Scottish telecoms sector report
Scottish telecoms is about getting connectivity to the Highlands and Islands, the 5G and fibre networks built across the Central Belt, and the firms that supply and manage them.
Key findings
- 55 Scottish-registered companies on record in telecoms, led by Glasgow (19), Aberdeen (4) and Edinburgh (4).
- Of the 34 companies with accounts at Companies House, Clarus Networks leads on both staff (69) and net assets (£5.5m).
- 4 funding rounds on record, £24.6m disclosed; the 2 rounds in the last twelve months brought in £8.6m.
- The largest disclosed round is Highland Broadband raises £10m (15 Aug 2024).
- The most recent: CSignum raises £2.6m.
Funding by month
Disclosed rounds, last twelve months; bar height is on a square-root scale so small rounds stay visible · Scottish telecoms funding this month
Top companies
| Company | Raised |
|---|---|
| CSignum | £14.6m |
| Highland Broadband | £10m |
| Clarus Networks | |
| Xona Space Systems | |
| Televisual Services Glasgow | |
| Alphacomm Systems | |
| Altarange | |
| Aquarius Contact Centres | |
| Cabcom |
Also on record, no figures yet: GoFibre, Neos Networks, pureLiFi, Concentrix TSC, Wellwood Communications, Melrose Labs, Brightridge Technology, Business Sale Basecamp, Commsworld, Light Networks, Pelion IOT, Arid Communication Systems, Arid Systems, Barrie Stark, Bridge Systems.
24 of 55 Scottish telecoms companies, ranked by money raised on record.
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Free sample: the 24 companies above, with their rounds, roles and filed accounts. The full dataset is available: ask us.Download sample CSV
Cite this: ayeoh, “Scottish telecoms sector report”, data to 30 Oct 2026, https://ayeoh.io/sectors/telecoms. Free to quote with a link.
Sources: Companies House filings, funding announcements and company boards read by ayeoh, and the Scottish tech press. Money is the disclosed amount only; a round with no stated figure counts as a round, not as money. Data to 30 Oct 2026.
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