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Better Broadband for Norfolk: Maximizing Coverage for Available Investment

The Better Broadband for Norfolk program aims to achieve maximum coverage for the available funding, with no community prioritized over another. This article discusses the rollout plans and options for achieving this objective.

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Better Broadband for Norfolk: Maximizing Coverage for Available Investment

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  1. Karen O’Kane - Better Broadband for Norfolk Programme DirectorJohn Cullum – Norfolk Openreach Programme Manager November 2016

  2. Better Broadband for Norfolk objective To achieve the maximum coverage for the available investment • No community prioritised over any other - There are all types of users in all communities, both residents and businesses • The most efficient rollout, to achieve maximum coverage for the available funding. This means rollout plans are flexible Implementation only confirmed following survey and delays can occur during implementation

  3. Norfolk fibre coverage without BBfN Norfolk properties: 424,000 Access to fibre infrastructure via commercial deployments (BT Openreach / Virgin Media 180,000 properties – 42% Black on the map = both BT Openreach and Virgin Media funded fibre Grey on the map = either BT Openreach or Virgin Media funded fibre White = No Coverage

  4. BBfN1 another 42% of Norfolk properties. 680 fibre cabinets implemented between July 2013 and September 2015 – so combined with commercial coverage 84% of Norfolk properties BBfN2 for another 11% of Norfolk properties. 1,100 new fibre structures will be implemented December 2015 and March 2020. Almost twice as many structures to serve only a quarter of the number of properties as under BBfN1 5% of Norfolk properties will still not have access

  5. Breckland one of the lowest levels of commercially funded Superfast coverage - 30% http://labs.thinkbroadband.com/local/index.php?area=E07000143 £50 million+ will increase coverage to 95% of Norfolk properties by March 2020

  6. Local Telephone Exchange DP PCP E side D side Network Architecture – FTTC (Fibre to the cabinet) New PCP DSLAM Head-end Exchange LV connection x Copper ties Aggregation node Fibre Spine

  7. Network Architecture – FTTP (Fibre to the premise) Local Telephone Exchange DP PCP E side D side Head-end Exchange x Aggregation node Fibre Spine

  8. How do we ensure maximum coverage for the available investment Hunstanton Holt North Walsham Fakenham Kings Lynn Dereham Great Yarmouth Norwich City Swaffham Norwich West Wisbech Attleborough Downham Market Long Stratton Lowestoft Bungay Thetford Dickleborough Illustration only

  9. Distance from the cabinet influences speed 1.5 Km 15 Mbps Up to 80 Mbps • 1 Km • 24 Mbps 500 mtrs 38 Mbps 3 Km Sub 2Mbps

  10. The design and install process Design Confirmed Computer generated solution PHYSICAL SURVEY NO YES WORKS ORDERS RAISED ISSUES IMPLEMENTATION SERVICE AVAILABLE

  11. 127 properties • Business and residential • Diverse range of types of property e.g. cottages, halls, farms, etc. • The area is approx. 5.5kms end to end • Approx. 10.5kms of copper cable network, mainly overhead • Nearest available fibre network is 2.5kms away (Hingham)

  12. Initial option: • Standard contract one approach - fibre enable the current cabinet • Would have given 50 of the 127 properties access to Superfast broadband speeds (24Mbps+) • Decision was to reject the design and explore alternatives as this option did not provide sufficient benefit or represent value for money

  13. Total premises = 127 • Area A = 62 • Area B = 10 • Area C = 30 • Area D = 25 • Option 2: • Fibre enable the existing cabinet to cover area A • Add a second cabinet to fibre enable areas B, C & D • Although more premises would have access to SF. 40 would be less than 15Mbps and some of those would remain with speeds of less than 2Mbps • Decision was to reject the design and explore alternatives as this option still did not provide sufficient benefit or represent value for money C D B A

  14. Choice between: • Option 3 • Fibre enable the existing cabinet to cover area A. Live by end March 2017 • Fibre to the Premises for areas B, C & D providing Ultrafast speeds of 330Mbps Download and Upload speeds. • Option 4 • Fibre to the Premises for all areas providing Ultrafast speeds of 330Mbps Download and Upload speeds for all properties. Work will begin summer 2017 D C B A

  15. Things to consider • Option 4 is the most appropriate solution for the village • Fibre to the premises means the fibre is taken to the property boundary

  16. Getting fibre to the premise • For properties with a long distance from the boundary to the building ducting or poles may be required which can incur installation costs or require self-dig. This is not the case for average sized plots Existing buried copper feed

  17. Online Checkers • BT Wholesale Line Checker https://www.btwholesale.com/includes/adsl/adsl.htm • Search by phone number for BT ISP customers. • Use the Address Checker for other ISP customers by choosing Address Checker, entering your postcode, press submit and select your address from the list • When a fibre solution is installed (VDSL), residents need to contact their Internet Service Provider, or any other. Speeds don’t automatically increase – best to shop around for the best deal https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-telecoms-and-internet/advice-for-consumers/costs-and-billing/price-comparison

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