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

1. Wireless CitiesIn addition to the physical environment, the role that technology plays Jon Lane Director, BT Wireless Cities

2. Time is money Real time information Business collaboration Security Anytime, anywhere Our lives are changing Time and energy Friends, family & community Information and advice Security Choices and personalisation At Home At Work

3. Wi-Fi is today’s technology of choice BT delivered Wi-Fi Networks* • 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 * Infonetics Research ** Wireless Cities, BT Openzone, Wi-Fi Consumer & Business networks

4. Home Business Wireless broadband Wireless Broadband at the heart of our strategy Wi-Fi hotspots Wireless cities Wireless broadband The Vision is Compelling- Broadband Access - anywhere, anytime, anyplace Wireless Broadband is about making Broadband access totally ubiquitous

5. 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

6. A platform to deliver a sustainable vision Helping make the city an attractive place to live and work Supporting city “front line” staff with innovative mobile worker applications Providing city visitors with the information they need when and where they need it Remote traffic congestion monitoring, cashless parking payments Providing a safer, cleaner street environment, improving public security - CCTV, noise and pollution monitoring Platform for education and remote learning Supporting social inclusion programmes Supporting care in the community initiatives

7. 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

8. 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

9. Need to serve the Wider Market • City Resident • City Commuters • City Visitors (Tourist) • City Visitors (Business) • Local Businesses • Local Communities • Citizen Services

10. Bringing it back to the ‘Green Agenda’

11. 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 m for individuals m for business m for Westminster City Council m for the community

12. 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 Business: My Van is My Office Supporting enterprise in the city Supporting improvement in service Supporting quality of work life 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 Westminster Pioneers Scheme - Winners

13. Thank you Jon Lane Director, BT Wireless Cities