# Connectivity in Aberdeen North east Scotland. 230,180 people (mid-2025 estimate) in 186 square kilometres. 5 layers about connectivity for Aberdeen, each at the level its publisher released it, with its own date and source. In: [Scotland](https://openindex.co.uk/scotland) ## Gigabit broadband coverage Aberdeen: **93.1%** (January 2026, council level). Source: Ofcom. Published 13 May 2026. In Aberdeen, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 87.8%. - Against Scotland: 13% higher (82.1%) - Against the UK: 6% higher (87.8%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?place=S12000033) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/gigabit-broadband/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/connectivity#l-gigabit-coverage ## Full-fibre broadband coverage Aberdeen: **93.1%** (January 2026, council level). Source: Ofcom. Published 13 May 2026. In Aberdeen, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get full-fibre broadband in January 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 81.0%. - Against Scotland: 26% higher (74.0%) - Against the UK: 15% higher (81.0%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/full-fibre-broadband?place=S12000033) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/full-fibre-broadband) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-broadband/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/connectivity#l-full-fibre-coverage ## Full-fibre take-up Aberdeen: **59%** (January 2026, council level). Source: Ofcom. Published 13 May 2026. In Aberdeen, 59% of the homes and businesses that could get full fibre had a full-fibre connection in January 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 47%. - Against Scotland: 26% higher (47%) - Against the UK: 26% higher (47%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/full-fibre-take-up?place=S12000033) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/full-fibre-take-up) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/full-fibre-take-up/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/connectivity#l-full-fibre-take-up ## 4G coverage from all four networks Aberdeen: **99.98%** (January 2026, council level). Source: Ofcom. Published 13 May 2026. In Aberdeen, 99.98% of homes and businesses had outdoor 4G coverage from all four mobile networks in January 2026. For the UK as a whole, the figure was 99.22%. - Against Scotland: 1% higher (99.10%) - Against the UK: 1% higher (99.22%) [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/mobile-4g-coverage?place=S12000033) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/mobile-4g-coverage) · [Ranking](https://openindex.co.uk/rankings/mobile-4g-coverage/scotland) · https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/connectivity#l-mobile-4g-outdoor ## Broadband by postcode Postcode level, Great Britain only. Source: Ofcom and ONS Postcode Directory. Published as points, so there is no single figure for Aberdeen. The map shows each one. [Map](https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?place=S12000033) · [Source and method](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode) · https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/connectivity#l-broadband-postcode ## More on this place - [Overview](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen) - [Housing](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/housing) (8) - [Crime](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/crime) (6) - [People](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/people) (15) - [Deprivation](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/deprivation) (2) - [Health](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/health) (4) - [Education](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/education) (2) - [Environment](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/environment) (5) - [Transport](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/transport) (4) - [Economy](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/economy) (4) - [Council tax](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/council-tax) (2) - [Elections](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/elections) (7) - [Local services](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/services) (1) - [Sources](https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/sources) (22) The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/S12000033/data?family=connectivity ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/connectivity, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/connectivity#l-gigabit-coverage. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.8, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508850. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/aberdeen/connectivity