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Wireless Cities

In addition to the physical environment, the role that technology plays

Jon Lane

Director, BT Wireless Cities

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Our lives are changing

Time and energy

Choices andpersonalisation

Security

Friends, family& community

Informationand advice

Time is money

Real timeinformation

SecurityAnytime, anywhere

Businesscollaboration

At Home At Work


Wi-Fi is today’s technology of choice

• Consumer devices are a key driver of Wi-Fi growth

– Widely adopted by the mass market today

– Wi-Fi handsets forecast to increase nearly 1300% through to 2010*

– 245.9 million Wi-Fi portable devices globally by 2010**

– 22 million in the UK alone by 2011 *

– Wi-Fi Alliance has already certified over 3000 products

• Wi-Fi Networks are expanding– Over 142,407 free and paid Wi-Fi hotspots

in 132 countries

– Over 300 wireless cities deployed

• Mobile WiMAX will take time to offer a credible alternative

– Fixed WiMAX available today. Useful for infrastructure but limited use for end users

– Mobile spectrum auction due to take place late 2007 / early 2008

– Mobile Devices not available till 2008/9

– Mass market will take at least 5 years to mature

BT delivered Wi-Fi Networks*

* Infonetics Research** Wireless Cities, BT Openzone, Wi-Fi Consumer & Business networks


The Vision is Compelling- Broadband Access - anywhere, anytime, anyplace

Wireless Broadband is about making Broadband access totally ubiquitous

Wireless broadband

Home Business

Wireless Broadband

at the heart of our strategy

Wireless broadband

Wi-Fi hotspotsWireless cities


What is a Wireless City?

• A Major BT strategic initiative to Wi-Fi enable City Centres

• Extends the power of wireless broadband into public spaces

• Provides a Wi-Fi Network for shared public and private access

• Public / private partnerships with local authorities

• Joint promotion and development of a WC eco-system

• A platform to enable innovative new applications and services

• Delivering an open network with a wide range of service providers

• A phrased programme, developed in-line with demand from the city “anchor tenant” and others

• A significant (& sustainable step) to deliver city wide wireless broadband


A platform to deliver a sustainable vision

Remote traffic congestion monitoring, cashless

parking payments

Providing a safer, cleaner street environment,

improving public security - CCTV, noise and

pollution monitoring

Providing city visitors with the information they need

when and where they need it

Supporting care in the community initiatives

Supporting social inclusion programmes

Helping make the city an attractive

place to live and work

Platform for education and

remote learning

Supporting city “front line” staff with innovative

mobile worker applications


Some applications

Actively working on many solutions with authorities

Some examples are:• Deploy moveable Wi-Fi IP-Video cameras

– To ease traffic congestion and issue penalty notices

– Monitor new bus station for public safety with images relayed to PDA

• Licensing and environmental health officers can update records “on the street” from Wi-Fi PDA integrated into authority’s systems and immediately initiate any actions needed

• Childrens’ services can access client information in real-time via Wi-Fi laptop or digital pen and agree a care package with clients immediately

• City guardians can access council information using Wi-Fi PDA to help the public, and report local issues instantly

• Walled Garden to help citizens and visitors gain free Wi-Fi access to council public service information

• Corporate Fusion VoIP as part of the Authorities’ IP Convergence strategy

• Wi-Fi mobile working as part of an overall mobile working initiative including home working


Benefits

• Greater productivity as employees do not have to return to the office to log work – Significant effectiveness, efficiency and accommodation savings are achievable

• Demonstrably improved public service by immediate and visible access to information and back-end systems

• Employees can be multi-rolled “eyes on the street” e.g. street cleaning operative can report traffic obstructions, graffiti, anti-social behaviour via simple PDA integrated into back-end systems to relevant department

• With more time “on the street” less office space is needed, enabling significant property rationalisation

• Solutions are customised to meet the needs of authority and are based around the specific business benefits that can be achieved

• Wireless City is not a technology deployment but an enabler to transform the business of delivering citizen services


Need to serve the Wider Market

• City Resident

• City Commuters

• City Visitors (Tourist)

• City Visitors (Business)

• Local Businesses

• Local Communities

• Citizen Services


Bringing it back to the ‘Green Agenda’


Westminster Pioneers Scheme

A partnership to reach into the community to help build ideas for how a wireless network can be used to improve a city environment

for individuals

for business

for Westminster

City Council

for the community


Business: My Van is My Office

Supporting enterprise in the city

Supporting improvement in service

Supporting quality of work life

Westminster Pioneers Scheme - Winners

Special Award: Bus Busters

Speeding up commuter journeys

Speeding up parking enforcement

Living: Virtual Blue Plaque

Building sense of place

Building sense of history

Building sense of community

Staff Award: Help!

Improving the visitor experience

Improving on the role of City workers

Improving perception of Westminster as a place to work and play

Thank you

Jon Lane

Director, BT Wireless Cities

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