The £28.75m 'Scottish 4G Infill' (S4GI) programme has been designed to improve digital connectivity from the Shetland Islands to the Borders.
The programme has reached its milestone halfway point, building and activating 28 phone masts, with the remaining 27 on track to be connected by 2023.
Residents and businesses in Bogton, in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, were the latest to benefit from the programme.
Mobile network operator EE is providing 4G services across all bar one of the new sites, including the new Bogton mast, but all sites are capable of supporting multiple operators in the future.
Scottish economy secretary Kate Forbes said: “The Scottish Government is helping more residents and workers get online and tackling some of Scotland’s longest-standing mobile phone signal black spots.
“The availability of 4G services has proven transformational for members of these communities, who have taken advantage of new connectivity to enhance how they...