Rural Broadband NetworksINCA Road ShowBelfast, 21st June, 2016

Ross Jack

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• Part of HKT, Hong Kong’s premier telecommunications provider

• UKBN specialises in delivering fibre and wireless solutions to consumers, businesses and public sector organisations

• One of the largest alt net providers in the UK• - our network covers over 600,000 premises• - we have more than 80,000 customers• Winner of ThinkBroadband’s fastest speed

test for the past 4 months• One of the largest holders of licensed LTE

spectrum in the UK• Delivering Superfast Swindon in partnership

with BDUK & Swindon Borough Council• 20k homes passed • 100 council buildings connected

wirelessly

About UKB Networks

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• LTE Wireless• Quick to install – villages can be

up and running in 6 weeks after planning and locations sourced

• Affordable – approximately 1/3 the total cost of fibre to install

• Minimal impact during installation• Evolving technology with speeds

set to double in next 24 months

Fibre or wireless

• Fibre• Speeds of up to 1Gbps• Greater capacity to accommodate

more users with very high take up• Hard to justify economically for

small villages / isolated homes

We recommend starting deployments wirelessly and then move to fibre when economic conditions dictate

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• We will supply Superfast broadband of at least 30Mbps download

• As well as standard internet browsing and email type applications this can be used for :• Premium TV services

• Office / work from home solutions• Video calling service and internet calling• Online gaming

Beyond browsing - Our rural broadband will support a wide range of additional entertainment services