2007 Australia - NGN, VoIP, FttN and FttH

• Market Analysis 2007
• Statistical overviews of the various markets
• Overview of the major players in NGN, fibre networks, VoIP and IPTV
• Overview of projects in NGN, fibre networks, VoIP and IPTV
• FttH market analysis and analysis of the major FttN plans
• Overviews and analysis of the VoIP market
• The future of IPTV and web-based multimedia services

1. NGN MARKET IN 2007

1.1 Market analyses

1.1.1 Analysis of Telstra’s NGN progress

1.1.2 NGN in action

1.1.3 It’s worthwhile fighting for open networks

1.1.4 ACCC needs to facilitate NGN industry workgroup

1.1.5 Market Analysis - mid-2006

1.1.6 Internet economy requires NGNs - now

1.1.7 IP Developments

1.1.8 Convergence, Telecoms and IT

1.2 NGN & IP

1.2.1 Next Generation Networks (NGN)

1.2.2 IP - enhanced services

1.2.3 IP wholesale opportunities

1.2.4 Corporate Market

1.2.5 Virtual Private LAN Service (VPLS)

1.2.6 Tips for successful video over IP

1.3 Market overview

1.3.1 The NGN market in 2007

1.4 Statistics overview

1.4.1 Statistical information

1.5 Major players in the market

1.5.1 Brief historic overview

1.5.2 Telstra leading the charge

1.5.3 Telstra

1.5.4 Optus

1.5.5 Commander

1.5.6 Macquarie Telecom

1.5.7 Soul (SP Telemedia)

1.5.8 Nextgen networks

1.5.9 iiNet

1.5.10 Primus

1.5.11 PowerTel

1.5.12 Internode

1.5.13 TransACT

2. FTTH & FTTN DEVELOPMENTS

2.1 Telstra and competitors

2.1.1 National approach to fibre

2.1.2 Telstra’s initial FttN Plan

2.1.3 Consequent developments and analysis

2.1.4 G9 - Optus-led industry initiative

2.1.5 Telstra’s FttH in new housing developments

2.1.6 AARNet

2.2 FttH market

2.2.1 Analysis

2.2.2 Market overview

2.2.3 Costing models

2.2.4 Forecasting FttH

2.2.5 Ftth projects

3. THE VOIP MARKET

3.1 Statistical overview

3.1.1 VoIP Boom delayed forecasts

3.1.2 ISPs providing VoIP services

3.1.3 Australian businesses not enthusiastically embracing VoIP - June 2007

3.1.4 VoIP will not be effective without upgraded broadband

3.1.5 The ACCC on VoIP

3.1.6 ISPs push into voice market

3.1.7 Switch to VoIP - survey 2006

3.1.8 Survey reveals businesses are unprepared for VoIP security threats

3.1.9 VoIP good growth but no money

3.1.10 VoIP can slash phone bills by $500

3.1.11 Managed network services

3.1.12 Business distribution of Australian VoIP market

3.2 Market overview

3.2.1 Mexican Standoff necessitates revised VoIP forecast

3.2.2 The future of VoIP lies in videoconferencing

3.2.3 IT and telecoms no happy convergence

3.2.4 Regulatory issues

3.3 Market and industry analysis

3.3.1 Click-to-talk

3.3.2 VoIP quality deteriorating, but who cares? We do!

3.3.3 Is there a strategy behind Telstra’s bucket plan?

3.3.4 VoIP over-hyped

3.3.5 VoIP - a case of evolution, rather than revolution

3.3.6 Major battleground: SME market

3.4 Services and projects

3.4.1 AAPT

3.4.2 AT&T

3.4.3 BigAir - business-grade VoIP

3.4.4 Broadband Phone

3.4.5 Country Energy - VoIP over BPL

3.4.6 Convenos Meeting Center

3.4.7 engin - broadband telephony

3.4.8 Freshtel

3.4.9 gotalk

3.4.10 iiNet (iiNetphone)

3.4.11 ISPhone

3.4.12 iVox carrier-grade VoIP wholesaler

3.4.13 Kmoo

3.4.14 MyNetPhone

3.4.15 Neighbourhood Cable

3.4.16 Newsnet.com

3.4.17 Optus

3.4.18 Personal Broadband Australia (PBA)

3.4.19 Pipe Networks - VoIP peering

3.4.20 PowerTel

3.4.21 Primus Telecom

3.4.22 Soul (SP Telemedia)

3.4.23 Skype

3.4.24 TalkNet

3.4.25 Telstra initiatives

3.4.26 Unwired and Freshtel - wireless VoIP

4. IPTV MARKET

4.1 From IPTV to multimedia events

4.2 IPTV: Australia ain’t America

4.3 Are you ready for the video explosion?

4.4 Broadband TV - first financial results

4.5 Regulations

4.5.1 IPTV and Unbundled Local Loop (ULL)

4.5.2 IPTV content regulations?

4.5.3 Video streaming regulation

4.6 Movies downloading

4.6.1 Starting with Video-on-Demand (VoD)

4.6.2 Primary target markets - statistics

4.7 IPTV developments

4.7.1 Introduction

4.7.2 Demand forecasts

4.8 Tips for successful video over IP

4.9 Key players

5. GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS

List of Exhibits

Exhibit 1 - Verizon versus Skype

Exhibit 2 - The role of voice

Exhibit 3 - ITU definition of Next Generation Network

Exhibit 4 - IP-based enhanced services

Exhibit 5 - VPN Comparisons - Key Differentiators

Exhibit 6 - Overview of key players

Exhibit 7 - Telstra’s NGN planned implementation time-line

Exhibit 8 - Key suppliers to the Telstra systems and infrastructure overhaul

Exhibit 9 - Nextgen’s VPLS network

Exhibit 10 - TransACT network FttC coverage - 2007

Exhibit 11 - Facts and figures of the Telstra’s FttN roll-out

Exhibit 12 - Fibre-to-the-Node (FttN)

Exhibit 13 - FttN Group of competitive carriers

Exhibit 14 - Cooperation scenarios

Exhibit 15 - Access Prices G9

Exhibit 16 - Fibre Broadband Proposal

Exhibit 17 - Alcatel’s BPON platform

Exhibit 18 - Benefits of FttH in new development projects

Exhibit 19 - FttH Prerequisites

Exhibit 20 - FttH costings per home connected

Exhibit 21 - Residential Broadband (BB) growth predictions - next ten years

Exhibit 22 - Infrastructure blueprint

Exhibit 23 - GrangeNet consortium members and role

Exhibit 24 - VoIP issues

Exhibit 25 - BuddeComm VoIP quality survey

Exhibit 26 - engin Ltd at a glance

Exhibit 27 - Westpac one of the largest VoIP rollouts

Exhibit 28 - IPTV Applications

List of Tables

Table 1 - Total capital expenditure by operator - 1998 - 2000; 2004 - 2006

Table 2 - Total capital expenditure by operator - 2006 - 2007

Table 3 - Telstra IT Transformation - cash capital expenditure - 12 months to June 2007

Table 4 - Telstra specialised data revenue and annual change - 2006 - 2007

Table 5 - Optus - cash CAPEX by operating division and annual change - 2006 - 2007

Table 6 - Skype users Australia - 2004 - 2008

Table 7 - Paid VoIP users Australia - 2004 - 2010

Table 8 - Number of voice service providers in Australia by type of provider - June 2007

Table 9 - ISPs providing VoIP as part of bundled service offers by size of ISP - Sep 2006

Table 10 - Main business distribution Australian VoIP market - July 2006

Table 11 - engin VoIP customer base - 2005 - 2007

Table 12 - engin - operating revenue - 2005 - 2006

Table 13 - engin - net profit (loss) - 2006

Table 14 - Unwired/Freshtel pricing