1. Progress update John Moore Ian Marr
CEO, NYnet Project Manager NYCC/NYnet

2. Areas we will cover Why are we doing this? BT rollout
Demand stimulation
Business support
Communications and partnerships
Community broadband
Lessons learnt to date
Challenges to come
What the next few months look like

3. Access to high-quality broadband
Reminder of our Vision
Access to high-quality broadband
for
100% of North Yorkshire by
2017

4. Problem is .. Overcome with .. Failed market Digital divide
User frustration
Overcome with ..
Local expertise
UK and EU funding, although State Aid brings risks

5. BT Rollout Key contract terms Mostly FTTC Some FTTP and satellite
100% access to min 2Mbps
90% access to min 25Mbps
Completion by end 2014
Mostly FTTC
Some FTTP and satellite

6. BT Rollout Headlines 90+ of 690 cabinets completed
20,000+ of 142,000 total premises now able to access superfast speeds

7. Demand stimulation Team established
Promoting cabinet upgrades and community schemes
Not ISP specific
Booklet produced

8. Demand stimulation Targeted activity
Nationally, superfast broadband take-up is 16% after 2 years
SFNY are already getting 8% after 200 days
Our local target is to exceed20%

9. Business Support (£3M) Targets 550 businesses to get 12hrs support
new jobs created
superfast broadband take-up by SMEs
increase in GVA

10. Business Support (£3M) Intro is through breakfast session
Leading to, eg, cloud computing, social media and digital marketing master classes.
Plus 1:1 support and a £££ incentive.
For more information:
call:

11. Communications and Partnerships
Website
Postcode searcher
Enquiry
Community schemes
Business support
Also …

12. Communications and Partnerships
Partner briefings
inc public meetings
Newletters
Press releases
Events

13. Community broadband Continuing to support existing schemes
First ‘Framework’ competition close to release
Will help inform 10% strategy

14. Community broadband
10% options (all likely to require additional £££’s)
More fibre by BT
Community Wireless
Other technologies (eg satellite)

15. Lessons learnt to date State aid/procurement is complex
BT approach works, but has issues
laws of physics
quality of pre-existing (voice) networks
split communities/business parks

16. Lessons learnt to date
Very wide spectrum of public awareness and understanding
Thirst for Business Support
Demand stimulation boosts take-up

17. Challenges to come Ensuring BT complete + on time
Outcome of first ‘Framework’ competition
10% areas
Funding
Technology options
Meeting public expectations

18. Next few months
BT will bring a further 600 cabinets on line and lift the total premises passed to 142,000
Complete first ‘Framework’
Do the next one
Continue to lobby for more funds

19. Links and Contacts Useful links; Contacts; SFNY website
Contacts;
Ian Marr
John Moore

20. Questions?

21. The basics - FTTC
Fibre to the Cabinet

22. The basics - FTTP
Fibre to the Premises

23. The basics - CISP
Community Internet Service Provider

24. The basics - Satellite
Satellite Internet Service Provider