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