Gigaclear is a rural fibre specialist that has passed 60,000 properties and plans to pass 350,000 more with over 20,000 km of rural trenches. Gigaclear is scaling through innovation using AI-based automated design, 3D LiDAR surveying, and faster, greener build techniques. The document discusses the vision for full fibre being the future, the strategy of reflecting on how the broadband market operates and reconsidering difficulties delivering full fibre, and the tactical approach of removing procedural barriers slowing delivery such as wayleaves and notifications.

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Future Digital
Infrastructure Workshop
Adrian Wooster
Head of Strategy,
Gigaclear Networks

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The rural fibre specialist
60,000
properties past
350,000
planned & scheduled
20,000km
of rural trenches
1,000,000 Or moreOn the way to
with in

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The rural fibre specialist
Scaling through innovation
AI-based
automated design
3D LiDAR
surveying
Faster, greener
build techniques

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More than a vision
• Vision – “I agree: fibre is the future”*
• Strategy - FTIR
– An opportunity to reflect on how the current
market operates
– Reconsider structural difficulties delivering full
fibre
• Tactical – Barrier Busting
– Very effective in removing procedural issues
slowing delivery
• Wayleaves
• Highways & noticing
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* Rt Hon Matt Hancock, Broadband World Forum, 2017

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“I am now setting a new target to see
full-fibre to the premises […] to 15
million premises […] by 2025
“Running both copper and fibre
networks indefinitely will not benefit
either the consumer or the industry…
…so we must start thinking now about
that switchover […] to move customers
away from copper and on to fibre
Chancellor speech: CBI Annual Dinner 2018

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Path to a
copper
sunset…
There just too much to do for everyone to
spend scarce time, money & resources
overbuilding each other!
BUT
We want a competitive environment
without collusion & excessive market
controls

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Path to a
copper
sunset…
1. Broadband USO
• Competitive Framework
• Technical interoperability (ALA revisited?)
• Commercial interoperability - bilateral or market
agreements
2. Voice & Broadband USO aligned
• Ofcom’s All-IP work
• PSTN switch-off

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