Industry analysis：Australia - Broadband Market - Overview and Statistics

Aug. 31, 2010 - PRLog -- Summary

The report reveals the proposal from the government to invest $43 billion in a national Fibre to the Home broadband network is a clear indication that they believe broadband infrastructure is a collective good. With its trans-sector multiplier effect it delivers massive social and economic benefits. The second major component of the proposals relates to reform of the regulatory regime for the telecommunications industry. These reforms aim to improve competition, strengthen consumer safeguards and reduce bureaucratic overheads imposed by the state industry regulator. Crucially the reform may include measures to address Telstra's vertical and horizontal integration, such as functional separation or limitations to the cross-ownership of fixed-line and cable networks and media assets

A trans-sector approach is required to guide us through the development of the NBN. It is critical to look across a variety of industry sectors to create synergy. There are significant opportunities to utilise new telecoms networks for e-health, e-education and smart grids.

With respect to broadband infrastructure, Australia desperately needs to foster open networks to support competition. The unbundling of the local loop and the installation of DSL equipment by third parties within Telstra's exchanges has resulted in a significant increase in competition. The development of a wholesale-only national fibre optic network based on open access principles is likely to secure these gains. However in order to satisfy demand for bandwidth core network backbones need to increase in capacity, perhaps as much as a hundred fold from their current capability. In fact some industry commentators contend that with increased state investment in the backbone potentially there would be little need to invest in the fibre optic network from the telephone exchange to the premises. This component would look after itself in a normal commercial fashion, mostly without the need for any subsidies.

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Table of contents

1. The National Broadband Network
1.1 Analysis of the new plans
1.1.1 Details of the NBN proposal
1.1.2 National Broadband Corporation
1.1.3 FttH infrastructure
1.1.4 The business model
1.1.5 Trans-sector thinking
1.1.6 Regulatory issues
1.1.7 Open network = innovation and affordability
1.1.8 Co-development of fibre and the digital economy
1.1.9 What's next for Telstra?
1.2 Critical considerations
1.2.1 Governance and management of the NBN/NBC
1.2.2 Regulations-critical considerations
1.2.3 Wholesale
1.2.4 Technology critical consideration
1.2.5 Basic infrastructure
1.2.6 Comments from international experts
1.3 Trans-sector vision
1.3.1 Introduction
1.3.2 Background information
1.3.3 National welfare depends on new thinking concepts
1.3.4 Missing link: political leadership
1.3.5 How many stimulus packages can we afford?
1.3.6 The multiplier effect
1.3.7 Smart communities, where do we start?
1.3.8 We lack the structures to implement trans-sector visions
1.3.9 The sectors
1.3.10 Smart communities and smart buildings
1.3.11 Trans-sector thinking
2. Infrastructure Analysis
2.1 Overview of broadband infrastructure analysis
2.2 Infrastructure developments-2009
2.3 What is broadband and why is it needed?
2.4 Damning report from Engineers Australia
2.5 National backbone needs to increase one hundredfold
2.5.1 Open systems the only way forward
2.6 Boom and bust cycle in local access
2.6.1 Global infrastructure nearing collapse
2.6.2 Wild growth in local access
2.6.3 Dark fibre providers setting the scene
2.6.4 Financial crisis
2.7 Regional developments
2.7.1 New plans on the horizon
2.7.2 Broadband has deteriorated in regional Australia
2.7.3 Tasmania: Australia's FttH test bed
2.8 Infrastructure broadband map for Australia-update 2009
3. Network Operators and Wholesalers
3.1 Regulatory environment
3.1.1 The impact of fibre optic networks on DSL regulation
3.1.2 Unbundling of the Local Loop (ULL) and line sharing
3.2 DSL infrastructure
3.2.1 Overview
3.2.2 Tool for competitors
3.3 DSL services
3.3.1 ADSL2+
3.3.2 Naked DSL
3.3.3 VDSL and VDSL2
3.4 Market analysis
3.4.1 The end of ULL and DSLAMs
3.4.2 DSLAM competitors gained an early foothold
3.4.3 Continual delays by Telstra
3.4.4 Telstra ADSL2+
3.4.5 No convergence with TV, but complimenting
3.4.6 FttH superior to ADSL2+
3.4.7 Australian rules for ADSL2+
3.4.8 High-speed Internet & HD TV to regional & rural areas
3.5 Industry structure
3.6 Structural separation enlarges the retail pie
3.7 Reliance on wholesale DSL access
4. ADSL2+ Providers
4.1 Major service provider profiles
4.1.1 Telstra
4.1.2 Optus
4.1.3 iiNet
4.1.4 TPG / Soul
4.1.5 Powertel / AAPT
4.1.6 Primus
4.1.7 Internode
4.1.8 Netspace
4.1.9 Adam Internet
4.1.10 Exetel
4.1.11 Pacnet
4.1.12 Telarus
5. HFC Cable Networks
5.1 Technology
5.1.1 Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC)
5.1.2 The DOCSIS standard
5.2 Market statistics and forecasts
5.3 Telstra
5.3.1 Overview
5.3.2 DOCSIS 3.0 rollout
5.4 Optus
5.4.1 Overview
5.5 Industry analyses
5.5.1 Telstra's DOCSIS 3.0 broadband rollout
5.5.2 No long-term future in HFC cable broadband
5.5.3 From HFC to FttH

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