Progress on Super Fast Fibre Access

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1 Progress on Super Fast Fibre Access NICC Open Forum 23 rd November 2009 George Williamson Director, Strategic Network Design Openreach

2 Overview Openreach and the UK supply chain Meeting the challenges of volume deployment - Active Line Access and the Mixed Economy strategy Generic Ethernet Access and the enabling architectures Conclusions Working with NICC

3 Openreach and the UK Supply Chain Deliver Next Generation Access Capability to Communications Providers at lowest practical economical point - Equal access to all Communications Providers The UK Supply Chain - Open Network - Enable CP Innovation - Enable Excellent Customer Experience Quality of Service Customer (End User) Fulfilment, Assurance and CP Migration and/or Retailer and/or Solutions Provider Common Presentation to CPs - Ethernet Bitstream - Option for Physical Media Independence Communication Provider Openreach Equivalence of Input Enable Voice and Broadband (Data) applications

4 Super-fast fibre access plans Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) Sept 2008: first end-users connected at Ebbsfleet Valley, Kent Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) January 2009; Technical trial begins in Foxhall, Ipswich July 2009: Operational pilot begins in Muswell Hill, London & Whitchurch, Cardiff Up to 30,000 premises passed Balmoral Northern Ireland Early market deployment of FTTC early 2010 Belfast Up to 500,000 premises passed, including Didsbury urban and rural locations Bury Accelerated market deployment of FTTC March 2010 Up to 1m premises passed Further locations to be announced in the summer 2009 Opportunity to work with RDA s that have obtained EU funding Western Taffs Well Cardiff Whitchurch Halfway Heaton Moor Cornwall Glasgow Failsworth Oldham Edinburgh Rusholme Dean Pudsey Calder Valley Luton Hemel Hempstead Watford Woolwich West Yorkshire Halifax Manchester London Muswell Hill St. Albans Thamesmead Subject to appropriate regulatory environment & customer demand We are investing 1.5bn to rollout fibre to 10m homes and businesses, some 40% of the UK, by 2012 Foxhall Bradwell Abbey Chelmsford Leagrave Ebbsfleet Enfield Highams park Edmonton Chingford Canonbury Tottenham

5 Openreach Next Generation Access options Openreach Handover Point External Network End User CP1 GPON Shared Bandwidth ONT ~32 way split Ethernet 10/100Mbit/s LAYER 2 SWITCH CP2 CP N 2.4 Gbit/s Downstream 1.2 Gbit/s Upstream Ethernet 10/100Mbit/s Remote VDSL2 DSLAMs Active BitStream Products CP1 CP2 CP N LAYER 2 SWITCH Pt-Pt or PON fed DSLAMs DSLAM DSLAM DSLAM MDU Ethernet 10/100Mbit/s CP1 LAYER 2 SWITCH CP2 CP N Point to Point Ethernet Ethernet 100Mbit/s 1Gbit/s A B Openreach product from A to B EOI Active Line Access products offered to CPs

6 Product - why Ethernet? Established and very competitive equipment market Common interface across many different physical media (e.g. PONs, Pt-Pt, xdsl copper, Wi-Fi, ) Includes Ethernet OAM functions which allows: - Clear demarcation between downstream & upstream providers - Testing & diagnostics can be performed by downstream & upstream providers independently (key for consistent & good customer service) Allows downstream providers to innovate in IP services unhindered by details of upstream technology Multi-service: - E.g. VoIP, Video, Broadband, IP VPNs on the same physical interface - Multi downstream providers on the same physical interface

7 NGA GEA product alignment Downstream Peak Downstream Prioritised Downstream Hard Fault Upstream Upstream Hard Fault Product C DSL Line Rate C - DSL Line Rate GEA-FTTP 40Mb/s 20Mb/s 20Mb/s 2Mb/s 2Mb/s GEA-FTTC 40Mb/s 20Mb/s 15Mb/s 2Mb/s 250kb/s GEA-FTTP 40Mb/s 20Mb/s 20Mb/s 10Mb/s 10Mb/s GEA-FTTC 40Mb/s 20Mb/s 15Mb/s 10Mb/s 2Mb/s GEA-FTTP Premium 100Mb/s 20Mb/s 100Mb/s 10Mb/s 10Mb/s GEA-FTTC peak rates reflect the innate uncertainty in a DSL delivered service over variable copper loops. GEA-FTTC selects lines to deliver assured 15Mb/s downstream DSL line rate. FTTP platform uses dynamic bandwidth allocation to offer peak rates above the committed rate. There is the opportunity for further product bandwidth enhancements e.g. the current generation of ONTs is capable of supporting a 1Gbit/s peak rate service.

8 Voice over NGA VoNGA provides CPs with a WLR like product and consumption model (Wholesale Calls, CPS, IA). Ensures continuity as close as possible to existing CP interfaces. Enables USO and PATS commitments to be met over NGA (FTTP). VoNGA is provided as an equivalent product to all CPs. Internal Technical Trials Q2/Q3 2010/11. CP Trial engagement post Nov Fibre ONT ATA GEA PATS Analogue Voice Port Battery PSU Following consultation, also considering CP controlled ATA CPs own call server CPs own product set

9 GEA - FTTC architecture - Brownfield overlay Hand-Over Node VDSL2 DSLAM PCP End User Premises CP1 CPn HO Head End NTE 5 & SSFP GEA Data Port VDSL2 modem Direct fibre Multiple GigE links 240Vac Baseband Voice & Legacy Services Existing Copper E-side Network from DLE D-Side Copper GEA Product Voice and Legacy services supplied from the exchange. Premium Broadband product provided as GEA over FTTCab Demand led deployment model

10 FTTC Access infrastructure

11 GEA - FTTP architecture CP 1 in same BT building NGA hand-over node External network End user CP 2 outside BT building CP 3 remote different BT building CP 4 remote non BT building Fibre Joint HO Frame HO Frame Cable Link ONBS BES Optical interfaces - 1 Gbit/s or 10 Gbit/s GPON OLT GPON OLT Shared bandwidth 32 way split 32 way split 28dB max ONT 1 ONT 32 Port 1 Port 4 Port 1 Port 4 End user interface - 10Mbit/s 100Mbit/s 1000Mbit/s Ethernet 2 CP model Existing products Openreach GEA product variants GEA data product GEA voice enablement product GEA CP GigE port product (includes fibre connectivity)

12 FTTP Access infrastructure - Brownfield

13 Summary - NGA a Mixed Economy model CP Handover Point Layer 2 Switch FTTC VDSL2 FTTP GPON Pt-Pt Ubiquitous Ethernet interface across different platforms Accessible by up to 10 million homes by 2012 Range of speeds up to 100Mbit/s Basis for nationwide rollout led by demand and commercial viability Investment depends on a successful negotiation of a range of CP and regulatory issues which are the subject of ongoing discussion. Generic Ethernet Access FTTC Where - Brownfield overlay Benefit Enhanced product portfolio Address competitive threat Rapid deployment When Operational Trial Dec 2008 Market Trial July 2009 Early Market Deployment Jan 2010 FTTP Where - Greenfield Newsites Brownfield low Capex Benefit Enhanced product portfolio Reduced Capex Reduced Opex When - Brownfield Tech Trial Dec 2009 Brownfield Pilot April 2010 Greenfield Predicated on Strategic Voice Solution Pt-Pt Major Business Sites Business As Usual

14 Conclusions GEA FTTC Brownfield Opportunity an assured product to meet demand for higher speeds GEA FTTP Brownfield Opportunity where FTTP Capex is close to FTTC and Opex benefits can be delivered Clear opportunity for GEA FTTP to serve Greenfield sites once acceptable Voice solutions are available Most Global NGA solutions are delivered by Vertically Integrated Providers who link new application revenues to infrastructure investment NGA with Functional Separation (Horizontal Segmentation) requires: - Regulatory certainty - Effective Commercial and Business Models which match long term infrastructure investments to shorter term Retail cases - An industry consensus on the demand and the approach - Effective Wholesale Access Products - Well-Developed Downstream Retail Products Volume and Scale are critical for all in the industry. Expect a mixed-economy model for a considerable time.

15 Any Questions?