1. Faster, Cheaper, Greener Full Fibre:
Re-use and sharing assets
INCA Full Fibre & 5G Event, 24th July 2018
David Cullen, Director ITSTechnology Group
2. Re-use vs Re-Dig
Several Recent CostAnalyses have identified the importance of re-use
• National Infrastructure Commission Cost Analysis Study demonstrated marginal
additional cost for delivering full-fibre; assuming re-use (e.g. as copper/ coax
options would).
• Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR) released yesterday strongly
supports this assumption and states it as a necessity.
ITS is UK market leader in re-using existing assets for
communications infrastructure
Civil construction is the greatest capital element by far
• Civil construction is 50-70% of total build capex
• Other assets exist that can avoid new construction; e.g. other comms ducts
(CCTV, traffic control, transport mgt, etc), utilities, street furniture, high rise
rooftops, etc
• Challenge is identifying and leveraging all available assets within local
authorities, transport executives, utility companies etc
3. Minimal civil capex requirement due to using
existing ducts, compared to a traditional model,
replaced by rental or concession fees
Capex reduced to fibre pull and splicing only
Build distance for traditional build can be limited
in dense urban areas to c.20m per day
However, using existing ducts ITS can increase
build distance to >250m per day
Faster, Cheaper and Greener
Data sources: “Costs for Digital Communications Infrastructures”, Prism/ Tactis for NIC December 2017; “Future Telecom Infrastructure Review”, DCMS 2018; ITS implementation data 2017-18
ITS’ “Agile and Innovative” approach enables intelligent integration of assets and infrastructure
to optimise cost and time of deployment
Significantly less cost
“Re-use” models are focused on lower capex and faster deployment than traditional models
Significantly less environmental impact
Significantly shorter timescales
4. A proven model outside of the UK
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Spain Portugal Lithuania Sweden Norway Switzerland Netherlands France Italy Germany UK
Fibre coverage to premise, % of properties passed 2018
Source: European Commission; FTTH Council Europe; FTIR
The UK superfast broadband performance against European and global peers is good (95%- FTIR); however, the UK is woeful re FTTP (4%-
stated in FTIR)
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Altnets pass 2x as many properties with FTTP as BT.Altnets forecast to pass 5m premises with FTTP by 2020 (18% of UK), 1.5m more than BT
andVirgin combined; using different technology, techniques and commercial models
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The most successful EU countries are those adopting approaches that re-use or share infrastructure; both publicly owned (e.g. Sweden) and
under JVs ( e.g. France)
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Significant need to look
at new approaches in
the UK market
UK lags behind Europe and other global players in availability of FTTP- mainly through failure to innovate commercially
ITS has been adapting these models since 2014 and is the market leader in adopting re-use of existing infrastructure
5. Some concession case studies
A ‘low risk’ option for public sector bodies; long term exclusivity on usable assets in return for a lease charge and revenue share
Bristol City CouncilLB Hammersmith and Fulham Nottingham City Council
Strong service-led economy - sizeable
organisations and new developments
High-profile clients connected, e.g. Imperial
College, QPR and Lyric Theatre
Local partner on-board
Opportunity for council’s own network
Early clients: Broadway Cinema, Nottingham
Trent University connected
Significant Nottingham HQ’d blue-chip targets
e.g. Boots, Experian, and emerging Creative
Quarter with strong potential
Local partner recruitment underway
Robust, symmetrical, high capacity network
Owned by Bristol City Council
Total duct infrastructure of 180km
Delivered through a wholesale channel
Strategic partnerships with tier 2 resellers
and ISPs
High profile Bristol digital, arts and online
organisations already connected
Skylon Enterprise Park, Hereford
100 acre enterprise zone Rotherwas,
Herefordshire
Robust, symmetrical, high capacity network
Owned by Herefordshire Council
ITS offers wholesale and retail services
Building strategic partnerships with tier 2
resellers and ISPs
Major organisations already connected
ITS is the network provider, delivering wholesale services to service providers & extending the network with new
duct and fibre
Nottingham Trent University
Imperial College iHub
6. Asset share case study: Tameside
Members and contributors:
Contribute to co-op’s assets for a return on ‘investment’
(maintaining title)
Use co-op’s assets for a modest flat service charge
ITS is a founding member of the co-op
Rationale:
Reduced capex through infrastructure re-use
Market size supports sustainable business case
Once ‘proven’, likely to be adopted across city region
Wave 1 LFFN pilot project – a template/ case study
Scale delivers sizable market opportunity:
35km of existing duct and fibre; increasing through £2.2m LFFN
funding and co-op membership
FWA option (est. 85k premises)
Initial orders already logged and first connections underway
Tameside Co-Operative: a ‘thin layer’ model enabling collaboration over duct and fibre re-use
ITS operates as a network provider, delivering wholesale active services to service providers over the co-op’s passive assets
7. Faster, Cheaper, Greener Full Fibre:
Re-use and sharing assets
Thank you for listening
david.cullen@itstechnologygroup.com 07798 518658