DfE presentation at INCA Belfast workshop

1. INCA Event
21st June 2016

2. Continuing to Connect
Telecoms 2015-2017
Government Investment - £64m to end 2015
 Superfast Rollout Programme
 Continue to represent Northern Ireland’s interests
Educate & Inform Programme
Improve Infrastructure

3. Fixed Fibre - Northern Ireland Coverage
Premises with
broadband
faster than:
NI UK
2Mbps 94% 98%
5Mbps 91% 96%
10Mbps 86% 91%
30Mbps 77% 83%

4. Source: Connected Nations 2015: Northern Ireland – Ofcom (1 December 2015)
The percentage of premises unable to get 2, 5 and 10 Mbit/s by
local authority area

5. Premises unable to access a basic fibre broadband service
Council Area Properties which are outside the
1.5km Buffers
Antrim and Newtownabbey 3017
Ards and North Down 2525
Armagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon 6804
Belfast City 19
Causeway Coast and Glens 7369
Derry City and Strabane 4455
Fermanagh and Omagh 13346
Lisburn and Castlereagh 2514
Mid and East Antrim 5690
Mid Ulster 9015
Newry, Mourne and Down 9580
Total 64334

6. Planned Government Interventions
Superfast Rollout Programme
To deliver 24Mbps to 39000 premises
Total investment of £17m
Completed by December 2017
Universal Service Obligation
Ambition to give everyone the right to receive a 10Mbps
service
Demand led
Ofcom consultation closes on 23rd June 2016

7. Collaborative Approach
Councils
Rural Community Networks
Local Action Groups