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Photos: Missile detecting DEC computer
Photo Murrell said: "The RAF lost a Jaguar aeroplane that crash landed in the Highlands and it couldn't be found quickly. This is a DEC seismometer array station processor, used to detect earthquakes, on display at the... [16 Sep 2008]
Broadband pace lagging in the countryside
News The Highlands of Scotland came bottom - with an average of 2.18Mbps - though only regions with speed tests from more than 40 unique postcodes were included in the ranking. A broadband speed report by UK fat pipe watcher... [04 Jun 2008]
Highland schools get broadband
News The snappily titled Highlands and Islands Pathfinder Broadband Procurement Project will link up 850 sites with the focus on providing teaching and learning support. The Scottish Highland Council has awarded telecoms... [27 Mar 2007]
Photos: How old PCs can bridge the digital divide
Photo Students at Ndururumo Secondary School in Nyahururu, in the highlands north of Nairobi, were among some of the first to benefit from the work of Computer Aid International (CAI) and Computers For Schools Kenya (CFSK) in... [12 Feb 2007]
How recycled PCs bridge the digital divide
News Speaking at Ndururumo secondary school in Nyahururu, a seven-hour drive into the highlands north of Nairobi, one pupil told delegates from the UK that Kenyans must understand technology and be able to use computers if... [12 Feb 2007]
Highland gains for Thus
News Telco Thus has won a £70m, seven-year contract to supply broadband links across the public sector in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The deal covers around 800 schools, libraries and other public buildings. [03 Jul 2006]
Boardroom Despatches: Broadband ABCs
Comment In the first of two columns this week that draw on this month's ABC broadband conference for inspiration, Rene Carayol explains how he rediscovered his faith, in no small part due to a technology leader we know well… [17 Nov 2004]
BT trials long-range broadband tech in Scotland
News BT is going to the Highlands to test its new long-range broadband technology - and it's looking for 200 volunteers. Those Scots interested will have to sign up with one of nine ISPs (to be announced on Monday) and pay... [18 Jun 2004]
Who are the champions of Broadband Britain?
News Public Sector: Highlands and Islands Arts Journal, Inverness Friday night saw the crowning of Britain's first Broadband Champions, with a glittering awards ceremony in London the culmination of a year-long search for the... [15 Sep 2003]
Scots demand government cash for broadband rollout
News Two Scottish politicians claimed on Monday that the Highlands will remain a broadband wasteland unless taxpayer's money is spent to subsidise the rollout of affordable high-speed internet services in Scotland. [24 Sep 2002]
BT commits to rural broadband trials
News Instead, BT's test will involve signing on sponsors with an interest in local development: the Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Gwynedd County Council, Denbighshire County Council, together with IT consultants the ITC,... [15 Aug 2002]
BT cuts satellite broadband prices
News The service has been on trial in Northern Ireland and the highlands and islands of Scotland and has now become available nationwide. BTopenworld has shaved a £10 off the price of its satellite broadband service, but it's... [25 Mar 2002]
BT kick-starts broadband satellite plans
News The service will be available in the Highlands of Scotland and Northern Ireland from September, with a country-wide roll-out planned over the following 12 months. BT has announced plans to offer broadband internet access... [31 Jul 2001]
Welsh high-tech ambition receives jobs boost
News The performance in Wales matches similar levels achieved in Scotland for the same period - the Highlands' annual report published in June showed a total of 19,334 jobs created or safeguarded, the highest ever recorded in... [10 Jul 2000]
