BT Historical NGN Announcement Timeline (21CN & Next Generation Broadband)

Market & Other Drivers BT Investment Statements

Ofcom agrees relaxation where 3 or more June 2009 BT to spend £1.5bn FTTH for 10-20m
Competitive Service Providers exist by 2012 via c.60 Exchange upgrades

Only 87 Users adopt service in 1st Quarter Jan 2008 BT 21CN Trial to 10,000 homes @ Ebbsfleet, Kent
for NTL/Virgin Trial 100MB to the Home

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THALES beat BT to win SYNET contract Nov 2007 BT announce 21CN trial to 1,000 N-Ireland users

WiMAX & More Spectrum becoming Oct 2007 BT unveiled ambitious plans for extensive WiFi
available early 2009 Broadband Network @ 512Kbit/s beyond 12 Cities

Timms (Treasury) tells press and B’band Sept 2007 BT tell ‘Financial Times’ it is having encouraging
Stakeholders Group that UK needs to discusions with UK Gvt, To build 21CN
increase our broadband speed

NTL/Virgin commence 50MB trials July 2007 BT considering 40-50Mb Trial for Broadband

European Commission criticise BT for March 2007 BT then win NYNET contract for N-Yorks Fibre
non-participation in Open Access projects Interconnections to 12 x Market Towns

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SYNET = South Yorkshire Broadband Dec 2006 BT acknowledge disappointing 21CN in Wales
Transformational B’band Tender issued but rebrand their Consultancy arm as the
‘21C Global Venture’ unit to advise other telcos

EASYNET (owned by SKY) invests more Sep-Nov’06 BT pledge to spend c.£500m converging their
in LLU giving coverage to c.85% of UK separate Networks in Wales to save money –
plagued withTechnical problems less than 100
users sign up

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Adit helped RDA’s in NW, East, SWand Nov 2005 BT win ADSL B’band contracts for Rural England
Midlands catch-up on ADSL enablement

NTL launch ADSL2+ services (upto June 2005 BT escapes threat of immediate Break-Up by
24MB) and Ofcom investigate BT anti- voluntarily restructuring to separate BT Retail,
competition case BT Wholesale and Openreach

Suppliers chosen 2005 to upgrade BT Feb 2005 BT launch 21CN roadmap to upgrade UK by 2009

UK Broadband uptake over 50,000/week June 2004 BT trial 21CN Fibre-To-Home Technologies
(c.1,500 homes & business London & M.Keynes)

Adit & ONE complete 1st 100% Regional April 2004 BT scrap Pre-Registration for Broadband
ADSL Broadband enablement project

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Adits created by DTI & HM.Treasury Apr-Aug 2003 BT unveils ADSL Broadband upgrade scheme
(involves demand registration + Public monies)

Market ISP’s push BT for better network Nov 2001 BT coin term 21CN and advocate UK-wide
Upgrade to Next Generation Broadband Access