Perth and Strathearn
Audacious is the word we’d use to describe our plan for this network! In the last year, we’ve built from Strathallan to Auchterarder, heading towards Perth. We’ll take our network into the city – a first for us – with a bold plan to install fibre using infrastructure that no ISP has been able to before.
Updates
05
Sep
Good news! Home Surveys to begin...
26
Apr
Spreading the word in Methven
20
Apr
Working the fields
20
Mar
A clear route to Methven
05
Dec
Mapping Methven
10
Jan
Homes begin to Go Live
13
Jul
Home Installations begin in the Dupplin Estate
02
Jun
Breaking Ground, sign-ups and home surveys
09
Mar
Partnering with Landowners in the Dupplin Estate
10
Jan
Designs begins for the Dupplin Estate
17
May
Gigaloch heads to Perth
05
Apr
Surveys begin
19
Jan
New project lead
04
Dec
Enter the Gigacastle
02
Oct
Landowner progress
12
Aug
New build area announced 🥳
5th September 2023
Good news! Home Surveys to begin…
It’s official, we’ve dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s and we’re now starting to survey properties within Methven. Over the past few months we’ve laid our spine in the fields around Methven, a massive thank you to all the landowners who have supported us so far – with this task now almost complete, it is time to move to the next stage.
Our Cabinet will shortly arrive and be positioned in the Recreation Park – Once there, it will take a month or two before it connects our network to the wider internet, through a process known as “backhaul”.
Customers will now be receiving emails inviting them to book a home survey at a convenient time – following this, a member of our Survey Team will visit the property to ascertain the best route for our fibre to enter the property.
26th April 2023
Spreading the word in Methven
With the technicians working in the nearby fields, it’s time for the team to hit the streets and spread the word about the many benefits of hyperfast broadband. Keep an eye out for Grant, Chelsey, Harry and James as they outline our plans to residents and register interested households. Remember installation is free and there’s nothing to pay for the first year!
20th April 2023
Working the fields
Residents of Methven may well have noticed the Gigatruck and the mole-plough in the fields to the south of the village – Our “spine”, the larger fibre cable that forms the backbone of our network, is now being buried along the perimeter of these fields. In the coming weeks we’re aiming to lay approximately 13.5km of “spine” around the perimeter of the village.
20th March 2023
A clear route to Methven
A huge thanks to all the landowners who have now granted us permission to lay our spine from our existing network in the Dupplin Estate towards Methven – an important milestone in our mission to bring hyperfast broadband to Methven.
5th December 2022
Mapping Methven
While we continue apace with our work in the Dupplin Estate to bring the remaining properties online, our Planning & Estates teams have been working with landowners in and around Methven to plot a course for our network, initially around the outskirts of the village. We’re delighted to be expanding to Methven in 2023!
10th January 2023
Homes begin to Go Live
We’re now live in the Dupplin Estate! Customers in Aberdalgie, Tibbermore and elsewhere are now beginning to receive their initial free first year of hyperfast Gigaloch broadband. Although many households are now enjoying the many benefits this brings, there are still some we need to connect. We design our network as efficiently as possible to minimise the number of roads we have to lay our fibre underneath as no-one likes roadworks! We’re currently awaiting permission to “cross” several roads which will allow us to bring these properties online.
13th July 2022
Home Installations begin in the Dupplin Estate
It’s time for the remote controlled mini-moleplough to lay ducting. Our surveyors have created bespoke designs for each household to minimise the impact upon our customers’ gardens. Once the ducting has been laid, the team will quite literally “blow” the fibre-optic cable through the duct and into the property using compressed air and then connect to our Zyxel router.
2nd June 2022
Breaking Ground, sign-ups and home surveys
It’s moleplough time! With initial planning complete, our engineers have started to lay our “spine” – the larger fibre cables that form the backbone of our network- throughout the Dupplin Estate running all the way back to our backhaul and cabinet at Strathallan Castle. Although we always track the perimeter of fields, our moleplough will typically bury the cable at least 900mm deep to minimise the risk of damage to the network. On a good day, our team can lay over a kilometre of “spine”!
With work now well underway, we’re now generating customer sign-ups and arranging for detailed surveys of customer’s homes to determine the optimum route to connect our fibre directly into their property.
9th March 2022
Partnering with Landowners in the Dupplin Estate
Morag, Jamie & Ross have had a fantastic response from local landowners who have provided permission to run our cabling ducts through their land. This means our designers and surveyors can now liaise with the landowners to finalise our network design.
10th January 2022
Designs begins for the Dupplin Estate
Our design team have begun designing our network in conjunction with landowners in and around the Dupplin Estate, south-west of Perth. Communities including Aberdalgie, Forteviot & Tibbermore can begin to look forward to Hyperfast Gigaloch broadband in the near future…
17 May 2021
Gigaloch heads to Perth
We’re working on an exciting and innovative plan to expand the network over to Perth taking Gigaloch out of the countryside for the first time.
05 April 2021
Surveys begin
Surveys, surveys, surveys! Our surveyors have got a lot of land to cover to make their detailed plans for the network build.
19 January 2021
New project lead
Gigaloch’s head of planning, Ross, makes the move to Perthshire to lead the Strathearn project
04 December 2020
Enter the Gigacastle
We’re excited to be working with the team at Strathallan Castle who have agreed to host our backhaul and cabinet.
02 October 2020
Landowner progress
Great progress is being made mapping out our network! We’ve teamed up with amazingly supportive landowners and have a clear route from Auchterarder to Perth.
12 August 2020
New build area announced 🥳
As the demand for gigabit broadband in Perthshire is so great, we’re making a plan for another build from Strathallan to Auchterarder.
5th September 2023
Good news! Home Surveys to begin…
It’s official, we’ve dotted the i’s and crossed the t’s and we’re now starting to survey properties within Methven. Over the past few months we’ve laid our spine in the fields around Methven, a massive thank you to all the landowners who have supported us so far – with this task now almost complete, it is time to move to the next stage.
Our Cabinet will shortly arrive and be positioned in the Recreation Park – Once there, it will take a month or two before it connects our network to the wider internet, through a process known as “backhaul”.
Customers will now be receiving emails inviting them to book a home survey at a convenient time – following this, a member of our Survey Team will visit the property to ascertain the best route for our fibre to enter the property.
26th April 2023
Spreading the word in Methven
With the technicians working in the nearby fields, it’s time for the team to hit the streets and spread the word about the many benefits of hyperfast broadband. Keep an eye out for Grant, Chelsey, Harry and James as they outline our plans to residents and register interested households. Remember installation is free and there’s nothing to pay for the first year!
20th April 2023
Working the fields
Residents of Methven may well have noticed the Gigatruck and the mole-plough in the fields to the south of the village – Our “spine”, the larger fibre cable that forms the backbone of our network, is now being buried along the perimeter of these fields. In the coming weeks we’re aiming to lay approximately 13.5km of “spine” around the perimeter of the village.
20th March 2023
A clear route to Methven
A huge thanks to all the landowners who have now granted us permission to lay our spine from our existing network in the Dupplin Estate towards Methven – an important milestone in our mission to bring hyperfast broadband to Methven.
5th December 2022
Mapping Methven
While we continue apace with our work in the Dupplin Estate to bring the remaining properties online, our Planning & Estates teams have been working with landowners in and around Methven to plot a course for our network, initially around the outskirts of the village. We’re delighted to be expanding to Methven in 2023!
10th January 2023
Homes begin to Go Live
We’re now live in the Dupplin Estate! Customers in Aberdalgie, Tibbermore and elsewhere are now beginning to receive their initial free first year of hyperfast Gigaloch broadband. Although many households are now enjoying the many benefits this brings, there are still some we need to connect. We design our network as efficiently as possible to minimise the number of roads we have to lay our fibre underneath as no-one likes roadworks! We’re currently awaiting permission to “cross” several roads which will allow us to bring these properties online.
13th July 2022
Home Installations begin in the Dupplin Estate
It’s time for the remote controlled mini-moleplough to lay ducting. Our surveyors have created bespoke designs for each household to minimise the impact upon our customers’ gardens. Once the ducting has been laid, the team will quite literally “blow” the fibre-optic cable through the duct and into the property using compressed air and then connect to our Zyxel router.
2nd June 2022
Breaking Ground, sign-ups and home surveys
It’s moleplough time! With initial planning complete, our engineers have started to lay our “spine” – the larger fibre cables that form the backbone of our network- throughout the Dupplin Estate running all the way back to our backhaul and cabinet at Strathallan Castle. Although we always track the perimeter of fields, our moleplough will typically bury the cable at least 900mm deep to minimise the risk of damage to the network. On a good day, our team can lay over a kilometre of “spine”!
With work now well underway, we’re now generating customer sign-ups and arranging for detailed surveys of customer’s homes to determine the optimum route to connect our fibre directly into their property.
9th March 2022
Partnering with Landowners in the Dupplin Estate
Morag, Jamie & Ross have had a fantastic response from local landowners who have provided permission to run our cabling ducts through their land. This means our designers and surveyors can now liaise with the landowners to finalise our network design.
10th January 2022
Designs begins for the Dupplin Estate
Our design team have begun designing our network in conjunction with landowners in and around the Dupplin Estate, south-west of Perth. Communities including Aberdalgie, Forteviot & Tibbermore can begin to look forward to Hyperfast Gigaloch broadband in the near future…
04 December 2020
Enter the Gigacastle
We’re excited to be working with the team at Strathallan Castle who have agreed to host our backhaul and cabinet.
12 August 2020
New build area announced 🥳
As the demand for gigabit broadband in Perthshire is so great, we’re making a plan for another build from Strathallan to Auchterarder.
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