INCA Conference - 16th November 2017

1. BUILDING GIGABIT BRITAIN
One year on
INCA Conference, Newcastle, 16th November 2017
Dana Tobak, Hyperoptic
Matthew Hare, Gigaclear

2. ConfidentialCopyright 2017 © Hyperoptic Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Focus to date on urban FTTB (400k homes to date)
• 28 cities UK wide
• 1 Gbps up/down
2022: 2m homes, 2025: 5m homes
• Retrofit and New Build
• Moving from FTTB to smaller buildings and in-fill
+£100m debt funding
• Equity funded by Soros’ QSP and management
• £100m debt raised summer 2017

3. Gigaclear
supports
GB
Gigabit
Britain)

4. RECOMMENDATION 6:
TO STIMULATE THE DEMAND NEEDED TO DRIVE
FTTP INVESTMENT, THE ASA SHOULD REVIEW ITS
GUIDELINES TO ENSURE THAT FUTURE
ADVERTISING OF BOTH FTTP AND COPPER-FIBRE
HYBRID PRODUCTS GIVES CONSUMERS THE
ACCURATE INFORMATION REQUIRED TO MAKE
INFORMED CHOICES.

5. RECOMMENDATION 5:
TO DELIVER ITS VISION OF A “FIBRE FUTURE”,
OFCOM MUST PLACE COMPETITION AND
INVESTMENT IN FTTP NETWORKS FRONT AND
CENTRE OF ALL ITS WORK

6. RECOMMENDATION 4:
TO ENSURE EFFICIENT USE OF PUBLIC
SUBSIDIES AND ASSETS

7. RECOMMENDATION 3:
TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO FTTP DEPLOYMENT

8. RECOMMENDATION 2:
TO ENCOURAGE GREATER INVESTMENT IN
FTTP NETWORKS

9. RECOMMENDATION 1:
GOVERNMENT SHOULD SET OUT A GIGABIT
BRITAIN STRATEGY, SPECIFYING THE UK’S
AMBITION FOR FIXED-LINE DIGITAL
INFRASTRUCTURE