The City of Edinburgh Council and CityFibre are collaborating to bring its gigabit - speed fibre network to council housing estates across the city . As part of the firm 's Gigabit City programme , 19,000 social housing properties in the Scottish capital will be given access to full fibre , making it easier to work from home and take advantage of cutting - edge smart home technologies . Full fibre digital networks, providing connectivity at gigabit speeds, are recognised to be the digital infrastructure of the future for homes and businesses. CityFibre has partnered with Google for the initial broadband infrastructure .
The City of Edinburgh Council and CityFibre are collaborating to bring its gigabit - speed fibre network to council housing estates across the city . As part of the firm 's Gigabit City programme , 19,000 social housing properties in the Scottish capital will be given access to full fibre , making it easier to work from home and take advantage of cutting - edge smart home technologies . CityFibre has partnered with Google for the initial broadband infrastructure .