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Australia - Fixed Broadband Market - Statistics and Analyses

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  • 116 Pages
  • April 2020
  • Region: Australia
  • Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
  • ID: 3763732
Within the Australian fixed broadband market, there is a dynamic shift among customers to fibre networks, as this infrastructure is being built out by NBN (NBN Co), the company responsible for the national broadband deployment. Australia's broadband sector is making improved progress in its migration to a multi-technology NBN.

Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) is delivered via a multi-technology mix (MTM) to homes and businesses including:
fibre to the premises (FTTP), fibre to the building (FTTB), fibre to the node (FTTN), Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC), fixed wireless and satellite.

The annual growth rate in the overall number of broadband subscribers is expected to continue to slow into 2020, with most growth coming from the mobile wireless and fibre broadband markets, due to increased uptake by the nbn is these two segments.

The DSL sector is expected to shrink as customers are migrated to the NBN in areas where services become available, while subscribers on HFC infrastructure will continue to be provided by existing cable within the NBN's multi-technology mix. Commercial cable services based on the DOCSIS3.1 standard is anticipated by 2020.

The fixed-line broadband market continues to grow steadily as the nbn rollout gains momentum, although overall penetration is predicted to grow slowly over the next five years to 2024.

Internationally, the adoption of broadband ranks Australia below many other developed countries, however the Australian market has seen a moderate increase over the past few years due to the continued rollout of the nbn.

Consolidation within the broadband market, with some key acquisitions having taken place among fixed broadband service providers, will provide greater reach and scale for operators in the coming years.

The industry has started to seriously question the regulatory environment around the NBN. The smaller players believe they are in danger of being squeezed out of the market through complex and expensive NBN wholesale offerings. These same arrangements also mean that the end-users are not receiving the benefits of high-speed broadband in an affordable form.

The publisher notes that the outbreak of the Coronavirus in 2020 is having a significant impact on production and supply chains globally. During the coming year the telecoms sector to various degrees is likely to experience a downturn in mobile device production, while it may also be difficult for network operators to manage workflows when maintaining and upgrading existing infrastructure. Overall progress towards 5G may be postponed or slowed down in some countries.

On the consumer side, spending on telecoms services and devices is under pressure from the financial effect of large-scale job losses and the consequent restriction on disposable incomes. However, the crucial nature of telecom services, both for general communication as well as a tool for home-working, will offset such pressures.

Although it is challenging to predict and interpret the long-term impacts of the crisis as it develops, these have been acknowledged in the industry forecasts contained in this report.

The report also covers the responses of the telecom operators as well as government agencies and regulators as they react to the crisis to ensure that citizens can continue to make optimum use of telecom services. This can be reflected in subsidy schemes and the promotion of tele-health and tele-education, among other solutions.

Key Developments:

The DSL sector is expected to shrink as customers are migrated to the NBN.

Consolidation within the fixed broadband market has occurred over the past few years.

The annual growth rate in the fixed broadband market is expected to continue to slow over the next five years to 2024.

Companies mentioned in this report:

Optus, Telstra, nbn (NBN Co), iiNet, TPG, TransACT, M2, iiNet, Optus, Primus, Austar; Ericsson; Visionstream; Optus, iiNet, AUSTAR, Foxtel, Neighbourhood Cable, nbn (NBN Co), LBNCo, OPENetworks, OptiComm, RedTrain, Pivit, Fibercorp.

Table of Contents

1 Market analysis
2 COVID-19 and its impact on the telecom sector
2.1 Economic considerations and responses
2.2 Mobile devices
2.3 Subscribers
2.4 Infrastructure
3 Fixed broadband subscriber statistics and forecasts
3.1 Total market statistics by provider
3.2 Market share statistics by platform
3.3 Fixed broadband subscriber forecast
3.4 Other broadband statistics
4 National Broadband Network (NBN)
4.1 Overview and statistics
4.2 Fixed wireless networks
4.3 The NBN satellite network
5 Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP)
5.1 Statistics
5.2 Major players
6 Fibre-to-the-Basement (FTTB)7 Fibre-to-the-Node (FTTN)8 Fibre-to-the-Curb (FTTC)9 G.Fast and XG.Fast10 HFC (Cable) Networks11 DSL12 WiFi market
13 Fixed broadband service providers
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Telstra
13.3 Optus
13.4 TPG Telecom Limited
13.5 Vocus
13.6 Macquarie Telecom
14 Appendix Historic data15 Glossary of abbreviations16 Related reports
List of Tables
Table 1 Fixed broadband retail subscribers (thousands) by major provider 2010 2019
Table 2 Fixed broadband retail subscriber annual growth by major provider 2011 2019
Table 3 Fixed broadband retail subscribers market share by major provider 2014 2019
Table 4 Telstra broadband subscribers by retail / wholesale 2007 2018
Table 5 Total broadband subscribers by access type 2011 2018
Table 6 Total broadband subscribers by access type, annual growth 2012 2018
Table 7 Total broadband subscribers by access type, market share 2011 2018
Table 8 Fixed broadband subscribers DSL, Cable, Fibre 2011 2018
Table 9 Fixed broadband subscribers (with forecast) 2009 2024
Table 10 Internet subscribers by download speed 2016 2018
Table 11 Volume of data downloaded (terrabytes) by access connection - 2013 2018
Table 12 NBN premises activated, ready for service (thousands) 2011 2019
Table 13 NBN revenue ($million) statistics 2013 2019
Table 14 NBN ARPU 2013 2019
Table 15 NBN capital expenditure 2013 2019
Table 16 Cumulative end user subscriptions by technology 2013 2019 (FY)
Table 17 Market share Subscriptions 2013 2019 (FY)
Table 18 FTTP - Market share - by Provider 2019
Table 19 FTTB -- Market share - by Provider 2019
Table 20 FTTN- Market share - by Provider 2019
Table 21 FTTC- Market share - by Provider 2019
Table 22 HFC - Market share - by Provider 2019
Table 23 Wireless - Market share - by Provider 2019
Table 24 Satellite - Market share - by Provider 2019
Table 25 FTTP subscriber statistics 2013 2019
Table 26 FttN expenditure 2014 2019
Table 27 FttC expenditure 2016 2019
Table 28 FttC subscribers 2018 2019
Table 29 HFC Roll out plan 2016 2018
Table 30 Cable broadband subscribers by major operator and annual change 2008 2018
Table 31 DSL broadband subscribers 2009 2019
Table 32 Optus broadband statistics - 2015 2019
Table 33 iiNet's acquisitions 2003 2014
Table 34 TPG Revenue, EBITDA and NPAT 2008 2019
Table 35 TPG revenue ($ million) breakdown by division 2009 2019
Table 36 TPG Broadband ARPU ($/month) 2016 2019
Table 37 TPG Consumer broadband subscribers (thousands) by Product 2017 2019
Table 38 TPG Group mobile subscribers (thousands) by Division 2014 2019
Table 39 Vocus - key financial parameters 2012- 2019
Table 40 Vocus Australia - consumer broadband subscribers (thousands) 2018 2019
Table 41 M2's acquisitions
Table 42 Macquarie key financial indicators 2008 2019
Table 43 Historic - Total business and residential broadband subscribers 2006 2014
Table 44 Historic - TPG consumer broadband subscribers (thousands) by Product 2014 2017
List of Charts
Chart 1 Fixed broadband subscribers DSL, Cable, Fibre 2011 2018
Chart 2 Fixed broadband subscribers (with forecast) - 2009 2024

Companies Mentioned

  • Optus
  • Telstra
  • nbn (NBN Co)
  • iiNet
  • TPG
  • TransACT
  • M2
  • iiNet
  • Optus
  • Primus
  • Austar
  • Ericsson
  • Visionstream
  • Optus
  • iiNet
  • AUSTAR
  • Foxtel
  • Neighbourhood Cable
  • nbn (NBN Co)
  • LBNCo
  • OPENetworks
  • OptiComm
  • RedTrain
  • Pivit
  • Fibercorp.