1. Introduction to Orkney ICT Forum Members share a professional interest in the application or management of ICT locally. Aims are to share best practice, ideas, information; provide mutual professional support; identify and enable professional development; and represent members and their interests.

2. Broadband in Orkney Orkney ICT Forum, 24 th April 2002 The Shetland Cable (Steven Heddle, OE) Broadband Pathfinder Project (Jim Buchan, SE) Delivering Local Services (Robert/Greg/Sweyn, OIC) Broadband for SMEs (Stuart Robertson, HIE) Questions at the end, please.

3. Broadband in Orkney* * with particular reference to the Shetland fibre optic link Steven Heddle Orkney Enterprise Orkney ICT Forum, 24 th April 2002

4. Introduction  Shetland fibre-optic cable project  A definition of broadband…  Current telecoms provision  Stimulation of demand  Distribution  What next?

5. Shetland fibre-optic cable project  £11.5M project for 385km of fibre optic cable linking Caithness-Orkney-Shetland  Partners: S+S, SICCT, OIC, SIC, HIE network, ERDF  Carriers carrier, operated by S+S, SICCT  24 fibres offering terabit (10 12 bs -1 ) capacity  Further connections  Project lifetime  Important it happens now  Users?

6. Broadband- a definition… Broadband is  always on  ‘high’ bandwidth  available through a range of technologies

7. Drivers for broadband  Fast data transfers/ VC / video streaming  Telemedicine  E-business  Scottish Executive  …the things we don’t realise yet that we can’t live without

8. Current telecoms provision  BT: 840Mbs -1 available to O&S for voice,data, and analogue TV  Thus: 155Mbs -1 for mobile phones, BBC, Orkney College  Microwave links, at > 50% capacity  Satellite services  ISDN generally available from all exchanges…

9. ISDN availability (1)

10. ISDN availability (2)

11. Stimulation of demand Existing demand is satisfied, or can be… To create a market, stimulate demand  Pathfinder  Modernising Government / NGfL  Digital Inclusion

12. Distribution of broadband services  Require suitable technologies and providers of managed services  ADSL?  Wireless?  Powerline?  Satellite?

13. What happens next?  Listen to following presentations!  Develop strategy in consultation with local users, and in conjunction with HIE and service providers.