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Bogons[0] are involved in a great project to do something about this - check out Balquhidder Community Broadband[1]. Bogons' Twitter[2] also has some fantastic
by yankcrime 8y ago
Bogons[0] are involved in a great project to do something about this - check out Balquhidder Community Broadband[1]. Bogons' Twitter[2] also has some fantastic updates about their work to lay fibre and provide connectivity to a few of these remote Scottish areas.
[0] http://www.bogons.net http://www.bogons.net
[1] http://balquhidder.net http://balquhidder.net
[2] https://twitter.com/BogonsNet https://twitter.com/BogonsNet
- pjc50 8y agoThat's a fascinating read, thanks! I see they're based here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-27501689 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-275016... in yet another disused nuclear bunker.
- isostatic 8y agoThe guy who runs Bogons is Brandan Butterworth, who is credited with getting the BBC onto the internet in the 90s, and is currently "Chief Scientist" for BBC R&D.
- arethuza 8y agoThere are some interesting providers in the area e.g. Fibrecast: https://www.fibrecast.uk/ https://www.fibrecast.uk/ Unfortunately the area we live isn't serviced by them - but they were very good at checking availability!