

Customers enjoyed seafood platters cooked on the barbecue or served cold, while the pop-up restaurant also offered tasters of Scottish seafood products available in stores around London.

Scottish fish landings have surged by 100,000 tonnes in just 10 years. Official figures show a 25% rise in landings of white-fish, pelagic and shellfish, from 369,900 tonnes in 2007 to 463,900 tonnes in 2017.

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