Outline Project Plan for Carpenters WUC (Rev. 7/9/01)

 

                                                                                                Original      Current

Infrastructure – Set top box                         

Complete test of Set top box capability for receiving video        End June          Comp. July

Complete test of basic ICA client                                              End August     Comp. Aug

Set top boxes delivered –                                                         End July           Est. Sep

Updated ICA client                                                                  End Nov          Est Oct

Infrastructure – communications infrastructure

Produce specification for connecting flatted accommodation and community buildings

                                                                                                End June          Comp Jun

Produce specification for connecting houses                              End Aug           Est Dec

Let contract for trenching                                                          mid July            Comp Aug

Let contract for CAT5                                                              July                  Comp Aug

Let contract for Core network                                                  July                  Comp Sept (today!)

Let contract for houses                                                             Sept                 Est Jan

CAT 5 wiring in tower blocks completed                                  August              Est Nov

CAT 5 wiring in low rise completed                                          August              Est Nov

Trenching completed                                                                 End Aug           Est Oct

Core network completed                                                          Sept                 Est Nov

Network to houses completed.                                                 Oct                  Est Mar

Internet feed                                                                             September        Est Oct

Infrastructure – servers, caches & encoders

Produce specification for network equipment required to deliver required services

                                                                                                July                  Comp Aug

Equipment installed and tested.                                                  August              Est Nov

Network equipment review and upgrade                                   January             Feb

Infrastructure – software

Software testing with ICA client completed                               Mid Sept          Est Sept

Additional software installation                                                  October           Est Oct

 

Provided content

Testing of DkTV video and web content                                   June                 (Note 1) Est Oct

Front “screens” for service complete                                         August              (Note 2) Est Nov

DkTV service deployment                                                        September        (Note 1) Est Nov

Start Here content developed for service                                   N/A                 Est Oct

Plato software tested and procured                                           N/A                 Est Sept

Testing of eMail service                                                            August              Est Nov

Email service deployment                                                          September        Est Nov

Estate portal developed                                                            September        Est Oct

Media Trust contract signed                                                      Oct                  Est Oct

SureStart contribution agreed                                                    ?

Video on Demand contract achieved                                         N/A                 Est Jan

Free to air broadcast channels provided                                    N/A                 Est Jan

Management

DfES contract signed                                                                July                  Est Sept

NN Data Protection Act registration                                         July                  Est Sept

NN PTO registration (if private owners to be added)                Oct                  Est Dec

NN IP address allocation from RIPE                                        Oct                  Est Oct

Business Plan for continuation                                                   Jan                   Est Mar

Agreement with College re use of Learn Direct Centre               N/A                 Comp Aug

Employment of workers                                                            August              Comp Sept

Full project review                                                                    Feb                  Est Feb

 

Users – information

Information leaflets about service                                               August              Est Oct

Estate Conference                                                                    September        Est Jan

Public Launch                                                                           November?      Est Feb

 

Users – equipped

STBs given to initial testers                                                        September        Est  Nov

Deployment to all flatted accommodation                                  October           Est  Jan

Deployment to houses                                                               November        Est Mar                                               

Users -  trained

In home training starts                                                               September        Est Nov

Help desk service starts                                                            September        Est Nov

 

Users -  participation

Cyber Angels estate meetings                                                    ?

Estate champions identified                                                       July                  Comp July

 

 

Note 1

Dktv broadcast content will work but interactivity need to be developed for platform.

Note 2

Given that the system will have a video on demand interface Media Trust participation is now a prior task for this item though a very crude structural mock up has already been created and is at http://www.newham.org.uk/nntv.