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Aussie Telco Market Slowed In 2006: Telsyte |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Wednesday, 04 April 2007 |
Australian Telecommunications industry number cruncher, Telsyte has done the sums for 2006 and the bottom line is not a great result for the telecommunication's industry.
The
converged communications researcher says the A$24 Billion Australian
Telecommunications industry slowed "markedly" in 2006 as a lack of
direction and innovation put the business in the doldrums.
The
results were released as three separate studies that form part of its
2007 Market Analysis and Forecast Report Series, offering a review of
the 2006 industry performance and a five-year analysis and forecast for
the Australian Fixed Line, Mobile, and Enterprise Communications
markets.
Warren
Chaisatien, Telsyte managing director, said a lack of compelling
next-generation applications and the continued commoditisation of basic
services caused Australia's telecom market growth to slow markedly to
just over 2.5% last year.
Broadband
speeds remained a bottleneck for both business and consumer, while
2G-type of non-voice usage still dominated the mobile segment, observed
Chaisatien.
Highlights of the major findings include:·
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Australia's the top three carriers - Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone -
generated three-quarters of the A$24.4 billion spent on telecom
services in 2006.
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Next-generation IP-based services only made up one-fifth of total
spending, and although that proportion will double in five years' time,
Australia will remain an "old-generation"telecom market by 2011.
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Reaching 100% penetration, mobile unseated PSTN to emerge as the
largest segment for the first time last year, while 3G finally made its
presence felt by putting a break on the industry's incessantARPU slide.
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Broadband users managed to outnumber dial-up users in 2006, and the
VoIP subscriber base is poised to increase five-fold in the next five
years.
* The enterprise telephony market entered an anticipated
slump last year, registering growth of a mere 3% after enjoying four
consecutive years of 20%+ expansion.
* With the gap between
enterprise telephony market leaders Cisco and Avaya closing in 2006,
future gaps between market leaders and followers will also narrow as
vendor differentiation diminishes.
Published annually, the
Market Analysis and Forecast Series reports are designed to provide a
detailed investigation and comprehensive analysis of Australia's
converged communications space as well as deliver unique insights and
valuable recommendations to market players. Data sheets for 2006 market
data and 2007-2011 forecast data are also available for purchase from
our Instant Forecast online database service.
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