Edinburgh-based telecommunications firm Commsworld has secured a new contract worth more than £35m over five years to provide network services to Glasgow City Council.

The contract sees Commsworld expand its responsibilities and continue to ‘transform the council’s infrastructure from ageing legacy networks to cutting-edge technologies and 5G network capabilities.’

Commsworld now has responsibility for Glasgow’s Local Area Networks, Wi-Fi, firewall and security and remote access, to add to its delivery of Wide Area Network (WAN) solution and IP telephony.

“We are delighted that Glasgow City Council has awarded Commsworld this contract, one of the largest in our history. It comes at a significant moment for Commsworld, as it is the 30^th anniversary since the company was founded,” said Steve Langmead, chief executive of Commsworld.

The new contract is the latest following many years of digital infrastructure projects for Commsworld in Scotland’s largest city. It previously delivered a range of services that established Glasgow as a ‘Gigabit City’, delivering a WAN of ultra-fast, pure-fibre connectivity for the city’s schools, libraries and other council buildings.

Commsworld also secured a £5.8 million digital single supplier contract until 2030 to install, manage and support a scalable and flexible full fibre network to support the delivery of CCTV and traffic control services across Glasgow.

The new network – which is on track to be delivered this year – seeks to give the council the technological capability to make more informed decisions on its data, and deliver more efficient, targeted services.

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Cllr Paul Leinster, chair of digital board at Glasgow City Council, said: “Digital technology underpins every part of the city’s Strategic Plan – and our new Digital Glasgow Strategy will be hugely important in supporting us to reduce poverty and inequality in our communities, increase opportunity and prosperity for citizens, secure a just transition to net zero and deliver innovative and sustainable public services.

“The next few years will also see major changes in how the council’s own ICT needs are met. The signing of this contract is a really significant step on that journey – and I’m pleased Glasgow is partnering with a leading Scottish company like Commsworld.”