With speeds of 2.8Mbit/s, the residents of Halkirk, Scotland, struggled with unreliable connectivity and limited access to the digital world
Highland Broadband harnessed Adtran’s open, intelligent XGS-PON fiber platform, delivering Gigabit speeds to homes and businesses
Deployment provides ultra-fast, AI-optimized Wi-Fi 7, showcasing the commercial potential for fiber expansion in isolated, rural areas
Adtran today announced that Highland Broadband has transformed internet connectivity in Halkirk, Scotland, a village previously identified as the UK’s slowest broadband location in a 2023 study by Broadband Genie. Built on Adtran's open, intelligent XGS-PON fiber access technology, the new network delivers Gigabit speeds to homes and businesses,
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