5. BROADWAY
PARTNERS
TVWS – a Silver Bullet
Urban Rural
BroadbandSpeed(MbpsLogScale)
FTTH
1101001,000
FTTC
TVWS/
5GHz
FTTC
It extends the reach of BT’s FTTC
programme, to otherwise inaccessible
spots
TVWS is just so powerful – reaching the places other people cannot reach
And it is just the beginning of the move to
shared spectrum, for connectivity, and 5G,
worldwide
It allows 100% guarantees – no exceptions! – and, in
combination with 5GHz, at great value for money
It fits perfectly with the Government’s
commitment to ‘Full Fibre’ – proving quick
wins, and de-risking the investment
6. BROADWAY
PARTNERS
TVWS/5GHz – the Optimal Route to Rural ‘Full
Fibre’
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Parameter/Context Fibre First TVWS/5GHz first
Demand risk Risk of wireless overbuild Low risk, ‘quick wins’
Construction risk Complex processes, significant
highways disruption, minimum 12
months to start
Rapid deployment, <3 months to
complete
Optionality/
flexibility
Low –
Little scope for mid-course
adjustments
High –
build to demand and geography
5G 5G requirements not yet known Wireless network designs adapt
to 5G requirements
Risk, and investors’
required returns
High Medium
Grant required Very high - >£1,000/premise Potentially none
7. Working with the Best
• Global Technology Sponsor – Microsoft
• UK Trust – Nominet
• Centres of Excellence – Strathclyde and KCL
• Suppliers – 6Harmonics, Adaptrum, Saankhya Labs
• Training and Skills – TSG and CAI
BROADWAY
PARTNERS Scotland
Innovation
Programme
8. Conclusion
Government’s vision of high quality connectivity for all is realistic and affordable:
TV Whitespace changes the rules – 100% NGA is possible and affordable,
NOW!
Wireless builds on fibre, and extends it
TVWS is just the beginning
BROADWAY
PARTNERS
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9. I N V E S T M E N T M E M O R A N D U M
Thank you
Notes de l'éditeur
Thank you Chairman/Philippa/Louise
Key message: Wireless is the key to delivering Government’s promise of universally available high quality broadband,
Quickly
And affordably to the public purse
30MBps USO for 10% of the cost calculated by The Experts
This is all about opportunity
The agenda is straightforward
Reflecting our recent experience of fund raising
The most common question in investors’ minds, having belatedly come to recognise the new Asset class that is fibre infrastructure, is:
Where does Wireless fit in?
Is it Infrastructure or Technology?
Sometimes the discussion is polarised – Infrastructure vs Technology
Of course, we see the two as inextricably linked – Infrastructure and Technology
Here is a lovely picture of one of our masts
Not the big one, which has taken more than two years to put up
Has no power
Has no equipment attached to it
And cost more than £150,000
Ours I the little one to the right:
It took two weeks, is stacked with equipment, serving very happy customers, and cost £2,000
The lesson is obvious: not all infrastructure is good. The issue is appropriate infrastructure
New technology – TV WhiteSpace, Software-Defined Radio and small cells - blow a great hole in the conventional thinking around infrastructure
[RATTLE THROUGH]
TV WhiteSpace is at the heart of our proposition
It is a fantastic tool for helping fix the rural connectivity challenge
It really does reach the places conventional technologies such as fibre or Line-of-sight radio - cannot reach
The fantastic propagation characteristics of this frequency band, and some very clever signal processing technology, means that for the first time, we really can guarantee 100% connectivity – pretty much regardless of geography, terrain, trees and hills
It fits perfectly alongside FTTC and FTTH – it extends the reach of BT’s FTTC upgrade programme –
and it is a perfect complement to ‘Full Fibre’ - if you are a politician, it can be deployed really quickly to get to where people are most desperate
If you are an infrastructure investor, it can be used to capture demand in the short term, effectively de-risking any future fibre rollout
Walk through
[IF TIME]
So, who’s behind TV WhiteSpace?
We have been lucky to work with some of the best in the industry –
Microsoft is the global promotor of TVWS, and has been for the best part of the last ten years, since the Digital Switchover first created the opportunity
And we work very closely with Nominet, the UK Internet registry, which manages the spectrum and channel allocation on Ofcom’s behalf
And also with recognised technology centres of excellence, Strathclyde and KCL
We are excited about the opportunities ahead of us, as an infrastructure provider
TVWS changes the rules – 100% is both possible and affordable
Wireless builds on BT’s great work of the last five years, and extends it even further
And TVWS is just the beginning of a future of shared or dynamic spectrum – central to the evolution towards 5G – and for which Fibre is just a part