Full Fibre broadband is now available to 11,000 homes and businesses across Blantyre thanks to a major investment of around £3.3m – but many people could be using slower, less reliable connections. According to BT Openreach, with around 80% of properties in this area now able to upgrade their broadband service, Openreach is encouraging residents […]
Thousands of Vodafone users experienced widespread outages in broadband and mobile services, with over 130,000 reports documented by Downdetector. The company acknowledged a significant network issue impacting 4G, 5G, and broadband services, confirming engineers are actively addressing the problem for its 18 million UK customers.
Blantyre is undergoing a digital transformation with BT’s full fibre broadband rollout, delivering internet speeds exceeding 1Gbps. This upgrade will enhance streaming, downloads, and connectivity for remote work and smart home devices. It reflects BT’s commitment to improving Scotland’s digital infrastructure, benefiting the local community significantly.
There’s great news for broadband speeds in Blantyre as the town is included in latest Utility plans for full fibre broadband. Telecoms infrastructure provider Openreach said today that 120,000 homes in Scotland would benefit from the latest phase of its multi-billion-pound fibre rollout. 28 different areas are targeted in the next rollout and Blantyre is one of […]
There’s been considerable disruption today for Sky Broadband users up and down the country. A significant outage this morning after 9.30am has left some Sky users without services, primarily affecting broadband. Engineers were deployed today, Monday 15th May 2023 to fix the issue which is affecting many people in Lanarkshire as well as other parts […]
Work is presently underway at Wheatlands to enable Super Fast Broadband for the area. BT are currently working at Orchard Drive which is expected to last 3 days, with intention of getting to other streets shortly. Contractors on behalf of Openreach are enabling new localised ultra-fast broadband connections. This activity involves excavation to Install telecoms […]
Enabling works have commenced in Westcraigs, High Blantyre to get the area ready for Ultra Fast Broadband. Works by BT Openreach started today, 16th September 2021 at Sandhead Terrace and Huntly Gardens at the southernmost point of Westcraigs which will see residents soon able to access super fast speeds. This particular work will last 3 […]
This alert goes out to all SKY Broadband customers in South West Scotland that a significant period of disruption is likely from midnight tonight with potential total loss of service. Due to essential maintenance customers in South West Scotland will experience an intermittent/complete loss of Fibre, Broadband & Talk services for up to 10 hours […]