NEXTGEN NOW: The Big Build. Bill Murphy, Managing Director NGA, BT

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1 NEXTGEN NOW: The Big Build Bill Murphy, Managing Director NGA, BT

2 The Big Build

3 Big Build: Big Progress March July August October November Today What s next First 50 customers connected Days later service is available to 15,000 premises 1000th customer connected New superfast broadband training centre opens First major phase of deployment announced three months ahead of schedule FTTP becomes available in parts of St Austell Superfast Cornwall wins Project of the Year at the World Communications Awards Superfast broadband available to 90,000 homes and businesses by March cabinets live More than 2000 customers connected 12 CPs with customers connected, service available from c.50 Joint, shared programmes delivering the vision

4 Reaching the most rural Having super-fast broadband has opened our eyes to new ways of promoting ourselves to customers Rhiannon Fraser, Park Manager A family-owned holiday and retirement park in rural Perranarworthal, Cornwall Experiencing broadband speeds fifty times faster than previous connection Used to drive company accounts to the accountants in Falmouth, now they are ed almost instantaneously Installing CCTV cameras over the fast, stable Wi-Fi connection. Before superfast the only option was the expensive alternative of digging trenches to fit hard-wired cameras Using their new high-speed wi-fi zone to attract new customers to the site

5 Commitment from the Government By this time last year By 2015 Our goal is simple: within this parliament we want Britain to have the best superfast broadband network in Europe Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport 830m public funding for superfast broadband in rural areas between now and 2017 Wave 1 announced : Highlands and Islands, North Yorkshire, Cumbria, Herefordshire In the last 12 months Wave 2 announced: Devon & Somerset, Norfolk, Wiltshire August: Remaining funding allocated

6 BT: A year of delivery & progress NEXTGEN 2010 NEXTGEN bn investment to reach two-thirds of UK by bn investment to reach two-thirds of UK by 2014 Doubled the number of fibre engineers Recruiting a further 520 fibre engineers, 33 in Bristol More than 3m premises passed More than 6m premises passed FTTC delivers speeds up to 40Mbps download and up to 15Mbps upload FTTC speeds set to roughly double to up to 80Mbps download and up to 20Mbps upload FTTP trials underway delivering speeds up to 100Mbps download and up to 30Mbps upload FTTP launched and set to deliver download speeds of up to 300Mbps from Spring 2012 Openreach competing for fibre contracts in new housing development sites Openreach winning new sites & delivering choice to consumers

7 BT: A year of delivery & progress NEXTGEN 2010 NEXTGEN external service providers using BT s fibre services c.50 external service providers using BT s fibre services BT Infinity launched More than 300,000 BT Infinity customers 893 live Ethernet nodes 1060 live Ethernet nodes & roll-out continues more good news next week! ADSL2+ available to 14.1m homes and businesses (863 exchanges) ADSL2+ available to 18.6m homes and businesses (1549 exchanges) Physical Infrastructure Access discussions Physical Infrastructure Access trials underway, revised pricing released 38% below European average Focus groups and consultations on delivering fibre to residential apartment buildings Trials of fibre to residential apartment buildings commenced No other company in the world is investing as much in fibre without public sector support or a regime that allows for far greater returns

8 Northern Ireland: mission accomplished!

9 We re not stopping there The final third The story evolves The final 10% Public-private partnerships can extend super-fast broadband coverage to 90% of UK premises BT is trialling alternative solutions to deliver faster broadband to the most remote rural locations BT is prepared to commit substantial additional funding to help achieve this White spaces Trialling on Isle of Bute 4G/LTE trial In St Newlyn East, Cornwall 200 customers connected Satellite Working with Avanti Communications Early test connections in Cornwall

10 More than just infrastructure Demand stimulation Drive high take-up & long-term sustainability Deliver economic and social returns White-label emphasises service provider choice Working in partnership with local authorities across the UK, including here in Bristol

11 More than just infrastructure Digital inclusion Working with citizens online to help disadvantaged people in communities across the UK This month BT, Citizens Online and Bristol City Council launched a three year campaign to get Bristol online One in seven of Bristol residents have never used the internet Dedicated Get IT Together project coordinator Marius Jennings BT Volunteers and Citizens online staff took part in training session to equip them to deliver IT training across the city Sustainability Independent environmental board established in Cornwall Project measuring the programme s impact on Cornwall s carbon footprint Research & Innovation Working with universities, including University of Falmouth and Cornish businesses on projects to exploit the availability of superfast broadband

12 The year ahead Superfast broadband rolled out to millions more - 10m by end of 2012 Speeds rocketing Public-private partnerships reaching the final third Rising to the challenge of the final 10% Roll-out of ADSL2+ and Ethernet continuing Businesses competing more effectively and offering new services, connected communities improving peoples lives

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