{"id":18190,"date":"2019-03-13T12:29:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T12:29:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=18190"},"modified":"2019-03-13T13:02:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-13T13:02:43","slug":"new-deal-pledges-faster-broadband-and-mobile-for-south-of-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2019\/03\/new-deal-pledges-faster-broadband-and-mobile-for-south-of-scotland.html","title":{"rendered":"New Deal Pledges Faster Broadband and Mobile for South of Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scottish Government<\/a> has today committed to invest up to \u00a385m over 10 years in order to support a new Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal (BIGD), which among other things will aim to improve fibre optic broadband and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> mobile coverage in poorly served areas. The UK Government will also provide up to \u00a3260m.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>At this stage the details remain somewhat vague, but the investment is expected to help fund economic development activity across a range of themes, including digital connectivity, tourism, regeneration and skills. The primary focus for all this will be around cross-border areas including Dumfries and Galloway, the Scottish Borders, Carlisle City, Cumbria County and Northumberland.<\/p>\n<p>The specific projects and activities to be supported will be announced over the coming months, as part of a <strong>Heads of Terms<\/strong> agreement, although it&#8217;s already possible to find a rough outline of the deal&#8217;s ambitions on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.borderlandsgrowth.com\/News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Borders Partnership<\/a> site.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Digital \u2013 Borderlands Investment Proposal<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nThe proposal for Digital Borderlands has three strands of direct investment:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1.Complete super-fast broadband to properties that don\u2019t yet have access <\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 The superfast strategy is for full fibre to future proof the network.<br \/>\n\u2022 Superfast cost rise exponentially which means innovative solutions will be required for the last 1%.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Deploy full-fibre broadband to critical strategic sites and market towns<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Designed to encourage the commercial provision of full fibre broadband, in particular to SMEs.<br \/>\n\u2022 Encourage innovative use of technology that takes advantage of 100Mbps + fibre services to increase productivity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>3.Extend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/4g\">4G<\/a> coverage further into remote rural areas<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 Working with the Home Office to ensure the emergency service network extended area services are made commercially viable.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On top of that there&#8217;s also some general talk about supporting future <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/5g\">5G<\/a> mobile pilots and fostering digital skills development, not least in order to help businesses and learners capitalise on the opportunities of the new infrastructure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Michael Matheson, Scottish Infrastructure Secretary, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am delighted to confirm that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/scotgov\" target=\"_blank\">Scottish Government<\/a> is investing up to \u00a385 million in the Borderlands Deal to support and develop the South of Scotland economy.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the establishment of a new enterprise agency for the south of Scotland, and the activity being taken forward by the South of Scotland economic partnership, this investment will help to drive inclusive growth that delivers significant and lasting economic benefits for individuals, businesses and communities right across the region.<\/p>\n<p>I call on the UK Government to match our financial commitment, over the same timescale of ten years, to deliver a package of transformational investment that will harness the region\u2019s full economic potential.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s widely anticipated that the UK&#8217;s Chancellor, <strong>Philip Hammond MP<\/strong>, will announce precisely how much funding Westminster will commit to the deal during today\u2019s imminent <strong>Spring Statement 2019<\/strong> (we&#8217;ve seen various estimates between \u00a3200m and \u00a3300m).<\/p>\n<p>No doubt all of this will also help to support Scotland&#8217;s Reaching 100% (<strong>R100<\/strong>) programme, which has so far committed \u00a3600m in order to get as close as possible to universal coverage of <strong>30Mbps+<\/strong> &#8220;<em>superfast broadband<\/em>&#8221; coverage by the end of 2021 (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2017\/12\/scotland-commit-600m-100-coverage-30mbps-broadband.html\">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2018\/03\/scotland-names-isp-bidders-for-100-superfast-broadband-rollout.html\">here<\/a>); March 2022 as a financial year.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly we are still awaiting news of a supplier to deliver on the R100 pledge and there are already concerns that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/scotgov\" target=\"_blank\">Scottish Government<\/a> may struggle, much like Wales recently did, in order to find an operator that can achieve their ambitions within such a short space of time. Either the roll-out will take longer, won\u2019t reach as far or they&#8217;ll end up choosing a weaker technology in order to fill the hardest gaps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE 1:02pm<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The UK Government has just confirmed that it will commit \u00a3260m to the deal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Scottish Government has today committed to invest up to \u00a385m over 10 years in order to support a new Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal (BIGD), which among other things will aim to improve fibre optic broadband and 4G mobile coverage in poorly served areas. 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