“ When we last met , we needed to wire up the estate in the UK and provide pervasive internet access across the whole of the Army estate while we ' re on it ” – a vast , challenging undertaking – “ We delivered the passive element of internet access to every building within the army estate . BT , who were our partner in terms of delivering that infrastructure , wired up those 40 sites and they ' re going live as we speak .”
Turning rhetoric into reality is the aim of phase two , which means literally putting “ useful things in the hands of soldiers ”. Simple as that , right ? Well , not quite , no . With such a large estate to cover and tens of thousands of soldiers , delivery is much easier said than done . In fact , Crossfield estimates that this phase could last up to two years .
46 January 2023