{"id":28115,"date":"2021-08-13T08:31:45","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T07:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=28115"},"modified":"2021-08-13T08:32:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T07:32:26","slug":"the-uk-govs-technical-definition-of-gigabit-capable-broadband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/08\/the-uk-govs-technical-definition-of-gigabit-capable-broadband.html","title":{"rendered":"The UK Gov’s Technical Definition of Gigabit Capable Broadband"},"content":{"rendered":"

One aspect of the UK Government’s new \u00a35bn Project Gigabit<\/a> programme that we haven’t touched on much is the “technical definition<\/em>” for how they actually define such broadband ISP products, which is partly because this has been in a state of flux as the project evolved. But it now looks much closer to final.<\/p>\n

Just to recap. Project Gigabit<\/strong> seeks to extend “gigabit-capable broadband<\/em>” speeds to reach at least 85% of UK premises by the end of 2025 (currently 42%<\/a>), and they also aim to get “as close to 100% as possible<\/em>“- depending upon how the industry responds. Some 80% of coverage is expected to be achieved by commercial rollouts (reaching c.60% by the end of 2021), which leaves the new project to focus on the final 20% of rural and semi-rural areas (5-6 million premises<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

The project is technology neutral, which means it can be delivered via any gigabit-capable network technology, such as Fibre-to-the-Premises<\/strong> (FTTP<\/a> – the preferred method), Hybrid Fibre Coax<\/strong> (DOCSIS<\/a> 3.1+) and wireless connectivity (i.e. Fixed Wireless Access or 5G<\/a> etc.). But all of these must still meet specific technical criteria in order to be eligible for gap funding under the procurement programme.<\/p>\n

The Building Digital UK<\/a> team this week published their latest Open Market Review<\/a><\/strong> (OMR) for the recently announced Phase 2 of Project Gigabit<\/a><\/strong>, which thus seems like a fitting moment to see how the technical definition has changed since the first project phase was announced back in March 2021.<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> OMRs are designed to identify where gigabit-capable broadband currently exists or is planned to be built within the next 3 years (i.e. defining where public money is needed to address market failure).<\/div>\n

Technical Definition of Gigabit-Capable (August 2021)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Infrastructure that can support gigabit-capable downstream services directly or via third-party providers without restriction, as set out below:<\/p>\n

a) wholesale infrastructure capable of supporting gigabit-capable downstream wholesale and retail services directly or via third-party providers without restriction, as set out below.<\/p>\n

b) connections that are gigabit-capable (capable of delivering 1000Mbps or more download speeds) at the time of delivery of the connection without the need for future hardware upgrades or modification [this principally applies to CPE but also backhaul\/other network upgrades] i.e. gigabit capability to be available from day one and if the consumer takes a slower speed it must be soft upgradeable without undue delay. At least one wholesale product with a download speed capability of at least 1Gbps and an upload speed of at least 200Mbps with busy hour performance as laid out below.<\/p>\n

c) products with a clear and comprehensible explanation of the minimum, normally available [see note at bottom] and maximum advertised download and upload speeds [as defined by Ofcom<\/a>].<\/p>\n

d) low data latency in accordance with Ofcom<\/a> regime or codes of practice, recent industry norms and Industry Standards for the requirements of real-time services (or otherwise, in the absence of prevailing standards 10 ms and below for ninety-five per cent (95%) of the time).<\/p>\n

e) supports real-time services (e.g. voice\/video calling, telematics, telemedicine etc.) with performance indicators (e.g. jitter, packet loss etc.) in line with recent industry standards, norms or in the absence of industry standards, i.e. 2ms for jitter, zero point one percent (0.1%) for packet loss for ninety-five per cent (95%) of the time.<\/p>\n

f) actual data speeds and performance during the busiest hours of the day (not more than 4 out of every 24), that do not degrade to less than 33% of the headline download speed and an upload speed equivalent to 20% of the minimum download speed and providers\u2019 service specifications (note: for performance where lower values are better, such as latency, jitter and packet loss, then a factor of 100% above would apply instead).<\/p>\n

g) actual data speeds and performance that do not degrade outside of the busiest hours below 95% of the higher of the download and upload speeds set out above. In the event that such minimum download speeds are regulated by a new minimum set by the Regulator, such new minimum download speeds shall apply for the duration of this Agreement. On becoming aware of the new minimum download speeds, the Supplier shall promptly provide confirmation of such to the Authority for its written approval.<\/p>\n

h) actual data speeds and performance that do not degrade as take-up of services approaches 100% of the addressable market (including any part arising from switch-off of legacy networks), to be demonstrated by firm commercial and technical (including capacity upgrade) plans to be submitted at the contract bid stage and to be based upon forecasts of up to 7 years.<\/p>\n

i) where service offerings and performance vary by locality e.g. as a result of subscribers\u2019 distances from infrastructure, gigabit capability to be maintained for all potential customers.<\/p>\n

j) order fulfilment and rectification within typical industry timescales, supported by demonstrably efficient wholesale service management processes;<\/p>\n

k) maintenance of customer service levels and network availability in line with industry norms, ideally supported by Service Level Agreements;<\/p>\n

l) service provision that does not unfairly discriminate against particular types of services, providers, subscribers or third parties (e.g. via traffic shaping or Quality of Service measures).<\/p>\n

m) offering of wholesale access products on open and non-discriminatory terms in line with the principle of technological neutrality, to enable the interconnection to the subsidised network of any technology which other communications providers and\/or retail providers may reasonably consider appropriate in accordance with the wholesale access requirements.<\/p>\n

—<\/p>\n

NOTE: Normally available and minimum download speeds may include the usual framing and packet overheads of the technologies used, provided that they amount to no more than a few percent of the total traffic i.e. data speed is defined as (user data traffic + overheads) \/ time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The main changes seem to be that, firstly, the wholesale product requirements have now been much more strictly defined by performance (i.e. they must support at least 1Gbps download and 200Mbps upload). Secondly, the old definition also made mention of a requirement for “products with 100 Mbps download speed as a minimum<\/em>,<\/span><\/span>” but this has now been removed in order to focus on true gigabit speed services.<\/p>\n

The old definition also called for “upload speeds in line with industry norms for corresponding download speeds (e.g. <\/span><\/em>typically 20 Mbps and above for 100 Mbps download services)<\/em>,<\/span><\/span>” but they’ve removed that in favour of a more prescriptive technical requirement (e.g. “upload speed equivalent to 20% of the minimum download speed<\/em>“). We also get some specific jitter and packet loss requirements, which was only loosely referenced before.<\/p>\n

On the whole, the current definition looks much more solid than what they started with, although it’s worth noting that BDUK said they “will review the criteria for gigabit-capable networks within three months of the launch <\/span><\/em>of the Dynamic Purchasing System, based upon the consultation with industry, and the UK <\/span><\/em>regulator, around the criteria [above]<\/em>.<\/span><\/span>” So further changes cannot be ruled out.<\/p>\n

The Government’s definition has to straddle a difficult line. On the one hand, they only want to fund truly gigabit-capable services, but on the other they have to avoid making the requirements so strict that they end up effectively mandating that every home receive the business equivalent of an expensive leased line (i.e. they have to make allowances for the fact that, in order to be affordable, consumer broadband connections need to share their capacity between many users and so speeds may fluctuate). Broadly, they seem to have found a fair balance, but that’s just our opinion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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