ULTRAFAST full fibre broadband is set to be rolled out in two Helensburgh and Lomond villages as part of a major upgrade programme across Scotland.

Openreach has announced a £95m investment nationwide which will see the networks in Rhu and Garelochhead boosted with a new, ultrafast, ultra-reliable ‘full fibre’ broadband network to be built to most premises in these areas.

With download speeds of 1 Gbps, full fibre broadband is up to 10 times faster than the average home broadband connection and is also less affected by peak time congestion.

The company has previously announced plans to upgrade eight Argyll and Bute towns, including Helensburgh, Oban and Campbeltown.

Robert Thorburn, partnership director for Openreach in Scotland, said: “As Scotland’s biggest fibre builder, we’re delighted to be unveiling a broadband boost for people in Argyll and Bute.

"Good connectivity is vital – whether it’s to work from home, access education and care services, or for gaming and streaming entertainment – and that’s why we’re investing across the UK to upgrade our network to 25 million premises.

“Nobody’s building faster, further or to a higher standard than Openreach, and we’ve already reached six million homes and businesses with ultrafast full fibre technology, including 480,000 in Scotland.

"It’s proving popular as well, with nearly 23 per cent already choosing to start using it.

“Our engineers and build partners are reaching more communities every week and we’re not just building in cities and urban areas. Many rural and hard to reach communities are already benefitting and we plan to reach many more in the coming months and years.”