The Rise of the Gigabit Cities-Transforming Urban Communications

David Cullen, DirectorTransform Digital: Bristol

Key Ingredients for a Gigabit City

Intent to drive the Digital Economy

Accelerated Adoption and Increasing Demand(SMEs, Larger businesses, IoT, Smart Connected City, etc.)

Assets to leverage and accelerate Digital Communications Infrastructure

Open Access Network with Competitive Services

‘Anchor Tenancy’ to drive initial development

Ph 1 Complete 2012Oldham NHS Centre Integrated Care Centre extends its fibre-optic connectivity by appointing ITS Technology Group as their partner of choice for 20 year deal.

The Challenge In December 2011, following the opening of the brand new Werneth Primary Care Centre, there was a mission critical requirement to link the new site with Oldham Integrated Care Centre (part of the Royal Oldham hospital) one of the largest primary care facilities in the UK in order to securely and quickly transfer large patient files in order to offer life saving care to the community. A second phase was also identified in mid-2012 that sees the Royton Health and Well Being Centre along with amission critical supply centre at Qubeck Street also needing to be connected.The Solution

• ITS Technology Group was awarded the contract for the supply and management of a superfast, resilient, fibre-optic infrastructure link to all the sites . The network was not only completed with minimal disruption, but also in record time

• .16 Companies have now signed up to +50mpbs service on a £2650 connection fee with £40 pm

• Further companies being targeted via JV with Oldham Council to secure 67 further connections by March 2016

Case Study : Oldham Fibre (FFTP) Commercialisation

Ph 2 OngoingITS Extend Oldham Network to Businesses in the local area

The Challenge Derby CC own and operate all of the business parks around Pride Park and were suffering from low occupation rates due to poor bandwidth speeds.

In November 2014, following a tender process with Derby CC ( beating BT, VMB, City Fibre and Metronet) ITS were awarded the BDUK funded roll out at ph1 of the Pride Park Business Area. A second phase was also identified to extend the scope to addition areas of Pride Park under the BDUK scheme

Case Study : Pride Park Derby- Fibre (FTTP) & FWA Commercialisation

Ph 2 OngoingITS Extend beyond Pride Park Network to Businesses in the local area

The Solution

• ITS have now built a 2km duct and fibre network with a 5km radius fixed wireless access network which was fully funded by BDUK and ITS

• 11 Companies of 26 have now signed up to services from $0Mb/s to 1Gb/s using BDUK Connection Vouchers

• Now the network is live further users being targeted

• 100% of all revenues come to ITS

Ph 1 Completed 2015 ITS Technology Group build fibre and FWA to address poor bandwidth at Pride Park ( Business Area ph1)

Case Study: Hammersmith & Fulham - Background & Opportunity1. Project Overview Situation: Hammersmith & Fulham

Council decided to commercialise the existing CCTV duct network across the Borough.

First of its kind in the UK Opportunity: 10 year exclusive

concession to drive: Growth in the Digital Economy Digital Social Inclusion

2. ITS Contract & Role Design, Build, Finance and Operate

FTTP network Delivery of Retail Business ISP

services, Open Access Wholesale platform for other providers.

3. Product & Services Offeringo ‘Over the Top’ Retail Services i.e. Voice & IT

Managed Serviceso Wholesale Fibre Connectivity

Technology deployedo Three backhaul links already provided for 3 sales

categories; Wholesale platform (Fluidata), ITS direct sales, Residential (through Hyperoptic partnership).

o FTTP, Point to Point and GPONo Core network fibre transit for other carrierso Wireless infill

4. Strategic Rationale ITS as the lead technology company in the UK with

experience in running duct concession agreements. Many councils who have now approached ITS to work

with them on the same principle.

Hammersmith and Fulham Network

Ph 1: Existing 17km dual concentric rings

Ph 2:Expansion to commercial areas and all new developments c. 34km within 18 months

Questions

david.cullen@itstechnologygroup.com

Transform Digital: Bristol