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Tomintoul and Glenlivet Development Trust
Broadband Pilot Project
24/04/13
Tomintoul and Glenlivet Area
Tomintoul and Glenlivet Area
Defined by AB37 9 Post Code Population 1000 sparsely distributed Rural area with farming, whisky and tourism
main employers – small businesses retail Topography defined by Rivers Livet and
Avon Most remote area – the Braes of Glenlivet
Tomintoul and Glenlivet Area
Initially lots of conflicting opinion Reports of:
◦ No service or slow with frequent outages◦ Poor download speeds for normal internet
searches◦ Properties close to exchanges unaware of the
problem◦ Adjacent properties reporting good and poor
service Need for reliable and objective data linked
to geography
Current provision
Survey to Community asking for:◦ Download and upload speeds◦ Speed test link attached to survey◦ Post code and address◦ Would they subscribe to a community broadband
service◦ How much would they be willing to pay against
set levels of service
First Steps
20 % of community completed the survey 91% of those responding would support a
community broadband service. 97% of those responding had a high
commitment level to signing up Price people were willing to pay reflected
current market prices
Survey Results
Survey Results
14%
12%
12%
9%
9%
7%
7%
18%
12%
Download Speeds (Mbps)
0 - 0.5
0.5 - 1.0
1.0 - 2.0
2.0 - 3.0
3.0 - 4.0
4.0 - 5.0
5.0 - 6.0
6.0 and above
Don't know
Each property responding plotted on a map Colour code to reflect line speed range Clear and reliable indication where poor
service (less than 2mb/s) exists Correlation between good service and
exchanges Anomalies to be investigated
Survey Results
Evaluating options Future Fibre provision uncertain Scheme to based around current exchange Flexibility for future fibre provision Flexibility to expand coverage Initially less than 2mb/s properties targeted Flexibility to increase speed and customers Wireless most practical option
Next Steps
Further development required on:◦ Transmitter sites at exchange and shadowed
areas◦ Develop costings, business plan and sales
proposals Go back to community for firm commitment Procure main mast and relay sites Installation of equipment and customer
receivers Establish and operating company Go live
Project Vision