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BT Wireless Cities Programme

Liverpool partners with BT in the Wireless Cities Programme to create a Wi-Fi enabled urban center for residents and visitors, focusing on innovative applications for public spaces. The initiative aims to improve city services, enhance security, promote social inclusion, and boost economic development.

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BT Wireless Cities Programme

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  1. BT Wireless Cities Programme Dave Garrett Wireless Cities Business Development for Liverpool GMDDA / March 2007

  2. Partnership with Public and Private sector Major new initiative to WiFi enable City Centres Extending the power of Broadband into public spaces First wave of 12 major cities for launch in March 2007 Birmingham, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, Liverpool, Cardiff, Westminster, Sheffield, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Bristol, and Glasgow Liverpool is a leading city in the programme, and is well placed to leverage the benefits of a Wireless City for its Citizens. Wireless Cities Programme

  3. Customer-facing commercial venture by BT Initial network installed at BT’s own cost and risk Some highways costs are to be met by the City BT / LCC partnership Liverpool City Council has partnered with BT Liverpool City Council is the Anchor tenant for the Network This is a non-exclusive arrangement There are many business applications that can be supported by the network and Stephen is going to cover some of them in the second part of the presentation.

  4. Home Business Wi-Fi hotspots BT Mobility and Convergence Vision- anywhere, anytime, anyplace Wireless Broadband Wireless Broadband at the heart of our strategy Wireless cities Wireless Broadband Wireless Broadband is about taking broadband mobile

  5. How will the Public use the network Business Customers Consumer Customers BT Openzone (Total Broadband) BT Openzone Agreed Launch Products & Apps. Nintendo Wi-Fi Gaming BT Fusion (Wi-Fi) Office Anywhere Future Opportunities New consumer mobile applications Wi-Fi Blackberry Wi-Fi Internet Security Gaming & multi-media players • Indoor Wi-Fi Bridge • Business Continuity • Alarm monitoring • Wi-Fi guest services

  6. Liverpool Liverpool City

  7. Liverpool: a Wi-Fi City Stephen O’Brien e-Government Project Manager, Liverpool City Council GMDDA / March 2007

  8. Wi-Fi Liverpool • Helping make the city an attractive place to live and work • Providing city visitors with the information they need when and where they need it • Supporting City “front line” staff with innovative mobile worker applications • Remote traffic congestion monitoring, cashless parking payments • Providing a safer, cleaner street environment, improving public security - CCTV, noise and pollution monitoring • Platform for Education and Remote Learning • Supporting Social Inclusion, and care in the community initiatives

  9. Liverpool’s involvement • Use of Liverpool City Council’s street furniture to house antennae • Setting up of a private network for Liverpool City Council 3. Development of WiFi enabled applications

  10. Liverpool’s involvement • Use of Liverpool City Council’s street furniture to house antennae • Consultation with Highways • Planning permission • Public consultation

  11. Liverpool’s involvement 2. Setting up of a private network for Liverpool City Council • “Walled Garden” • Types of applications used • Cost

  12. Liverpool’s involvement • Development of WiFi enabled applications • Virtual tours • “On the move” access to back-end council systems • Streamed telemetry • Passive telemetry • Radio communications

  13. Benefits • Increased use of mobile / field working • Two-way, real time communication between field officer and back-office • Flexible and effective monitoring solutions • Interactive services to citizens, businesses and visitors • Kudos of being one of the first WiFi-enabled cities • Potential for coverage to spread to other parts of the city

  14. Wireless City: timescales Planning applications process: March – May 2007 Installation: June – August 2007 Applications development: April – August 2007 Go-live: Autumn 2007

  15. Thank you

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