Homes in and around Glasgow are some of 47,000 having full-fibre broadband installed.

The city's Possilpark is one of the sites undergoing a major broadband upgrade by Openreach in new plans welcomed by the Scottish Government.

Lochwinnoch in Renfrewshire and Blantyre, Bothwell, Hamilton and Larkhall in South Lanarkshire are also next in line. 

They join 1.2 million homes and businesses across Scotland who already have access to the Openreach work.

The Gazette:

Robert Thorburn, Openreach partnership director for Scotland, said: “Our rollout of full-fibre broadband is a huge infrastructure success story.

"As far as we know, no company is building faster or further in Europe.

"Our engineers are working at a rapid pace, despite the huge complexities of an engineering project on this scale, and we won’t be stopping any time soon.

“Our fibre network now passes more than 365,000 properties across the Glasgow City Region, and today we’re pledging further investment for more local communities.

"Around three in 10 of those households and businesses have upgraded so far, so there’s plenty of room for more people to switch to better broadband right now.

“Our fibre checker has the latest information about our work in your area. It’s also worth noting that upgrades aren’t automatic. Once full fibre is available where you live, you’ll need to place an order to get connected and we’ll do the rest.

“Our network offers the widest choice of providers such as BT, Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone and Zen – which means people have lots of choice and can get a great deal."

The Gazette: Openreach will carry out upgrades in Port Glasgow

These spots are some of 28 more locations Openreach plans to expand to, covering a further 120,000 homes and businesses. 

Openreach’s £15 billion project to upgrade the UK’s broadband infrastructure aims to make gigabit-capable technology available to 25 million homes and businesses by the end of 2026, including 6.2 million in harder-to-reach, more remote and rural areas.

More than 4.7 million homes and businesses across the UK have already upgraded to Full Fibre and demand continues to flow, with more than 50,000 orders being placed each week.

The Scottish Government's employment and investment minister Tom Arthur said: “Digital infrastructure is a key enabler to support economic growth right across Scotland.

"It’s why the Scottish Government is making record investment in broadband infrastructure this year, and we will continue to work alongside Openreach and other partners to continue improving and extending our digital network to benefit communities and businesses across the country.

 “As a signatory of Scotland’s Full Fibre Charter, Openreach is committed to accelerating and prioritising rollout of the technology.

"This welcome programme of work will bring continued significant investment in our workforce and national infrastructure, enabling more homes and businesses – including in our island and rural communities - to access a full-fibre connection.”