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RegenTV

RegenTV. John Defoe L B Newham. Background – the Prototype. Wired up Communities (WuC - DFES) Newham Council’s assets Efforts of newham.net and Media Trust Time provided by local people £1.4m for about 400 homes. The Prototype – the technology.

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RegenTV

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  1. RegenTV John Defoe L B Newham

  2. Background – the Prototype • Wired up Communities (WuC - DFES) • Newham Council’s assets • Efforts of newham.net and Media Trust • Time provided by local people • £1.4m for about 400 homes

  3. The Prototype – the technology • Groundbreaking – most advanced ipTV service in the UK at the time, original PC on TV • Estate server connected to homes by 1 Gb fibre and Cat 5 (10/100Mb) wiring • The service needs about 7mbps bandwidth to the set top box • Access via set top box, plus remote control and wireless keyboard

  4. In the Home

  5. The Prototype - goodies • PC functionality with Microsoft Office (Citrix) • Free-to-air TV channels (satellite and terrestrial) • Videos/Home2Home • School interactivity • Multiplayer video games • Video streaming of Olympic works • Internet, email, intranet, access to Council services

  6. The Prototype – the people • Carpenters estate statistics • Meet the Neighbours – community involvement, Media Trust • Residents appear in “how do I” videos • Residents star in community videos • “Living the High Life” • consultation on Masterplanning • Residents help produce and edit the videos

  7. The Prototype – secrets of success • Experts, agencies and trainers are locally based - they join in local events • Newham Council facilitates activities and keeps an open mind! • Minimal red tape • Maintained by a local community enterprise

  8. The prototype – evidence of success • Launched in October ’03, residents say estate “more friendly” • 17% of residents have been involved in developing local content (against a 3-12% WuC comparator) • 95% of residents use the StB (highest for WuC study) • 75% turnout for TMO elections

  9. The Prototype - downside • ‘Heath Robinson’ effect • 15 separate operating systems • 4 racks of servers • Spaghetti wiring • Needs ‘super-techie’ to keep it running • Needs Cat5 wiring to every home • Cost • Sustainability

  10. RegenTV – the product • New smaller stb • No need for Cat5 wiring – can use coax • Single rack • Simplified operating systems • Open Source • E-Gif/ XML standards

  11. RegenTV – possible delivery mechanisms • CAT5e Computer cabling • IRS coax • Wireless – Wifi, WiMax • ADSL/ ADSL2

  12. RegenTV – Major elements • The technological product • Hardware & software including infrastructure • The community engagement product • Manual • Videos • Documentation – how to use the product • Commercial opportunities • The business case • Sustainability

  13. RegenTV Thank you – questions? John Defoe John.Defoe@Newham.gov.uk

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