Associa'on  of  public,  private  and  community  groups  building  next  genera'on  

broadband  networks  

Organises  •  Joint  projects  and  ac'vi'es  •  Seminars  &  workshops  •  Promo'on  &  lobbying  for  the  sector  

•  Suppor'ng  the  crea'on  of  sustainable  broadband  projects  

•  Beyond  Broadband  Guide  to  NGA  …  2nd  Edi'on  coming  

•  Online  Expert  Knowledge  Base  

•  Models  for  local  schemes  

The  Community  Broadband  Challenge:  •  Local  schemes  can  be  seen  as  

sub-­‐scale  and  variable  quality  by  funders  and  service  providers  

•  Project  developers  do  not  have  common  build  &  opera'onal  standards  

    The  Solu'on:  

•  Create  a  common  ‘Open  Access’  PlaRorm  for  local  projects  to  share  services  and  aggregate  demand  

•  Develop  a  Quality  Marque  template  for  local  project  developers  

•  Standardise  business  models  

Quality  Cloud  Systems  For  Independent  Networks  

ü  Feasibility  Study  funded  by  Technology  Strategy  Board  

ü  Launch  in  2012    

A  Roster  of  Suppliers  &  Consultants  

For  Project  Developers  ü  Providing  Access  to  Market  ü  Reliability  &  Assurance  

 

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