A Report on Internet Connectivity Issues in North Ronaldsay, Orkney

This report delves into the internet connectivity challenges faced by the residents of North Ronaldsay, an island in the Orkney archipelago of Scotland. The study highlights the island's reliance on ADSL broadband, which results in slow speeds and unreliable connections, hindering economic development and limiting access to e-commerce and modern communication methods. The report outlines the negative impacts of poor internet infrastructure on daily life and the island's potential for tourism. It then proposes several technological solutions to improve connectivity, including LLU services, cable internet access, FTTP, and SDSL. The report emphasizes the benefits of these technologies in terms of speed, reliability, and economic growth. It underscores the importance of improved internet access for fostering shared knowledge, collaborative relationships, and empowering the community. The document concludes with a call for action, emphasizing the need for government support and investment to develop internet infrastructure and improve the quality of life for the people of North Ronaldsay.

North Ronaldsay island

Table of Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................2
Background......................................................................................................................................3
Project Objective.............................................................................................................................5
Relevant Technology.......................................................................................................................5
Challenges........................................................................................................................................7
Role of Technology in Solving Problems........................................................................................9
Project Budget...............................................................................................................................11
Conclusion and Recommendation.................................................................................................12
References......................................................................................................................................14
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Introduction
Orkney is considered as a most popular island which is situated in the Northern Isles of Scotland,
United Kingdom. Orkney is situated approximately 10 miles north of the coast of Caithness, and
it contains more than 70 islands, of which 20 islands are inhabited. In this report, we will discuss
the North Ronaldsay which is the main part of Orkney Island and also study the internet
problems faced by the North Ronaldsay. On the basis of these problems, we suggest some
solutions which can help the people of Ronaldsay to solve their problems. The largest island of
Orkney is known as Mainland. It has an area of approximately 520 square kilometers which is
making this island the sixth largest island of Scotland. Orkney is consists of the 30 Council areas
of Scotland, a lieutenancy area, a constituency of the Scottish Parliament and a former country.
The local council of Orkney is known as Orkney Islands Council which is considered one of the
main council in top three councils of Scotland. The elected members of this council are
independent, and they can easily make their own decision. As the Mainland Island, the other
islands of the Orkney Islands are in two groups, the South and North isles. All these islands have
a common geographical base of Old Red Sandstone (Barnes, 2015). The climate of Orkney
Island is mild, and its soils are considered most fertile. Most part of the Orkney land is farmed.
People of Orkney considered agriculture as the main part of their economy. Due to this the
people get their income and survive there. The local people of the Orkney Islands are known as
Orcadians who have different Orcadian Dialect of Scots. The wind and marine energy play an
important role which helps the Orkney people to generate more electricity which fulfills their
demands significantly. The population of the Orkney Islands is nearly 20000 to 30000. Among
these populations more than 15000 people leave at Mainland. The largest population centers of
Stromness and Kirkwall are both situated on Mainland. The main source of income for the
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Orkney people is crofting and fishing. They earn a large part of their income from these sources.
Recently, the development of North Sea Oil provides a good source of income and employment
to the islands. Orkney also has a growing tourist industry which is completely based on distinct
wildlife of islands and archaeological sites. Recently, internet connections are provided to the
main population centers. But the main problem for this island is that these internet connections
are variable and show less speed (Krafft, 2014). This will influence the whole living style of
individuals and work with the tourism industry.
Background
North Ronaldsay is considered as the most popular islands of Orkney. It has the area of 680
hectares which makes it the fifteenth largest island which is mentioned in Orkneyinga Saga. In
the current scenario, it is known for its historic lighthouse, unusual breed of sheep and migratory
bird life. It is situated around 2.5 miles north of its closest neighbor, Sanday. North Ronaldsay is
probably 5 kilometers long, and it is defined by two large sandy bays known as South Bay at the
south and Linklet Bay on the eastern shoreline. The climate of the island is not fixed and it is
dynamic in nature and frequently inclement. The surrounding waters are treacherous and stormy.
Hollandstoun is considered one of the south island which is the high sizable settlement and
situated in equidistant from the pier and the airfield. The island is also considered as a home to a
bird observatory. There is a lack of internet connection due to which people of North Ronaldsay
suffer from many problems. The only technology utilize by the citizens of North Ronaldsay is
ADSL and the other technology like SDSL, and Wireless connection internet are not available.
They use only ADSL broadband because it is considered the most popular internet connection of
UK. Due to the availability of single connection people of North Ronaldsay suffers more with
the speed of broadband. This has led to dissatisfaction among them. Less internet network makes
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it the less developed part of UK (Williams, 2013). If North Ronaldsay wants to enhance the
speed of internet and also wants to develop the economy, then it is necessary to develop suitable
internet connections. Internet growth lead shared knowledge and collaborative relationships
among the citizens of North Ronaldsay. The government of North Ronaldsay can improve its
internet connection through arranging different technical workshops and should support regional
and local internet organizations. Development of internet connection can bring various income
opportunities for the citizens of North Ronaldsay, due to which they are able to enhance their
lifestyle and can easily grow the GDP of the country. Suitable internet connection can help the
citizens in establishing their own business due to which they can utilize the latest technology to
conduct their business. The internet society works together to foster high growth and access to
latest technology by bringing information, partnerships to people, training, and communities
across the world (Haywood, 2014). North Ronaldsay’s people mostly depend on collective
farming. Lack of internet connection in the area impacts the communication with each other
which lead to low development of the economy.
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Project Objective
The main aim of this report is to explain different internet connection options which are available
for the North Ronaldsay citizens to provide them with high speed and reliable internet
connections. This helps the citizens to bring a strong bonding between the peoples which will
develop various income opportunities for them. Introduction of innovative technology can bring
reliable internet connection which will solve different problems of the citizens. With the help of
innovative technology people of Mainland and North Ronaldsay can easily communicate with
each other and can easily establish strong dial-up links which facilitate long term relation and
economic growth.
Relevant Technology
There are various relevant technologies which can improve the internet connections of North
Ronaldsay. Some of them are following:
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 LLU services: It is the most demanding technology of internet which improves the
internet connection in high context. LLU stands for "Local Loop Unbundling." It is the
latest form of technology which allows different service providers to use a particular
telecom network. The government of the North Ronaldsay should implement LLU
infrastructure which facilitates high connection and more reliability. Local loop
infrastructure development enforces connection of equipment and wires with the
telephone through which they are able to receive a broadband connection (Serrano,
2013). Installing LLU Facilitate sharing of the physical network among the citizens of the
area. If any country doesn't have internet access, they are mostly using LLU because it
facilitates the connection through the BT Openreach Network.
 Cable Internet Access: In current Scenario, cable network is most popular among
different countries. In telecommunications, cable internet access is considered an
important form of broadband internet access. Cable internet infrastructure previously
utilized only for cable television but now it carries digital internet which facilitates many
countries to communicate with each other such as fiber to the premises or digital
subscriber line. Through using Cable Internet Access, the citizens of the North Ronaldsay
can build their network edge connectivity from the Internet Service Provider to an end
user. For implementing the cable network the citizens require developing an
infrastructure of different cable modems which facilitate high speed and long term
durability to individuals.
 FTTP: It is also known as Fiber to the Home. FTTP is a pure fiber-optic cable connection
which is running through Internet Service Provider. FTTP infrastructure development is
also beneficial for the individuals of North Ronaldsay because it offers more reliability to
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its users. FTTP is a combination of different optical fibers which are basically designed
for the purpose of carrying light (Levenburg, 2015). FTTP had the width of human hair
and covered with different layers of plastic. These layers create a mirror around the fibers
through which it delivers internet connections to users. It is considered as the most high-
speed network in comparison to others. FTTP transfers billions of bits per second by
using only a single laser.
 SDSL: It stands for Symmetric Digital Subscriber Line. SDSL is considered an effective
source of internet connection. An ordinary SDSL network allows data transfer up to more
than 1,200 megabytes per second. North Ronaldsay citizens can use this speed for
uploading data as well as for downloading. Through the establishment of SDSL
infrastructure, the citizens are able to utilize their broadband connection of ADSL
technology efficiently (Pruekruedee, 2015). Establishment of SDSL infrastructure
minimizes the upload bandwidth, due to which it is able to derive higher bandwidth for
downloading. For most households, it provides an efficient system for suffering the
internet speedily, with the lower upload bandwidth.
Thus, we can say that all above mentioned technology play an efficient role in delivering faster
internet services which will facilitate the development of North Ronaldsay.
Challenges
The following problems faced by the individuals of North Ronaldsay:
 Less Reliability: The internet is considered as the important part of lives. The most
important problem faced by the individuals of North Ronaldsay is less reliability. Due to
the fewer reliability people of the area face lots of security problem. They mostly lose
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their information, and their account is hacked by different hackers. This will change the
mind of individuals, and they think that use internet is not reliable for them. The less
reliability feature makes it less popular in the North Ronaldsay. For creating the smart
environment, it is necessary for the government to enforce strong internet infrastructure
which will provide a safe environment to them.
 Lower Internet Connection: Another problem faced by the individuals is a lower
internet connection. Internet connection in the North Ronaldsay is variable and not stable.
Due to this, the people cannot be aware more about the current technologies and feels as
an uneducated person (Bacache, 2014). A strong internet connection facilitates easy
access to people. This problem can be solved through implementing strong network
internet connection which provides long-term durability to individuals. The absence of
internet connection stops the overall development of North Ronaldsay, and people cannot
perform any innovative act which enhances the development of the economy. Internet
connection develops a relationship between different persons, but due to a lower internet
connection, they don't have good relation with other citizens of the country.
 Slow Speed: The citizens of the North Ronaldsay utilize ADSl Broadband mostly but
they face the problem of slow speed. The internet connection provided by ADSL offer
slow speed to the individuals. This will consume enough time of the people when
download or upload data. In the case of any emergency they cannot use the internet
effectively due to which they suffer more. Speed offering by the ISPs should be such one
can easily access a single page. Less speed of internet connection reduces the demand for
internet among persons. Now they do not depend on the internet this will limit the
innovation capacity of individuals. This will impact the overall growth of the country.
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 Dependency on Dial-up links: Dialup internet service is known as a service that permits
high connectivity to the internet through a standard telephone line (Haller, 2015). Due to
the less internet connection mostly people of the area depend on dial-up links which bring
various problems for them. Implementation of dial-up connection requires different
external equipment which increases the implementation cost of the broadband, and
people spend a large part of the money on it. Another problem which causes due to the
dependency of dial-up links is that it is very difficult to use and providing constant
problems to citizens.
 Less opportunity of E-Commerce Solutions: Due to less availability of internet
environment the human beings of North Ronaldsay cannot conduct their own e-
commerce business. E-commerce refers to doing business electronically which is
completely based on internet infrastructure. This will reduce the employment chance and
growth opportunities of individual which can be enhanced through building a strong
network.
Role of Technology in Solving Problems
All the suggested technology plays an important part in solving all the problems. The role of the
technologies are following:
1. SDSL: It is an effective technology for solving all these problems. It play following roles:
 Connection speed of SDSL Technology is up to 120 times faster than any other
local or dial-up connection (Tsiaflakis, 2012). With this speed, one can easily
download picture files, and different software's in minutes or seconds instead of
hours.
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 It does not influence the phone line. It facilitates the individual's various facilities
by which one can easily use the same phone line for both data transmission and
voice or fax mail.
 SDSL Broadband offer unlimited internet access to people, and they do not have
to pay any other extra charge on the connection duration.
 It not only provide effectively and high-speed services but it also provides low-
cost phone services through implementing VoIP technology.
2. Cable Internet Access: It is considered as one of the best options when it comes to
delivering high-speed internet or reliability. This is because it offers speed up to 20 Mbps
which is about twice the speed offered by the SDSL technology. Role of cable internet
access in delivering efficient environment is following:
 Much faster than the other broadband sources like dial-up, SDSL, and satellite.
 Support online activities through which one establishes e-commerce business
(Lin, 2013).
 It operates without a phone line, due to which the people have an "on" connection
always.
3. FTTP: It is becoming a most popular source or sharing data. It provides high speed due to
which data is transmitted in few minutes. The main reason behind the high speed of
FTTP is that it mostly utilizes such technology which greatly uses light instead of
electricity during transmission of data. It plays following role in solving earlier identified
problems:
 High Internet Speed: Nowadays, internet is the most popular source of
communication. It offers high internet speed due to which North Ronaldsay
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people can easily stream videos, conduct video chat and also can easily download
the file.
 It utilizes the latest technology which can be efficiently utilized by individuals in
starting their own business. Through this, they can conduct innovative tasks and
can grow GDP of their area.
 It offers various ranges of applications by the access of which citizens of North
Ronaldsay can stay connected with its latest technology.
4. LLU Services: It plays the following role in solving the problems of North Ronaldsay
citizens:
 Through LLU individuals can easily connect with different service providers.
Through this, they can receive a different range of facilities (Nardotto, 2015).
 LLU infrastructure development is less expensive than the development of other
connections which save the large part of their income.
 It provides high network services through which one can conduct its business
opportunities efficiently.
Thus, by studying all this, we can conclude that all technologies play an important role in solving
the problems of North Ronaldsay individuals. But an important thing which should be considered
is the implementation of selected technology which should be effectively done by the
government of North Ronaldsay.
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