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1 Waddesdon Local Area Forum Broadband update Waddesdon Primary School Wednesday 20 th November 2013

2 Buckinghamshire Business First Strategic economic development organisation Provides wide variety of business support Delivers projects, grants, also has a business Hub Works in conjunction with the Local Enterprise Partnership on policy Board is a mixture of public and private sector Has had a focus on broadband for a number of years Early data capture, supplier engagement, pilots Legacy of championing broadband improvements Now tasked with delivery BDUK, strategic intervention

3 Why is broadband important? Component of the economic vision for Bucks Key to competitiveness of Bucks offer Business growth, job creation, entrepreneurship Public sector transformation, service delivery Social equity, sustainability, tele-health Growing need for better connectivity, increased speeds Market will deliver circa 72% superfast broadband by 2015 Desire to provide ubiquitous coverage Local and Central Government intervention required

4 Connected Counties Bucks-Herts partnership Councils, LEPs and Government Established in 2011, Local Broadband Plan approved early 2012 Used Government Framework, coordinated by Broadband Delivery UK Funding from Bucks/Herts CC, Bucks Thames Valley/Herts LEPs, BDUK and supplier to tackle areas of market failure Underwent substantial procurement process (State Aid, data capture, engagement, evaluation etc) Award contract to supplier with best solution

5 Contract award BT awarded contract, publically announced end of June 2013 Contract value of over 18m BT contributing 8.6m in capital and operating expenditure Over 52,000 premises will be able to access superfast broadband, 38,500 in Bucks Will also deliver a guaranteed minimum speed of 2 Mbps to all premises Completion will be by March 2016, 91% NGA coverage A mixture of technologies will be used such as fibre, emphasising capacity and speed

6 Next steps - process A complex programme of works Delivered in phases geographical clusters, efficiency Phasing follows the sequence of events as described below Pre- Planning Exchange Preparation Surveying Installation Ready for Service A full assessment of existing network to provide accurate information for engineering teams Agree and plan when new equipment will be placed inside the exchange Planning the network, surveying underground ducts and deciding where the new fibre, street cabinets and over ground equipment will go Building the new network from the exchange to the new street cabinets and making it ready for service Fibre broadband services available to order and intensive demand stimulation activity

7 Technological solutions FTTC achieves speeds of up to 80 Mbps FTTP speeds up to 330 Mbps ADSL enhances copper performance Emphasis on maximising fibre rollout Downstream technology to be applied

8 Implications for LAF area

9 Implications for LAF area Exchanges, cabinets and premises are in scope for fibre upgrades Fibre broadband in Waddesdon, Brill, Grendon Underwood exchange areas Minimum of 2 Mbps in Stratton Audley, North Martson exchange areas Work to commence in 2014 (Waddesdon, Brill), 2015 (Grendon Underwood, Stratton Audley North Marston) Homes and businesses to benefit from connectivity Wholesale platform provides wide choice of suppliers Minimum superfast speed of 24 Mbps, 100% 2 Mbps access Capture of strong demand HP18 (519 registrations), OX27 (18 registrations) Not every premise will be guaranteed superfast coverage cabinet not enabled, copper line length issues

10 Next steps Survey/network planning process underway Announcements regarding phasing in new year This will include full details on timescales and expected speeds Regular communications on progress, opportunities for greater speed and coverage (contract, technologies), development of improved web portal Further investment Govt 250m (consultation underway), direct community resource Adding value to fixed and mobile broadband commercial rollout (4G, MIP), new mast installation possible

11 Latest Bucks data (Ofcom) Bucks is on its way to commercial rollout completion Average speed showing improvement since 2012 (4 Mbps) Premises with less than 2 Mbps has decreased by 2% Superfast broadband take-up average increased by over 100%

12 More information Chris Rawson, Broadband Manager, Buckinghamshire Business First , Thank you

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