1. Malcolm Corbett

2. Links public, private and community next gen projects
Develops joint projects and activities
Lobbies for & promotes the sector

3. The broadband revolution started in March 2000

5. A decade of innovation For business For public services
For communities
… and barriers to entry are diminishing

6. Written by Swedish hacker Markus ‘Notch’ Persson in 2009
7,640,750 registered users
2,149,600 paying users
Price: €9.95
Marketing … online, viral
Yogscast youtube videos …. 1.5m views

9. Innovation online depends on broadband infrastructure
How are we doing?

10. Broadband Britain Extensive broadband availability
But 3m homes & businesses can’t get 2mbps
160,000 can’t get broadband at all
Average speed is 5.2Mbps
In cable areas >15 Mbps
Global comparisons
UK is 27th in OECD rankings
18th in Broadband Quality Study
Unranked in the FTTH Council league table

11. Ready for Tomorrow?

13. The investment challenge

14. NGA Fund-Raising Target
£bn
FTTH = £25-28bn
BSG/Analysys Mason
25.0
22.5
Private Sector – BT
20.0 1
BT commitment = £2.5bn
17.5
15.0
FTTH = £15bn
Lower costs – DIY, PIA
12.5
10.0
7.5
FTTC = £6bn
5.0
2.5
Investment Target
Funding Committed

15. NGA Fund-Raising Target
£bn
FTTH = £25-28bn
BSG/Analysys Mason
25.0
22.5
Private Sector - BT + Ftel
20.0 1
BT commitment = £2.5bn
Fujitsu Telecom = £1.5bn
17.5
15.0
FTTH = £15bn
Lower costs – DIY, PIA
12.5
10.0
7.5
FTTC = £6bn
5.0
2.5
Investment Target
Funding Committed

16. NGA Fund-Raising Target
£bn
FTTH = £25-28bn
BSG/Analysys Mason
25.0
22.5
Private Sector
20.0 1
BT commitment = £2.5bn
Fujitsu Telecom = £1.5bn
17.5
15.0
FTTH = £15bn
Lower costs – DIY, PIA
Government
12.5 2
Central Government = 830m
10.0
7.5
FTTC = £6bn
5.0
2.5
Investment Target
Funding Committed

17. NGA Fund-Raising Target
£bn
FTTH = £25-28bn
BSG/Analysys Mason
25.0
22.5
Private Sector
20.0 1
BT commitment = £2.5bn
Fujitsu Telecom = £1.5bn
Government funding triggers further private investment
17.5
15.0
FTTH = £15bn
Lower costs – DIY, PIA
Government
12.5 2
Central Government = 830m
10.0
7.5
FTTC = £6bn
5.0
2.5
FTTH Target
Funding Committed

18. NGA Fund-Raising Target
£bn
FTTH = £25-28bn
BSG/Analysys Mason
25.0
22.5
Private Sector
20.0 1
BT commitment = £2.5bn
Fujitsu Telecom = £1.5bn
Government funding triggers further private investment
17.5
15.0
FTTH = £15bn
Lower costs – DIY, PIA
Government
12.5 2
Central Government = 830m
10.0
7.5
FTTC = £6bn
European Funding
5.0
2.5 3
Add £1bn European funding?
Investment Target
Funding Committed

19. Assuming the need for bandwidth will grow, this represents a major investment opportunity

20. Holy Crap – 100 Terabyte Broadband [Gulp]
Okay this isn’t something we are going to see happening tomorrow, especially if you live the US and Canada with their increasing draconian attitudes about users getting the best broadband experience at a reasonable price, but New Scientist is reporting that NEC scientists have achieved Tbs speeds.
They did this by cramming the light from 370 lasers into 165 kilometers of fiber, only to be out done by NICT researchers who achieved 109 Tbps by using a special fiber with seven cores.
Holy Crap – 100 Terabyte Broadband [Gulp]

21. We need a Big Society approach involving Public Private & Community Investment

22. Communities invest in services they need & value
These are not charitable donations they are real investments
Peter Day, In Business, BBC Radio 4
Communities invest in services they need & value

23. This includes broadband

25. The Project It’s all about … Connecting & Supporting
Creating Innovative Models that can Scale & Replicate
Helping to establish Sustainable Partnerships for Next Generation Broadband
Promoting Social & Digital Inclusion

26. Initial Project Partners
INCA and its members – the core knowledge base
Plunkett Foundation promoting rural community ownership models
ACRE - Rural Community Action Network – local development groups

27. Knowledge Base www.bigsocietybroadband.coop
Building on Beyond Broadband
An information resource to aid project development
Key Themes:
Technology
Policy & Regulation
Business & Finance
Procurement
Directory (in progress)
Case Studies

28. In the Pipeline Phase 2: Development Support for Local Projects
Quality Standards for Local Projects
Open Access – System to Connect ISPs to Local Projects

29. Big Society Broadband is supported by
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