Australian DSL Infrastructure Round-up, 2007 Competitive Analysis

• An overview of the current state of DSL infrastructure deployment in Australia by
various service providers as of August 2007;
• Brief profiles of DSL infrastructure providers with detailed information on their
current DSLAM rollout, known future rollout plans, geographic coverage, DSLAM equipment suppliers, and types of DSL services offered;
• Brief profiles of DSLAM vendors with information on their current DSL products;
• Discussion on DSL infrastructure availability in each state with information on metro
and regional rollouts, infrastructure provider presence in each state, and the state of DSL infrastructure competition in metro and regional markets; and
• Discussion on current ADSL2/2+ rollouts, as well as an analysis of ADSL2/2+
deployment in metro and regional areas nationwide.

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Methodology

1.2 Definitions

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

3 AUSTRALIAN DSL MARKET SNAPSHOT

4 DSL INFRASTRUCTURE DEPLOYMENT

4.1 DSLAM Rollouts in 2006/07

4.2 Regional DSLAM Rollouts in 2006/07

4.3 ADSL2+ Rollout

5 DSL INFRASTRUCTURE OWNERS’ OVERVIEW

5.1 AAPT

5.2 Adam Internet

5.3 Agile/Internode

5.4 Amcom

5.5 iiNet

5.6 Netspace

5.7 Nextep

5.8 OnTheNet

5.9 Optus

5.10 Powertel

5.11 Primus

5.12 Soul

5.13 Telstra

5.14 TPG

5.15 TransACT

5.16 TSN Internet

5.17 Westvic

5.18 Wideband Networks

5.19 Widelinx

5.20 RIA/RAWNET

6 DSL NETWORK EQUIPMENT VENDORS OVERVIEW

6.1 Alcatel-Lucent

6.2 Ericsson

6.3 Huawei

7 CURRENT BROADBAND INITIATIVES

7.1 OPEL

7.2 FTTN

8 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

9 RELATED RESEARCH

Figures

Figure 1. — Australian Broadband Subscriber Share by Access Technology, June 2006

Figure 2. — DSL-Enabled Exchanges by Region, 2006 - 2007

Figure 3. — DSL Infrastructure Providers Presence by State, August 2007

Figure 4. — DSL Infrastructure Providers Presence by State, 2007

Figure 5. — DSL Infrastructure Providers Presence by State, 2007

Tables

Table 1. — DSL-enabled Exchanges by State and Region Classification, August 2007

Table 2. — AAPT DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 3. — Adam Internet DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 4. — Agile/Internodes DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 5. — Amcom DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 6. — iiNet DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 7. — Netspace DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 8. — Nextep DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 9. — OnTheNet DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 10. — Optus DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 11. — Powertel DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 12. — Primus DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 13. — Soul DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 14. — Telstra DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 15. — TPG DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 16. — TransACT Phase I DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 17. — TransACT Phase II DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 18. — TSN Internet DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 19. — Westvic DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 20. — Wideband DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 21. — Widelinx DSL Infrastructure, August 2007

Table 22. — RIA/RAWNET DSL Infrastructure, August 2007