Building a Broadband Future Cllr Keith Barrow
Agenda and Introductions • 11.00 Welcome and introductions - Cllr Keith Barrow • 11:05 Connecting Shropshire Programme - Cllr Keith Barrow /Andrew Evans (Connecting Shropshire - Programme Responsible Owner) • 11:15 Deployment schedule what to expect where and when - Brendan Dick (MD BT Regions) • 11.30 The engineering task (1000+ km Fibre), - Kim Mears (Director Openreach) • 11:45 Exploiting the broadband opportunity - Natasha Innocent (BDUK) • 12:00 Panel Q&A session - Cllr Keith Barrow • 12:30 Light working lunch including opportunity to meet the Programme Team and see technical showcase
Faster broadband and better connectivity for Shropshire will enable... Better Business opportunities Better Home experience Better Public Services Better for Everyone “Fibre broadband will bring Shropshire’s predominantly rural economy into the digital fast lane, revitalising small towns, villages and hamlets connecting communities to stimulate growth and innovation, in the long-term, ensuring local people don’t suffer from a digital divide.”
The Commercial partnership • £1 Council investment = £2 partner investment • Digital technology can enable SMEs to unlock as much as £18.8 billion in incremental revenue nationally* *Booz and Co - This Is for Everyone” The Case for Universal Digitisation
This Programme in summary • Faster broadband to over 62,000 rural homes and businesses in Shropshire by end of March 2016 – 2Mbps or more to all homes and businesses – 24Mbps or more to the majority of homes and businesses • This means 93% of premises (131,000) having access to fibre broadband (when combined with commercial rollouts) • In partnership we continue to look for opportunities to work with communities in Shropshire to extend fibre coverage further.
Our focus • High level of expectation • Robust and accountable governance model • Clear communication • Evidence based benefits realisation • Ensuring value for money throughout Programme
Connecting Shropshire Programme Team Andy Evans Programme Senior Bill Murphy BT NGA Responsible Officer Executive Sponsor Chris Taylor Rob Jones Broadband Programme Patrick Nicholas BT Group Project Manager Senior Deal Lead Lead Dan Czyzyk Kevin Johnson TBC Stacey King Openreach Martin Emma Tennant Ben Walker Morag Banks Project Project BT Group Network McGregor BT Media Project Project Contract Communicatio Marketing Deployment Finance Lead Relations Lead Support Officer Administrator Officer ns Officer Lead Project Lead Openreach Delivery Project Managers
The Deployment Challenge Building a Broadband Future Brendan Dick - MD BT Regions
It’s a big job! • Building a robust, future-proofed infrastructure is physically and technically challenging • Work on the programme will continue until End Spring 2016 • We’ll reach more than 62,000 premises in predominantly rural or very rural locations • The project will deliver the best coverage and speed possible for the money available.
Building on our commercial roll out • 22,000 field engineers in Openreach, and still recruiting • More than 15m premises have access to Openreach’s fibre network across the UK • We’re already rolling out in Baschurch, Oswestry, Shrewsbury, Bridgnorth, Ludlow and Market Drayton: more than 60,000 premises, of which 28,000 are already “live” • And more than 70 service providers are enabled to offer fibre services that use Openreach’s network.
Work has already started (Phase 1 of 9)
Keeping you informed of progress Two main sites to check for updates www.connectingshropshire.co.uk Information on this programme and links to all other commercial roll outs http://www.superfast-openreach.co.uk/where-and-when/ info on this programme and BT’s commercial roll Now showing postcodes covered by programme and exchanges under evaluation respectively. We expect to announce the first communities that will benefit this Autumn
The Big Build…
The Engineering task Building a Broadband Future Kim Mears - Director Openreach
The Technology ADSL Broadband Copper from the exchange to the premises. Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) The fibre connection goes to a powered cabinet in the street. The final connection to premises is on copper. Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) The fibre connection goes all the way from the main network to the premises.
Keeping you informed of progress Make you sure you visit the showcase here today
Our Deployment Strategy The decision of where to deploy SFBB is based on: - Technical and physical feasibility - Existing Infrastructure • Exchange equipment, ducts, copper and power - Clustering of premises • Always look to maximise the number of lines served in the earliest timeframe (value for money) - Best alignment of local engineering resources Flexible approach = Greatest coverage, highest speed, lowest cost, shortest timescale = best value for money
More detail on the process Liaison with Highways Power Supply Planning: Network Detailed planning of ducts/cable Spine Build rearrangement runs/boxes/locations Production of planning packs Surveys Exchange Connectivity Schedulin Local Planning Applications / Wayleave FTTP Manifold Build g applications Initial Planning Order Power supply assessment Cabinet Build Submit orders for kit Exchange Infrastructure Build Commission & Test Phase 2 Phase 3.........
A Major Engineering Project • 9 phases to end Spring 2016 • Approximately 1300 Km fibre • Around 350 cabinets • In excess of 100 engineers • Upgrade of 115 exchanges • Embracing technology innovation Enough fibre to join Shropshire to the Swiss Alps
Exploiting the broadband opportunity Building Better Broadband Natasha Innocent - BDUK
BDUK – Changing lives Building a broadband future for Business Better broadband provides small businesses with new opportunities to grow and make efficiencies by working smarter • E-commerce . Currently only 1/3 of SMEs transact online. Booz + Co estimate there is an opportunity for SMEs to unlock up to £18.8 billion additional revenue if they were all transacting online • Other opportunities include : Cloud computing. Video conferencing. Sending and receiving huge files. New opportunities to market and network • BUT businesses may need to build their digital skills to fully benefit
Small businesses segmented by digital maturity Higher online Lower online maturity maturity 2. Emerging 4. Enthusiastic 5. Deliberate 1. Shooting Stars 3. Static Surfers Advocates Chasers Disconnected Fairly advanced not online (no Fairly advanced Do a lot online but either have a Do low to use + no in their use of and have a moderate level basic website, or website) or only online website with don’t use the business tasks use the internet technology but higher level internet for the online and have for very basic don’t have a functionality. highest level a basic website. tasks (e.g. website at all. tasks. Google search.) (28% of (17% of (17% of (17% of (20% of participants) participants) participants) participants) participants) Source: Lloyds/Go ON UK “Maximising Online Engagement with SMEs & Charities” (Optimisa) Sept 2012.
Shropshire Case Study • One Shropshire-based telecoms business is already seeing the benefits of the existing fibre commercial deployment using the internet to help provide vital medical advice • The introduction of further superfast broadband deployment across the county of Shropshire will allow Rob Tolley, of Fluid Network Solutions, local telecoms business, Fluid Network Solutions, to said: “At the moment, surgeries and expand their hosted telephony network into the more businesses local to the main towns in rural areas potentially benefiting hundreds of Shropshire are getting the most from the organisations and customers. hosted telephony, whereas in the more rural organisations, whilst still available, it • Fluid currently provides telecom services for businesses is a little more challenging due to the and organisations, including the county’s out of hours broadband network not being as strong. medical services, run by Shropdoc. There are future plans to improve the service for patients and surgeries “The building of this superfast broadband across Shropshire by building a hosted voice network which relies on quality broadband services. network will be the backbone of the voice network service, which will provide a host of major benefits to end users.”
Building a Broadband Future for Home Better broadband also opens up new opportunities, choice and convenience for people and families, including: • Opportunities to work from home; start up new businesses and learn new skills • Opportunities to save money and access services in new ways. This is especially important with an ageing population. • More social networking with family, friends and communities of interest. Our online friendships are increasingly as important as off line networks. • BUT research from the BBC demonstrates that some people do not have the digital skills or confidence to fully benefit
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