Bill MurphyManaging Director, NGA, BT Group

Why are we here?

The Government has an ambition for Britain to have “the best superfast broadband network in Europe by 2015”

BT is investing £2.5bn to roll-out fibre broadband to around two-thirds of the UK by the end of Spring 2014

It’s already in reach of more than 13 million premises and will reach two-thirds of UK by the end of Spring 2014

£530m has been allocated by Government – during the lifetime of this parliament - public funding to bring superfast broadband to the more remote urban and rural areas

Surrey signed a contract with BT in September to extend the roll-out of fibre broadband to 99.7% of the county’s premises and State Aid approval from the EU for this programme was received in November.

Compared to the rest of the UK Surrey is taking the lead in aiming to give almost 100% homes and businesses in the County access to superfast broadband.

The Big BuildThe Big Build

What’s happening now?

The key stages of building a new network:

A full assessment of the existing network to provide accurate information for our engineers.

A full assessment of the existing network to provide accurate information for our engineers.

Agree and plan when the new equipment will be placed inside the exchange. Every exchange is different.

Agree and plan when the new equipment will be placed inside the exchange. Every exchange is different.

Surveying underground ducts and planning where the new fibre, street cabinets and over ground equipment will go. We are meeting with Surrey district councils to plan this now.

Surveying underground ducts and planning where the new fibre, street cabinets and over ground equipment will go. We are meeting with Surrey district councils to plan this now.

Building the new network from the exchange to the new street cabinets.

Building the new network from the exchange to the new street cabinets.

Pre-planningPre-planning Preparing the exchange

Preparing the exchange

Planning the network

Planning the network

InstallationInstallation

BT’s commercial investment in Surrey

BT has announced 35 exchanges in Surrey where fibre broadband will be deployed, reaching over 360,000 homes and businesses

33 exchanges are live and accepting orders

Fibre: helping local businesses prosper

Farnham Sound & Lighta company specialising in DJ Hire, Disco Hire, Light Hire and Sound Hire in and around Surrey & Hampshire.

The company is based in Farnham, Surrey and has grown rapidly in size since it was established in 2009.

Farnham Sound & Lighta company specialising in DJ Hire, Disco Hire, Light Hire and Sound Hire in and around Surrey & Hampshire.

The company is based in Farnham, Surrey and has grown rapidly in size since it was established in 2009.

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“We need to be able to provide a quick and reliable service if we want to be able to beat our competitors and develop the business. Superfast broadband means that I am able to work more flexibly, easily keep our webpages up to date and respond to e-mails.

We have been able to make use of our facebook page and Twitter account to upload videos and photos. This is crucial to increasing awareness, attracting new customers and building the company brand.Co-founder, Ollie Moore

Fibre: helping local residents prosper

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“The difference between slow and fast broadband is huge and you really do realise how incredible it is to have a fast speed connection when you have

had previous experience with a slow one.

Whether its finding information, downloading job specifications, uploading assignments or placing your shopping order, faster broadband is a wonderful

tool to facilitate and streamline the process.

Amy Jane Leeson & Robert Davies, Epsom

Using superfast broadband from previously being on a slower internet connection has allowed me to access online video streaming outlets such as Netflix & Love film. Also on demand apple TV works considerably faster and

is more usable.

Overall the experience of having superfast broadband has eliminated the frustration around simply using the internet and is now more of a useful user

friendly tool rather than being a hindrance or pain to use.

Heinz Krusekopf, Ewell village

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Where is the partnership going ?

In total 15,000 homes and businesses will benefit from the first phase which will be complete by end of the September 2013

By end March 2014 Superfast Surrey should have reached around 55,000

Our commitment to the final few

The ambition of the project is deliver a fibre based broadband service to everyone in the county

And BT is trialling a number of new technologies to help improve broadband speeds for the most remote, rural premises – of which there are only a small number in Surrey.

We will also look to see if fibre broadband can be extended to the final few through collaborative working

www.superfastsurrey.org.uk

Where can you go for further information?