Digital Region – Digitally transforming South Yorkshire Robert Ling Yorkshire Forward

Infrastructure Investment Digital Region Exploiting the Network The Future

Infrastructure Investment

Digital Region

Exploiting the Network

The Future

Infrastructure Strategic investment in areas of market failure Alignment and Aggregation of Public Sector investment Drive Private Sector Investment

Strategic investment in areas of market failure

Alignment and Aggregation of Public Sector investment

Drive Private Sector Investment

Rural Broadband Broadband Gap NYnet

Digital Region Digital Region is the first major regional deployment of 'Superfast Broadband' in the UK, not only bringing improved access to a whole range of entertainment, business and public sector services, but importantly attracting new investment and new jobs – for young and old – into the region The network which is being designed, built and operated by Thales UK and will cover: 1.3 million people 540,000 homes 40,000 businesses

Digital Region is the first major regional deployment of 'Superfast Broadband' in the UK, not only bringing improved access to a whole range of entertainment, business and public sector services, but importantly attracting new investment and new jobs – for young and old – into the region

The network which is being designed, built and operated by Thales UK and will cover:

1.3 million people

540,000 homes

40,000 businesses

Strategic Objectives Stimulate economic growth and inward investment through the availability of high speed, next generation digital communications services to business and residential users Provide a communications network that can be used by the commercial and public sectors to deliver more advanced services to both citizens and business Create an infrastructure that allows the public sector to utilise a network that will provide more efficient and effective corporate services .

Stimulate economic growth and inward investment through the availability of high speed, next generation digital communications services to business and residential users

Provide a communications network that can be used by the commercial and public sectors to deliver more advanced services to both citizens and business

Create an infrastructure that allows the public sector to utilise a network that will provide more efficient and effective corporate services .

Why Public Sector Intervention? Telecoms market is short of capital Short periods for return on investment The major market players were involved in this procurement but even with grant funding would only progress as a business partner South Yorkshire is 2% of the UK market – the private sector must consider the national picture Currently two major private sector organisations with significant infrastructure 100% coverage

Telecoms market is short of capital

Short periods for return on investment

The major market players were involved in this procurement but even with grant funding would only progress as a business partner

South Yorkshire is 2% of the UK market – the private sector must consider the national picture

Currently two major private sector organisations with significant infrastructure

100% coverage

What is Digital Region Optical fibre replacing copper wire from telephone exchange to street cabinet Greater and Guaranteed bandwidth, Symmetrical Key Network Locations 54 Exchanges in the region to house equipment for both VDSL and ADSL NOC located in Thales’ facility in Doncaster Network Dimensions Total network length across all layers is 1,200Km with circa 700Km of new build Install 1589 new BSAN’s (street cabinets) Provide 97% regional coverage

Optical fibre replacing copper wire from telephone exchange to street cabinet

Greater and Guaranteed bandwidth, Symmetrical

Key Network Locations

54 Exchanges in the region to house equipment for both VDSL and ADSL

NOC located in Thales’ facility in Doncaster

Network Dimensions

Total network length across all layers is 1,200Km with circa 700Km of new build

Install 1589 new BSAN’s (street cabinets)

Provide 97% regional coverage

Costs, Funding & Revenue Funding package includes Yorkshire Forward ERDF Local Authorities Thales Revenue from Service Providers to public and private sectors Conservative business model Take up grows to 20% in year 5 (current broadband is approx 30%) and remains flat Pricing similar to lesser capabilities provided today Net Residual Value of assets deployed always greater than project exposure

Funding package includes

Yorkshire Forward

ERDF

Local Authorities

Thales

Revenue from Service Providers to public and private sectors

Conservative business model

Take up grows to 20% in year 5 (current broadband is approx 30%) and remains flat

Pricing similar to lesser capabilities provided today

Net Residual Value of assets deployed always greater than project exposure

Current Status All required approvals in place, including – State Aid European Commission, UK Government, YF & LA’s Final approval from UK Government included in April 2009 Budget OJEU procurement is complete and has provided a technology partner - Thales Transport & Security Ltd Contract with Thales for 10 years plus option for further 5 years Build work started June 2009, on schedule to be complete May 2012 First cabinet installed 15th Sept 2009 First possible use of the network – November 2009

All required approvals in place, including –

State Aid

European Commission, UK Government, YF & LA’s

Final approval from UK Government included in April 2009 Budget

OJEU procurement is complete and has provided a technology partner -

Thales Transport & Security Ltd

Contract with Thales for 10 years plus option for further 5 years

Build work started June 2009, on schedule to be complete May 2012

First cabinet installed 15th Sept 2009

First possible use of the network – November 2009

Exploiting the Network

ICT Benchmark Study Infrastructure Internet and Broadband Websites Transacting Online Practices and Processes Skills and Support Attitudes Product Development

Infrastructure

Internet and Broadband

Websites

Transacting Online

Practices and Processes

Skills and Support

Attitudes

Product Development

ICT Business Support Business Transformation Skills

Regional Voice on ICT Joined up projects Leverage investment Partnership Working Private Sector Public Sector Digital 20/20

Regional Neighbourhood Watch etc. Incident Planning GP Appointments

Barnsley Totally Online Totally Online Barnsley is part of the South Yorkshire-wide Making IT Personal project, which is supported by £1.5 million of European funding and £1.5m from the government. People across Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield will be trained as Digital Outreach Trainers – or DOTs – and will work within their own communities to help people with practicalities such as getting on the internet and using other digital technologies. The target of getting 100 per cent of Barnsley people online is about ensuring they understand what the internet can offer, and gain the confidence and skills needed to navigate the digital world. Both Making IT Personal and Totally Online Barnsley are about ordinary people passing on their knowledge to other people

Totally Online Barnsley is part of the South Yorkshire-wide Making IT Personal project, which is supported by £1.5 million of European funding and £1.5m from the government.

People across Barnsley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Sheffield will be trained as Digital Outreach Trainers – or DOTs – and will work within their own communities to help people with practicalities such as getting on the internet and using other digital technologies.

The target of getting 100 per cent of Barnsley people online is about ensuring they understand what the internet can offer, and gain the confidence and skills needed to navigate the digital world.

Both Making IT Personal and Totally Online Barnsley are about ordinary people passing on their knowledge to other people

Telehealthcare (Assistive Living) IT can allow health and social care services to engage more effectively and efficiently with patients and citizens via telehealth and telecare systems. The potential improvements are dramatic and will transform the health and care economy . Improved Health, Increased Wealth, New Jobs Academic, clinical, service and business expertise Leading supplier Tunstall TSB ALIP projects, 5 are based in or have a partner in Y & H Two of the UK’s CLAHRC sites Hull, Barnsley and Leeds are all part of the Whole System Demonstrator Activity Network

IT can allow health and social care services to engage more effectively and efficiently with patients and citizens via telehealth and telecare systems. The potential improvements are dramatic and will transform the health and care economy .

Improved Health, Increased Wealth, New Jobs

Academic, clinical, service and business expertise

Leading supplier Tunstall

TSB ALIP projects, 5 are based in or have a partner in Y & H

Two of the UK’s CLAHRC sites

Hull, Barnsley and Leeds are all part of the Whole System Demonstrator Activity Network

The Future Drive ICT adoption through Business Support Work with and develop the ICT industry Continue to drive Infrastructure development Work with the Public Sector to adopt and innovate new uses of technology to deliver excellence

Drive ICT adoption through Business Support

Work with and develop the ICT industry

Continue to drive Infrastructure development

Work with the Public Sector to adopt and innovate new uses of technology to deliver excellence

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