CityFibre FTTH project update - York

1. The Gigabit City:
Transforming Our Digital Infrastructure
February 2016

2. About CityFibre
• Wholesale shared fibre infrastructure model
• Trebled our footprint with KCOM deal (c.3,200km)
• Significant presence in 36 UK cities
• Over 40 service provider relationships
• Over 3,000 customer premises served
• 1,100km national backbone linking 22 cities
• Sole wholesale competitor to Openreach in our markets
• Sole dark fibre specialist with national scope
A Builder of UK Gigabit Cities

3. Key Market Drivers
Computing
Speed
Storage
Capacity
Global IP
Traffic
UK Broadband
Speed
1985 1990 20051995 2000 2010 2015 2020
Source: Google Fiber, Cisco
We are in a
technological
revolution

4. • The internet accounts for c.12% of
UK GDP, more than any other G-20
country
• 15% of all UK companies formed in
2013 – 14 were digital companies
• Three-quarters of digital businesses
are based outside of London, and
98% are small companies
• 28% of digital companies cite digital
infrastructure as a major challenge
• OFCOM data says half of SMEs
endure speeds of 10Mbps or less
Broadband is the make-or-break for UK plc

5. A legacy of underinvestment

6. CityFibre: Edinburgh Metro Network

7. How a Gigabit City is created
Consumer
FTTH Consumers with 100Mbps+
symmetrical internet access
Sites connected
at maturity
950 – 1,200
Mobile
Total Metro area
75 – 100
3G, LTE, 4G backhaul,
data centres
Business 575 – 700
SME with Gbps site to site
and internet services
Public Sector 300 – 400
Core network, Public Sector
anchor client, schools, colleges,
universities, public health
1. Anchor core
network build
2. Densify volume
of connections
3. Expand to FTTH with national ISPs
120km network, 350 sites
served today
FTTH build underway with
Sky & TalkTalk
90km network
260 sites served today
25% of area businesses
pre-registered interest
200 business sites and
an additional 300 PSN
sites under contract
150km network build
underway
Examples:

8. A Gigabit City is the foundation for a Smart City
Source: IBM

9. Case study: York – the first Gigabit City
• Citywide dark fibre connectivity
underpinning the council’s ICT strategy:
• E-Government
• Education & health
• CCTV & traffic management
• City centre wireless
• Digital community hubs
• Gigabit connectivity for businesses
• Expansion to homes in partnership
with Sky and TalkTalk
120km network fully deployed
The most digitally connected city

10. York network an enabler of FTTH expansion
Our 120km metro
footprint offered a strong
platform…
… for extension into a
FTTH/FTTP distribution
network

11. Long term benefits of ubiquitous fibre
• €1.8bn return on €600m investment:
• €900m in increased employment
• €200m increase in property values
• €16m annual ICT savings for Government
• €8.5m annual savings for businesses
Stockholm – 22 years of investment
Fibre to everything
• 700 service providers
• 4 LTE networks
• 90% of residential premises on net

12. Expanding the Gigabit City vision
• Accelerates Rollout:
• Footprint expansion accelerated by 5 to 7 years
• Opens our wholesale operating model across
36 cities (c.15% of the UK)
• Vastly expands our Gigabit City campaign
• Provides Scale:
• Greater scope to supply national providers
• Enabler for potential larger scale FTTT/FTTH
rollouts
• Enhances Efficiency:
• Improves operating leverage, enhances product
portfolio
• De-risks construction, speeds up time to market
- KCOM Metro City
- LDN is interconnect to major London data centres
Acquisition of KCOM assets Dec. 2015

13. Our medium term aspirations
Coverage of
50 cities
20% of the
UK
population
Join us!
http://www.cityfibre.com/gigabit-cities/

14. Thank you