Is the telecommunications infrastructure in Australia up to scratch for broadband?

Over the last few years telecommunications infrastructure has come back on the agenda. It has been discovered that large parts of the Australian telecommunications infrastructure is not up to scratch to deliver the infrastructure required for broadband.

Research and Markets have announced the addition of the "2003 Australia - Telecoms Infrastructure" report to their offering.

Over the last few years telecommunications infrastructure has come back on the agenda. Only a few years ago telcos were indicating that infrastructure was not sexy but since broadband arrived on their radar things have started to change. This report discusses the issues that incumbents are facing, large parts of their 100 years old network are not up to scratch to deliver the infrastructure required for broadband. While this offers opportunities for new players, most parts of the national infrastructure remain a natural monopoly. Options and technologies are discussed her from xDSL to cable modems and Fibre to the home. Local, national and international networks are described together with the main operators.

KEY HIGHLIGHTS

$4 billion market (15% contestable)

Vendors and operators are moving into network outsourcing. This could potentially position vendors to become the main basic telecoms infrastructure operators, taking over the role that, to date, has been played by the incumbent network operators.

Fibre-to-the-home economically viable for large-scale projects from 2005/2008 onwards.

By 2005 50% of all corporate datacomms services and equipment will contain a significant IP element, of which 25% will be fully IP-based.

elaide, Armidale. Bendigo and Central Queensland. Expect more and better in 2004.

State government and local governments will increase their role, using their social vision to push broadband infrastructure into their communities. However, is broadband demand aggregation the way forward or should we look at integrated fixed wireless broadband solution such as WiMax.

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REPORT DATA SUMMARY:
2003 Australia - Telecoms Infrastructure
Number of Pages: 178
Category: Markets
URL: www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/37922

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