Michael Armitage from Broadway Partners at INCA's Edinburgh 'Future Digital Infrastructure' seminar 31/5/2018

1. Scotland’s Digital Future
Delivering 100% Connectivity

2. Our Vision: 100% Connectivity,
Now!
 Broadway has a simple mission – to make Scotland the first
100% superfast country in the world
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 Why? Because we can:
 Scotland has the technology and the skills
 And because we’re worth it:
 People, Communities, Businesses, Farmers, the economy and the country
all benefit
 Broadway is a leader in the commercialisation of TVWS:
 Part of the Digital Dividend, perfect for filling broadband ‘not spots’
 Proven deployment in Scotland and Wales, working with the leaders in the
space – Microsoft, Nominet, Universities of Strathclyde & KCL
 30Mbps for 100% is do-able and affordable, now!

3. = Available
• There is no ‘right’ technology… just the most
appropriate technology
• To start…
• Hybrid 5GHz/TVWS
• Minimal spectrum costs
• Extending reach of FTTC
• Small cells, existing infrastructure
• Wind/solar-powered for flexibility
• Keeping you connected
Appropriate Technologies

4. BROADWAY
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First UK Use of Three Channel TVWS
50MBps average, 55Mbps
peak
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CPE Base
Next stop - 100MBps

5. 5G Pilot Testbeds
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 Broadway is a member of two consortia: Cisco/Strathclyde-led
RuralFirst, and Quickline-led 5Grit
 Both focused on delivering 5G benefits for the (neglected) rural
markets
 Wide range of specialist partners within each consortium – across
industrial and agricultural IoT, autonomous vehicles, rural connectivity
 Our focus:
 Supporting the aquaculture industry, Scotland’s largest food
exporter
 Testing the operational limits of TVWS

6. Conclusion
• In a digital, post-Brexit world, Scotland needs to be connected,
more than ever
• We have the tools and the desire to make it happen
• TV Whitespace changes the rules – 100% superfast now!
• Wireless builds on fibre, and extends it
• An opportunity to connect people and communities, to attract
investment, to develop new skills
• TVWS is just the beginning, and Scotland is where it’s happening!
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7. Thank you