2002 £m	2001 £m
Group turnover	4,476)	3,468)
EBITDA	146)	50)
Group operating loss	(353)	(309)
Share of losses of associates and joint ventures	(38)	(121)
Capital expenditure	609)	935)
Operating free cash flow	(463)	(885)
Note - before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items

BT Ignite's group turnover was £4,476 million for the 2002 financial year, an increase of 29%. Excluding the effect of acquisitions and disposals, the growth in turnover was 18%. This underlying increase was mainly driven by the growth of Solutions, European Connectivity and UK IP revenues.

Ignite Solutions turnover grew by 17% to £1,828 million in the 2002 financial year. Against a backdrop of difficult market conditions, Syntegra, BT Ignite's systems integration business, grew turnover by 8% to £609 million.

Turnover from European Connectivity grew by £527 million to £998 million in the 2002 financial year, reflecting the acquisition of BT Ignite GmbH in Germany in February 2001. Turnover from UK IP and other operations increased by 29% to £1,024 million.

EBITDA improved by £96 million to £146 million for the 2002 financial year. Included in these results were early leaver costs of £55 million compared to £8 million in the 2001 financial year. Headcount was reduced by 2,400 from 18,800 at 31 March 2001 to 16,400 at 31 March 2002.

The share of losses in BT Ignite's associates and joint ventures improved by £83 million to £38 million in the 2002 financial year, mainly due to the change in status of BT Ignite's associates in Germany and the Netherlands to wholly-owned subsidiaries following the purchase of the remaining shares in the 2001 financial year. There were also lower losses in Albacom, BT Ignite's Italian joint venture.

BT Ignite's group operating loss before goodwill amortisation and exceptional items increased by £44 million to £353 million in the 2002 financial year.

BT Ignite's capital expenditure for the year was £609 million in the 2002 financial year, a reduction of £326 million on the prior year, reflecting the focus on cash control.