UK government announces even more telecoms initiatives

Satellite broadband for a remote Scottish area, an MoU with Australia, and ‘smart lampposts’ are the latest government initiatives designed to make the UK ‘an international leader in telecoms.’
The three initiatives were announced by Technology Minister Sir John Whittingdale at an event called London Tech week. First up, the island of Papa Stour in the Shetland Islands – one of the most remote communities anywhere in the UK we’re told – will get space ba