Karen O’Kane - Better Broadband for Norfolk Programme Director

Autumn Seminar – Broadband for Norfolk

19 November 2014

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BBfN Intervention Area

• Total 413,000 premises in Norfolk• 233,000 premises would not get access to NGA without

public subsidy• Of these premises, over 34,000 would have speeds of

less than 2Mbps

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Objectives

– The delivery of economic benefits, based on significant levels of ‘speed uplift’ (the amount of broadband speed increase from the current service) made possible by improved broadband infrastructure availability in large parts of Norfolk by implementing Next Generation Access broadband infrastructure

– 2Mbps speeds as a minimum, right across Norfolk, so that everyone who wants access to broadband can have it

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Economic outcomes

– 1,337 additional jobs over 10 years (equivalent to 0.61% of Norfolk’s current private sector employment)

– £88 million in additional annual GVA (Gross Value added) by 2021/22, equivalent to 0.64% of Norfolk’s current total GVA

– Discounting at 3.5%, as per HM Treasury guidance, the present value of the net GVA impact is £401 million over a ten year appraisal period

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Coverage

Contract 1 by the

end of 2015:

– Contract 2:

By Coverage

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Money?Contract 1:

Contract 2:

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How do we ensure maximum coverage for the available investment

Illustration only

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Up to 80

Mbps

500 m38 Mbps

1 Km

24 Mbps

Sub 2Mbps3 Km

Distance from the cabinet influences speed

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Critical success factors

– Highways support

– Driving Take-up

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Overall Delivery

On time and budget:

Outcomes on target:

As at the end of September:

90,000+

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