I presented a narrative on why the UK needs a national broadband framework, and how an aggregation and settlement system might work to unlock next generation broadband investments.

1. Why are we
Hello JON? doing this?
How can
we do it?
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2. Recap: Why are we here?
The UK 25th out of 66 nations
for broadband quality
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3. Recap: Why are we here?
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4. Today’s Competition
Source: Ofcom “3g coverage maps”
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5. The final third
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6. Very quick to compete!
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7. The traditional market
• “Every shop’s a patisserie”
– Most ISP’s resell BT Wholesale offerings
– Marginal investment
– Little scope for technical innovation
• Those that do invest, do so in
the same places
– Typically along with cable &
WiMAX operators
– Expectations of market share must
be small
• Most differentiate on price alone
– Ever eroding margins
– Ever shrinking funds to invest in the future
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8. Today’s network
KCom
Openreach Virgin
Media
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9. Tomorrow’s patchwork – Today!
Scale and local differences Angus Glens
are supported but masked Cardenden
Fibrecity
from service providers WWHC
Baltic Dundee
Alston Quarter
Titanic Quarter
Hull
Corby
Quintain
Derby
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Market
Bristol
Cornwall
Bradnet
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10. Hubs & Markets
Together it forms a Joint Operating Network
Manchester
• 1 market-place Oxford Road
Gateshead
Gti
• 1 set of interface specifications
• 1 set of tradable assets
FibreSpeed
• No controlling interests
• Enough hubs to make it affordable for Open DurhamNet
local projects Marketplace
• Sufficiently few hubs to make it
economic for service providers
• Meeting place for BMEX NYnet
– Peering (e.g. Level 3)
– Backbone connectivity (e.g. Geo) Digital
Region
– Managed platforms (e.g. C&W)
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11. An Open Market…
…based on Truly Open Wholesale Products
Passive • Duct
• Dark Fibre
A metre of sub-duct
A metre of unlit fibre
• Wavelength A specific lambda
Active • Layer 2
• Layer 3
An ALA VLAN
Shared IP access
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12. Breaking with the past
• Active Line Access
– Multiple VLANs & QoS!!!
• Default VLAN?
Line IP Free
Rental = Line + Address to Air
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13. Independent Scale
FttX projects, vendors, and
services are coming together
 Manchester
Independent
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Yorkshire
Birmingham
Networks
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Gateshead
Nottingham
Co-operative
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Bristol
Hull
Association
 Alston
 Angus www.inca.coop
And more joining. . .
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14. Thank you!
Adrian Wooster www.inca.coop
a.wooster@broadband.coop
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