From Copper to Fibre - Presentation by Adrian Wooster CTO CBN - what is NGA, what can fibre deliver and how does it work? CBN NextGen Roadshows 2009

3. England is a very odd place We only live in two places. . .

4. Urban heartlands

5. Rural idylls

6. A very odd place Hypothesis: “60% of the English population might get superfast broadband from commercial operators” And this is where we live!

7. A very odd place Hypothesis: “60% of the English population might get superfast broadband from commercial operators” Fixing the Copper? The mean distances are too great FttC? There aren’t always cabinets Wireless? In some places but trees and valleys pose problems Fibre is likely to be the only long term solution

8. A very odd place

9. So why 50p? Most ISP’s only resell BT Wholsale’s offerings Marginal investment Little scope for technical innovation Those that do invest, do in the same places Typically along with Virgin and WiMAX operators Expectations of market share must be small Everyone only competes on price Ever eroding margins Ever shrinking funds to invest in the future If the market won’t change, how is the UK compete?

10. So why 50p? 50p generates a fund of £900m by 2016 Could a partial business case generate the same? Could community investment mean a further slice? Investments from those that are able as they do for wind farms? Contracted trigger campaigns as security And commercial finance has a role Can we combine to create a solution?

12. Its up to us to make sure it delivers NGA and not another sticking plaster

13. Lots of first generation choice

14. Evidence of sweating the last ounce of value from legacy networks

15. About half of BT’s ducts have enough space for three 25mm cables*

16. Enough to supply 17,000 homes in each duct

17. A new divide?* Source: Analysys Mason for Ofcom

18. TransformingTelecoms

19. Today’s market Internet ISP Email Web Transit IP Access BT Voice Service Line Rental Customer

20. Today’s network - Inevitable Transit Transit Data-centres LLU operators OpenReach Peering Aggregators FTA Services DataStream operators BT Wholesale Content Services

21. Today’s network KCom Openreach Virgin Media

22. Tomorrow’s patchwork – Today! Angus Glens Scale and local differences are supported but masked from service providers Cardenden Fibrecity Dundee WWHC Baltic Quarter Alston County Durham Manchester Titanic Quarter Digital Region Hull Corby Fibrespeed Birmingham East Nottingham Derby Quintain Walsall 2012 Lace Market Gloucester Fibrecity Bournemouth BT Ebbsfleet Bristol Cornwall Ashford Bradnet A patchwork sewn together by JON

23. The JON network – transit on demand Data-centres Peering Aggregators Content Services Local Network Regional JON hub Datastream operators Transit LLU Operators FTA Services

24. The JON market Remote Internet “Free to Air” Internet ISP Email Web Voice Transit Local Network Provider (akin to “LLU”) IP Access Line Access Customer

25. What is broadband? From esoteric to meaningless in four simple steps

26. What might NGA be then? NGA is not evolutionary it shifts the paradigm

27. What might NGA be then? VDSL ADSL2+ DOCSIS 3 Fibre/LTE And a bit more A bit faster A bit more Yes, its fast Yes - probably No No No No A bit Yes No NGA is not a Technology It’s a Mindset that defines technology

28. Accelerating at the speed of light STOP IEEE target of 2010

29. Summary Definitions matter! NGA is not just quicker – its transformational Its not just a technology but an approach And its much more than an evolutionary step Digital Britain gives a direction for rural areas BUT urban areas have their challenges too Getting to the future will be a team effort

30. Questions? Thank you! Adrian Wooster a.wooster@broadband.coop