2. Summary
• 100% NGA is possible, and financeable
• How? New thinking required:
• Co-investment/PPP
• ‘100% down’
• Trust the technology!
• It is not rocket science!
3. Observation #1: The Problem is Everywhere!
• The so-called ‘final 10%’, or ‘no-build’ premises are not conveniently confined to rural
areas …
… they are
everywhere –
scattered within
towns as well as in
deeply rural areas
• Therefore,
fixing the ‘final
10%’ means
potentially fixing
far more
4. Observation #2: It’s Richly Complicated!
• First, the wider economic/societal benefits of 100% NGA are much greater than the
consumer’s preparedness to pay
• Second,
value-for-money
is a critical issue
• Conclusion: a
new model for
partnership
between Local
Authorities and
the private
sector is needed
5. Observation #3: Fibre & Wireless Both Part of
the Solution
40
20
0
Exabytes per month
2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Mobile offload to fibre Mobile on cellular
6. The Solution
1. Co-investment/PPP
• Aligns policy and commercial interests
• More efficient project finance – EIB, municipal bonds, TIF
• Shares the investment and returns,
while managing the risk
• Positive signal to investors
2. Procure for ‘First 10%’
• Guarantees 100%
• New competitive dynamic
3. Trust the technology
• Newbuild vs re-tread
• Transformational effects
The tools are proven: this is
not rocket science!
7. The PPP/Co-investment Model
Since May, we have….
Agreed £1.6m Loan Note terms with West Oxfordshire
Received approval for £1.6m grant from Ed Vaizey, Digital Minister
Finalised the operating model
Put in place important strategic industrial partnerships
Refined Universal Service Commitment
Completed Public Consultation
Secured private investor funding
The pieces are coming together….