Next Generation Access: Enabling Transformation. Bill Murphy - Managing Director, NGA BT Group

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1 Next Generation Access: Enabling Transformation Bill Murphy - Managing Director, NGA BT Group

2 Good news from the Government Our goal is simple: within this By 2015 parliament we want Britain to have the best superfast broadband network in Europe Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Superfast broadband available to 90% of people in each local authority Access to at least 2Mbps for everyone in the UK 830m public funding for superfast broadband in rural areas Between now and m from digital switchover under spend 150m pa (from 2013) from BBC licence fee settlement Four NGA pilot schemes announced and wave two underway Wave 1: Highlands and Islands, North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Herefordshire

3 Maintaining momentum in BT 4 million+ premises passed with fibre, 5 million in the next few weeks More than 400 exchanges live 12,000+ cabinets live Passing c. 80,000 new premises per week On track for 10 million premises passed in 2012 Deploying more than twice as fast as NTT, Korea Telecom, Deutsche Telecom, AT&T, Verizon, Belgacom Footprint expanding by the equivalent of the population of Singapore each quarter 45 communications providers are using BT s fibre services BT Infinity launched in January ,000 customers up & running 5,000 new orders each week No other company in the world is investing as much in fibre without public sector support or a regime that allows for far greater returns

4 Innovation & market engagement Speeds Doubling the download and upload speeds on FTTC to approx 80Mbps and 20Mbps respectively Technical trials underway achieving 1Gbps over fibre FTTP 12 pilot sites underground & overhead; 9 CPs actively trialling 11,000 premises passed, approx 1000 triallists Commercial launch later this year Passive infrastructure Engaging with 12 CPs on Passive Infrastructure Access (PIA) Launched draft offer on schedule in January Trial underway with Sky & Call Flow, more to follow Pricing significantly below European comparators Announcing revised pricing on PIA shortly with commercial products launching in the summer

5 A sustainable solution needs... Competition Affordability Choice

6 Competition ready critical for success

7 Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly The plan Deliver next generation broadband to 100% of the county 80-90% fibre 10-20% wireless / satellite / advanced copper Open, competitive, future-proof network Focus on developing the knowledge economy 132m investment, 60% from BT How we work Shared vision Joint programmes focussing on: Demand stimulation Business support & skills, helping businesses extract benefits Digital inclusion & equal opportunities Research & innovation Environmental sustainability What we ve achieved Eight FTTC pilots underway First business customer went live in January Four communications providers connected Eight exchanges live, 61 cabinets Available to 15,000 premises 50 customers connected by end March Why we did it To enable Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly to become the best connected rural area in the world

8 More than just infrastructure: Environmental sustainability Minimising the impact Maximising the benefit Demand stimulation Driving high take up Long term sustainability Deliver economic & social returns iness support & skills programmes Driving high growth & high value Assist business to extract benefit Research, innovation & evaluation University & industry research & observatio Measuring & driving socio-economic impac Culture of innovation & new applications Digital inclusion & equal opportunities Drive benefit for all

9 Two pints of lager and super-fast broadband Because we offer free Wi-Fi people can experience superfast broadband first hand while enjoying a pint of real ale. More business people are coming in now with laptops people can drop in, do their work and print it off while enjoying a drink or a spot of lunch. Michael Owen, co-owner, Britannia Hotel, Chacewater, Cornwall

10 BT and West Sussex More than 1000 BT employees live and work in the area 3,700 FTE local jobs supported, total value 518m 33m pa spent with local suppliers GVA 170 million 78 exchanges serving 415,000+ homes & businesses; 99% ADSL up to 8Mbps broadband availability ADSL2+ up to 20Mbps broadband available to 254,000+ homes and businesses 13 Ethernet nodes including Littlehampton, Chichester and Burgess Hill 9 exchanges announced for super-fast broadband, reaching 100,000+ premises. Service already available in Crawley and Horsham. Others include East Grinstead, Pound Hill and Haywards Heath Lindfield is a Race to Infinity winning exchange, due to go live December 2011 Working in partnership we could reach 90% of West Sussex with fibre

11 Speed is of the essence for First Time Response I have seen a fantastic improvement in speed since the upgrade. Superfast Broadband saves us serious amounts of time and it just all works better Brian Fagence-Traynor Director, First Time Response Ltd Crawley, West Sussex

12 West Sussex: a recipe for success Shared Vision Ensuring the UK is at the leading edge of the global digital economy Public Private Partnership Essential to go beyond the commercial areas Demand Stimulation Vital to engage citizens, businesses and other stakeholders on the benefits Open, Competition Ready Giving customers choice on products, applications and service

13 A few final thoughts The roll-out of fibre is an exciting opportunity and a major engineering challenge Local engagement with the county and the community is critical We want to engage, participate, partner and invest in West Sussex We can help you create a sustainable solution that provides maximum economic value bill.murphy@bt.com peter.r.cowen@bt.com

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