Neil Tucker, AB Internet INCA Seminar: Delivering Superfast Wireless Broadband 25/6/14

1. Delivering Superfast Broadband in Lincolnshire.
Neil J Tucker, Sales & Marketing Director
INCA Seminar: Delivering Superfast Wireless Broadband Services
People's History Museum, Manchester
25th
June 2014
@abinternetltd
www.abinternet.co.uk

2. • Lincoln based Internet Service Provider with a national presence.
• 50+ areas and communities across the most remote parts of Wales,
England and Scotland
• Delivering residential and small business broadband from 2Mb up to
50Mb from £14.99 per month
• Specialising in the delivery of Superfast Broadband in a rural
environment; primarily via fixed wireless access on a Multi vendor
platform.
• Deliver fibre and copper services from over 3,000 exchanges.
• Unique software and network management capability.
AB Internet…AB Internet…

3. East Lincolnshire Wireless Pilots
2012

4. The requirement.The requirement.
• £300,000 ERDF
funded project to
bring high speed
broadband to the
East Coast.
• 11 months from
tender to contract
(including SAC)
• 1 year rollout

5. The coverageThe coverage
• 9 Core PoPs, covering 6,358km2
• Mix of fully licensed and licence exempt equipment, 100% wireless backhaul to
Lincoln
• Multi gigabit fibre bearer to Manchester (IFL2 peering)

6. ……resulting inresulting in
As envisaged by the original tender
Total Core Infrastructure spend (Design & Build) £300,000
Total Premises in 1st Intervention zone 2000
Total Premises passed 2000
Cost per premises passed £150.00
As tendered by AB Internet
Capital Spend £300,000
Total Premises in 1st Intervention zone 2000
Total Premises in 2nd Intervention zone 2500
Total Premises passed 4500
Cost per premises passed £66.67
As finally covered by AB Internet
Capital Spend £300,000
Combined Premises of both intervention areas 4500
Premises covered in Incidental coverage 8000
Total Premises passed 12500
Cost per premises passed £24.00
A very successful project.
•50, 25, 10, 4 and 2Mb delivered to homes in intervention areas
•Most popular speed 10Mb
•Customer/Operator funded client install successful.
•909 service enquiries; 202 customers to date, 500 Target.
•The real ‘kicker’ is the cost per premises passed:

7. ……benefitting from lessonsbenefitting from lessons
• Beware of ‘wireless nay-sayers’ and ‘wireless vampires’; a socket
on the wall is a socket on the wall.
• Never underestimate the power of apathy
• Engage with the T&C planning authorities early
• Ensure your wireless service provider can deliver different grades
of service across the same infrastructure –Sweating the asset and
underpinning sustainability.
• Cost of customer connection pivotal
• The Council and the operator are the champions – synergy counts

8. Questions?Questions?
neil.tucker@abinternet.co.ukneil.tucker@abinternet.co.uk
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