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Next Generation Broadband for Wales project
Digital Wales
“Through Digital Wales we’re committed to a smarter, better connected society and economy”
“Seek to ensure that all residential premises and all businesses in Wales will have access to Next Generation Broadband by 2015”
Programme of Government 2011-16
Next Generation Broadband for Wales project
Where are we now?
• Following a competitive process, we have
signed an agreement with BT, subject to state
aid and major projects approval
• The largest partnership of its kind in the UK
• Key milestones for the project will be
announced in the autumn
What will the project deliver?
An open network providing wholesale next generation broadband services – bringing competition, choice and low prices
Next Generation Broadband for Wales project
Next Generation Broadband for Wales project
• NGBW will provide access to almost 700,000 premises in Wales, or 48% of premises
• Over 1.3 million premises in Wales will be able to access a fibre based service by 2015.
What will the project deliver?
Next Generation Broadband for Wales project
What will the project deliver?BT will deliver an entirely fibre based next generation broadband solution
giving an overall next generation broadband coverage of 96% in Wales
BDUK target
93% ‘ant icipated ’
C ornwall Coverage
84% ‘original’
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Coverage
BDUK target
93% ‘ant icipated ’
C ornwall Coverage
84% ‘original’
C ornwall
Coverage
34% 35%40%
44%48%
10%
29%
49%
34% 35%
50%
73%
97%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Commercial deployment NGBW deployment profile
34% 35%40%
44%48%
10%
29%
49%
34% 35%
50%
73%
97%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Commercial deployment NGBW deployment profile
34% 35%40%
44%48%
10%
29%
49%
34% 35%
50%
73%
97%
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Commercial deployment NGBW deployment profile
96.3%
Next Generation Broadband for Wales project
• Main technology - BT’s Fibre to the Cabinet (FTTC) service delivers speeds up to 80Mbps downstream and 20Mbps upstream
• Ultrafast speeds - Fibre to the Premise (FTTP) speeds
of 300Mbps downstream and 30Mbps upstream
available to some areas, and also “on demand” to anyone in an FTTC area next Spring
What will BT deliver?
CopperFibre
Fibre
Next Generation Broadband for Wales project
Where will
the project
deliver?
Wales
Intervention
Scope map
Next Generation Broadband Wales investment
Existing or planned commercial investment
Next Generation Broadband for Wales project
Why are we investing?
• Supporting job creation and investment in Wales
• Access new technologies such as cloud computing• Enhanced collaboration and hosted applications
• Encourage small businesses to innovate, and to expand
nationally and globally online• Enable businesses to be more
Competitive and cost efficient
• Remote learning and lessons• Increased lifelong learning
opportunities• Improved digital literacy levels• Allows people to search and apply for new job opportunities
• Access on-line public services more effectively
• Reduced costs to public sector and increased efficiency by
adopting on-line services• Telehealth / telecare opportunities
• SAN / data protection• Enhanced knowledge sharing
• Reduced impact of digital divide, ensuring broadband access in ‘not’
and ‘slow’ spots• Communicate with friends
and family with HD video and webcam• Enable greater flexible working
practices and reduced need for travel• Telehealth / Telecare opportunities
Next Generation Broadband
Next Generation Broadband for Wales project
Next Steps
• Mobilisation phase underway
• A plan for the first stages of the roll-out will be ready later in the autumn
• We will publish the details once we have received our state aid and major project approvals
• Website and joint central information point
