Broadband UK - The State of The Nation

BroadBandThe State of The Nation

Peter Cochrane

COCHRANE a s s o c i a t e s

ca-global.orgcochrane.org.uk

Wednesday, 15 June 2011

In the history of the human race it is hard to

think of a topic or a technology that has seen

so much debate, so many presentations, and an

industry so far behind the wave!

BroadBand


The death of a really dumb question ?

Why do people want ‘X’ Mbit/s at home and what will they do with it ?


The death of an old model and way of thinking ?



★ Time, Distance, Bandwidth - are irrelevant




★ Network optimisation - is the kiss of death





★ Limiting downloads - is plain dumb





★ Limiting downloads - is plain dumb

★ Restricting access in any way - is even dumber


The death of an old model and way of thinking



★ Wasting bandwidth - is a positive act




★ 1M, 10M, 100M, 1G, 10G - cost the same





★ Connectivity - outguns everything else





★ Connectivity - outguns everything else

★ The money - is in services and the meta data


A well established dependence !

The internet has evolved into the nervous

system of the planet in a way the telephone

network could could never do...


Power ing the g loba l economy - heal th & wellbeing off nations


We learn’t a lot from the root technology - but it cannot be extended to what we now need....


A world with everything is on line - and the human race become insignificant communicators


Global, local and transient clouds where people, things and networks are mobile, wireless - and spontaneous connections are the norm


This is not a world that is asymmetric - it is a world where everyone and thing has a lot to say


This is not a world that will accept delays and queueing - it has to be faster than the human


Traffic jams & pile ups will kill commerce & progress - it will all grind to a halt



★Bandwidth is our cheapest commodity



★Exploiting bandwidth reduces costs




★Optical fibre is everywhere





★Radio spectrum is effectively infinite






★We know how to do it






★We know how to do it

★There is an existence theorem!



★Marketing and slight of hand is not the way


★Marketing and slight of hand is not the way★Up to 20Mbit/s won’t cut the mustard


★Marketing and slight of hand is not the way★Up to 20Mbit/s won’t cut the mustard★Copper has no part to play


★Marketing and slight of hand is not the way★Up to 20Mbit/s won’t cut the mustard★Copper has no part to play★Business models have to change


★Marketing and slight of hand is not the way★Up to 20Mbit/s won’t cut the mustard★Copper has no part to play★Business models have to change★The network industry has to change


★Marketing and slight of hand is not the way★Up to 20Mbit/s won’t cut the mustard★Copper has no part to play★Business models have to change★The network industry has to change★This is vital to the future of the nation


★Marketing and slight of hand is not the way★Up to 20Mbit/s won’t cut the mustard★Copper has no part to play★Business models have to change★The network industry has to change★This is vital to the future of the nation★It is way beyond the bottom line of individuals...


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Where is the UK?

Somewhere between 25 and 35 in the league table


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COULD D

O MUCH BE

TTER !


Where are we?


Where are we?

★The planet is well fibred

★The UK is well fibred

★Long lines are all fibre

★Local loop is the last hurdle

★85% of the population live <1km from an optical fibre

★The lack of roll out is only in the mind and not the wallet


“…can be almost impossible, and it is generally far easier to build a new one”

Changing an established company !

Niccolò Machiavelli 1469 - 1527

This is what you have

This is what you needWednesday, 15 June 2011


★We have no national vision



★We have no national plan




★Our politicians don’t get it





★Our companies are long established






★And so are the business and operational models






★And so are the business and operational models

★We may just have to wait for a generation to die!


Clarity : An existence theorem


★KIS - very simple



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment★Adopt Gbit EtherNet



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment★Adopt Gbit EtherNet★Direct Fibre



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment★Adopt Gbit EtherNet★Direct Fibre★No Cabinets



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment★Adopt Gbit EtherNet★Direct Fibre★No Cabinets★Exploit fibre span to reduce building stock



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment★Adopt Gbit EtherNet★Direct Fibre★No Cabinets★Exploit fibre span to reduce building stock★Fibre from the periphery to the core



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment★Adopt Gbit EtherNet★Direct Fibre★No Cabinets★Exploit fibre span to reduce building stock★Fibre from the periphery to the core★Stop installing in homes and offices



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment★Adopt Gbit EtherNet★Direct Fibre★No Cabinets★Exploit fibre span to reduce building stock★Fibre from the periphery to the core★Stop installing in homes and offices★Encourage/reward home/office owner installation



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment★Adopt Gbit EtherNet★Direct Fibre★No Cabinets★Exploit fibre span to reduce building stock★Fibre from the periphery to the core★Stop installing in homes and offices★Encourage/reward home/office owner installation★Include wifi, 3G,4G,LTE (+) in fibre terminals



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment★Adopt Gbit EtherNet★Direct Fibre★No Cabinets★Exploit fibre span to reduce building stock★Fibre from the periphery to the core★Stop installing in homes and offices★Encourage/reward home/office owner installation★Include wifi, 3G,4G,LTE (+) in fibre terminals★Leave RG45 ports open



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment★Adopt Gbit EtherNet★Direct Fibre★No Cabinets★Exploit fibre span to reduce building stock★Fibre from the periphery to the core★Stop installing in homes and offices★Encourage/reward home/office owner installation★Include wifi, 3G,4G,LTE (+) in fibre terminals★Leave RG45 ports open★Close down the PSTN



★KIS - very simple★Stop buying telecom equipment★Adopt Gbit EtherNet★Direct Fibre★No Cabinets★Exploit fibre span to reduce building stock★Fibre from the periphery to the core★Stop installing in homes and offices★Encourage/reward home/office owner installation★Include wifi, 3G,4G,LTE (+) in fibre terminals★Leave RG45 ports open★Close down the PSTN★Adopt a new business and operations plan




★Recover lead, copper plastic cables



★Lease duct and building space




★Embrace your competitors





★Sell off unwanted sites






★Milk remaining assets







★Establish new relationships








★Get out of Telco/Cablco mode and into www working








★Get out of Telco/Cablco mode and into www working

★Be much more than a ‘bit pipe’ - just a utility


Most importantly...

Do it fast !

Really fast !!Wednesday, 15 June 2011

Thank You

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Broadband UK - The State of The Nation