What challenges does Rural broadband face in the UK? A manufacturer´s perspective. Emtelle have supported B4RN and delivered the blown fibre to the shareholders. Write info@emtelle.com for more info

1. Rural
Broadband

2. 2
Rural Broadband Challenges
• The average distance from the Exchange to the Customer is
• Longer - 5 to 10 x further than urban
• More expensive (per home) – sparse population density
•Rural construction conditions are more varied and challenging
• Rocks to bogs and everything in between

3. 3
What makes Rural FTTH Deployment
Successful?
• Community Engagement
• Active Involvement
• Cost-Effective Construction Techniques & Products
• Well Planned Network
• Robust Finance Model

4. 4
How Emtelle Supports Rural FTTH
• Product Selection

5. 5
How Emtelle Supports Rural FTTH
• Deployment Options

6. 6
How Emtelle Supports Rural FTTH
• Equipment Selection
Blowing Unit 2A
Microjet Multiple Fibre Blower
15 bar Compressor
Minicable Blowing Equipment

7. 7
How Emtelle Supports B4RN
• Product Selection • On Site Training
• Troubleshooting • One Stop Shop

8. 8
What makes Rural FTTH
Deployment Successful?
• Clear Government Policy and inclusive Broadband Strategy for
Urban and Rural Areas
• Electricity Ashburton, New Zealand
• Swedish, Austrian and German Government Rural
Broadband Policy

9. 9
Conclusion
• There is no need to have a digital divide
between urban and rural customers
• With innovation and determination
sparsely populated areas can have FTTH

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What Government support would help?
• The products and techniques for the design, construction and
operation of rural fibre to the home networks are the easy part.
• Liberalise the competition and procurement rules for
community use of public funds for the construction, the Planning
and Way Leave Rules and Network Use of Fibre for Wind Farm
Telemetry
• Simplification of the funding process for co-operatives will