Stakeholder Forum 6-8pm, 28 June 2018 Framland Room, County Hall - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Stakeholder Forum

6-8pm, 28 June 2018

Framland Room, County Hall

Niall Mullin, Programme Manager

The Superfast Journey

July 2017

£4.4m Phase 2 extension announced

December 2017

500th cabinet goes live in Kibworth

January 2018

Knipton becomes 200th village to be upgraded

May 2017

70,000 homes and businesses connected

March 2018

300 miles of fibre and first FTTP delivery complete

December 2016

First area in 10,000 premise city build is complete

July 2015

50,000 homes and businesses connected

December 2014

100 miles of fibre cable deployed

July 2014

Cossington becomes first area to go ‘live’

March 2016

Phase 1 complete. 92% coverage achieved

2013

81% with access from commercial

• perators

May 2016

£5m Leicester City build added to Phase 2

Super connected Leicestershire

How the rollout works

Main Fibre Exchange e.g. Melton Mowbrary Local Exchange e.g. Asfordby Fibre Cable

Copper Telephone Wire Telephone Cabinet Fibre Cabinet

Grimston Village

Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) Fibre to the Premise (FTTP)

Better Broadband Scheme

Fibre Cable Backhaul Wireless signal

• Government and County Council commitment to provide every home and

business with access to a basic broadband service

• Satellite, wireless and 4G
• Majority of applications have been residential – scheme more suited to residential

customers

• Low take-up compared to national average

Satellite signal

Network Operations Centre Internet backbone

Challenges

Blocked or Collapsed Duct Power wayleaves and access Highways management Live transfers

Take-up

40 50 60 70 80 30 20 10

%

Take-up

Phase 1 Phase 2

40 50 60 70 80 30 20 10

%

Take-up

• Upgrades are not automatic – once connected, you need to contact your chosen service provider
• Take-up is crucial – clawback and benefits realisation
• Bespoke content and support available – dedicated Council officer on hand to support

What happens in an Internet Minute

National Developments

• Nearly two-thirds of

mobile connections were 4G-enabled at the end of 2016

• Target – 90% by end of

2017

• Spectrum issues for
• lder devices
• First 5G trials

announced

• Gigabit speeds, lower

latency and much greater capacity

• Gigabit voucher

scheme launched

• Businesses can claim

up to £3,000. Residents can receive £500 as part of a group project.

• Superfast areas can

access scheme

• SME criteria applies
• More information is

available at:

• Right to demand

10Mbps

• Openreach proposed

Universal Broadband Commitment

• Estimated cost £450m

to £600m funded by increasing wholesale prices

• The UBC would see

98.5% of homes and businesses connected

• To be introduced by

2020

Universal Service Obligation Full Fibre Programme Mobile

www.superfastleicestershire.org.uk/ gigabit

Commercial Developments

Phase 3 Timeline

Open Market Review

Commercial operators identified coverage

Public Consultation

Confirm ‘Intervention Area’ eligible to be targeted

Launch procurement

Seek delivery partner or partners

Award Contract(s)

Announcement of areas included

Deployment begins

Indicative date for engineering works to start

November 2017 April 2018 August 2018 Late 2018 Spring 2019

• Phase 3 approved - County Council approved the development of a Phase 3 in June 2017
• £5.7m to be invested – including Phase 1 savings and County Council underwrites
• Further funding sought – potential to double the subsidy available for Phase 3

Questions / Drop in Sessions

Contact Details: Email: broadband@leics.gov.uk Twitter: @LeicsCountyHall Website: www.superfastleicestershire.org.uk