1. Alan Preston Telecoms Branch Brussels -19 September 2012
High Speed Broadband Deployment Factors an overview for planning public support
Alan Preston Telecoms Branch Brussels -19 September 2012

2. Context Northern Ireland has a dispersed population of c1.8m
Telecoms is a competitive, privatised market
Telecoms policy is driven by UK Government – not a devolved matter
Northern Ireland Executive has limited power to stimulate investment

3. History
Guglielmo Marconi
Lord Kelvin
John McCanny

4. What do we have ? To North America To Southport/Amsterdam BT Core
IOM
BT Submarine
BT Ireland
To Dublin
Hibernia
To Southport/Amsterdam
To North America
ntl
eircom/Bytel 10
Scale (km)

5. Factors Stakeholders Technical Economic/Financial
Environment/Regulatory
Political
Procurement

6. Stakeholders Industry Users Funders Regulator
Political representatives
Government departments

7. Technical Technology neutral Technology forecasts
Usually a State Aid requirement if there is intervention
Technology forecasts
NI Broadband Fund

8. Financial Funding (EU, UK, NI Executive) Market ability & plans
Competition
Market willingness

9. Regulation
Relationship with Ofcom
Advisory panel
NI Assembly

10. Political Mandatory coalition UK Government European Union
Policy objectives
Communication

11. Procurement
Open process
Encourage competition
Dialogue
Assurance

12. Future E Comms Centres European Cloud Super connected urban cities
Northern Ireland EU Digital 2020 Project
Demand Stimulation Project
International telecoms cable

13. Thank You