| 1. |
MARKET OVERVIEW |
| 1.1 |
Key highlights |
| 1.1.1 |
Market overview and analysis |
| 1.1.2 |
Key players in the market |
| 1.2 |
Telecommunications infrastructure |
| 1.2.1 |
Market overview |
| 1.2.2 |
Telecom’s Next Generation Network (NGN) |
| 1.3 |
Regulatory developments |
| 1.3.1 |
Operational separation of Telecom |
| 1.3.2 |
Local Loop Unbundling |
| 1.3.3 |
Telecom’s Transition plan |
| 1.3.4 |
Mobile |
| 1.4 |
Fixed network voice |
| 1.5 |
Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) |
| 2. |
MARKET AND INDUSTRY ANALYSIS |
| 2.1 |
The dawn of a new era |
| 2.2 |
Progress at the expense of competition – November 2007 |
| 2.2.1 |
Shortsighted industry |
| 2.2.2 |
Telecom fibre plans are no surprise |
| 2.2.3 |
No progress in wholesale |
| 2.2.4 |
Broadband prices double that of other countries |
| 2.2.5 |
New endless regulatory debates? |
| 2.3 |
The industry will have to wait a bit longer |
| 2.4 |
Infrastructure analysis |
| 2.4.1 |
National infrastructure plan is essential |
| 2.4.2 |
e-health and environmental issues |
| 2.4.3 |
Savings can pay for infrastructure |
| 2.4.4 |
Technology issues |
| 2.4.5 |
Fibre networks and NGNs |
| 2.5 |
Telecom New Zealand – analysis |
| 2.5.1 |
A company in transition |
| 2.5.2 |
New opportunities in value-added infrastructure services |
| 2.5.3 |
Sole national infrastructure company |
| 2.6 |
TelstraClear – analysis |
| 2.6.1 |
Crunch year for the challenger |
| 2.6.2 |
2007 saw a dangerous slide in performance |
| 2.6.3 |
New Zealand does need a strong competitor |
| 2.6.4 |
More pain before gain |
| 2.6.5 |
Opportunities in IT-based services |
| 3. |
KEY STATISTICS |
| 4. |
MAJOR PLAYERS |
| 4.1 |
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand |
| 4.2 |
Telstraclear Ltd |
| 4.3 |
Vodafone New Zealand Ltd |
| 4.4 |
ihug |
| 4.4.1 |
Company ownership, subsidiaries |
| 4.4.2 |
Company strategy |
| 4.4.3 |
Subscribers statistics and financial results – 2006 |
| 4.4.4 |
The ihug network |
| 4.5 |
Kordia |
| 4.5.1 |
Overview |
| 4.5.2 |
The Kordia network |
| 4.5.3 |
Wireless broadband |
| 4.5.4 |
Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) |
| 4.5.5 |
Video-over-IP broadcasting |
| 4.5.6 |
Overseas developments |
| 4.5.7 |
Financial results – 2007 |
| 4.5.8 |
Strategic overview – late 2007 |
| 4.5.9 |
Company analysis – Kordia, is the sleeping giant waking up? |
| 4.6 |
CallPlus |
| 4.6.1 |
Overview |
| 4.6.2 |
Access strategy |
| 4.6.3 |
Company background |
| 4.7 |
Compass Communications |
| 4.7.1 |
Overview |
| 4.8 |
M2 Telecommunications |
| 4.9 |
Southern Cross Cable Network |
| 4.9.1 |
Network overview |
| 4.10 |
WorldxChange Communications |
| 4.10.1 |
Overview |
| 4.10.2 |
Network |
| 5. |
REVENUE AND FORECASTS |
| 5.1 |
Revenue statistics by major providers |
| 5.1.1 |
Overall market |
| 5.1.2 |
Telecom and TelstraClear |
| 5.2 |
Revenue statistics by market segment |
| 5.2.1 |
Overall market |
| 5.2.2 |
Mobile |
| 5.2.3 |
Data, ISP and broadband |
| 5.2.4 |
Local access and calling |
| 5.3 |
Revenue forecasts 2005 - 2015 |
| 5.3.1 |
Introduction |
| 5.3.2 |
By markets |
| 5.3.3 |
By-products |
| 5.3.4 |
By industry |
| 5.3.5 |
Where to go from here? |
| 6. |
FIXED NETWORK VOICE MARKET |
| 6.1 |
Local access and fixed voice market overview |
| 6.1.1 |
Telecom continues to dominate a declining local access market |
| 6.1.2 |
Smaller players gaining only limited traction |
| 6.1.3 |
Market trends moving into 2008 and 2009 |
| 6.2 |
Local access and calling revenues |
| 6.2.1 |
Market revenues |
| 6.3 |
Local access and calling statistics |
| 6.3.1 |
Current – Telecom only |
| 6.4 |
Market surveys |
| 6.4.1 |
Fixed-line voice pricing survey |
| 7. |
VOIP MARKET |
| 7.1 |
Where is the VoIP market heading? |
| 7.1.1 |
Global trends |
| 7.1.2 |
Residential VoIP adoption will be slow and protracted |
| 7.2 |
Local VoIP market developments |
| 7.2.1 |
Residential sector |
| 7.2.2 |
Business sector |
| 7.3 |
Corporate IP Telephony market surveys – 2006 |
| 7.3.1 |
IP telephony adoption in the business sector |
| 7.3.2 |
PBX market |
| 7.4 |
Advantages of implementing VoIP systems |
| 7.5 |
Emerging VoIP applications |
| 7.5.1 |
Click to call |
| 7.5.2 |
VoIP peering |
| 7.5.3 |
VoIP mobiles |
| 7.6 |
Global VoIP surveys |
| 7.6.1 |
Australian businesses not enthusiastically embracing VoIP – June 2007 |
| 7.6.2 |
VoIP will not be effective without upgraded broadband |
| 7.6.3 |
VoIP quality deteriorating, but who cares? We do! |
| 8. |
INFRASTRUCTURE |
| 8.1 |
Telecommunications infrastructure in New Zealand |
| 8.1.1 |
Market overview |
| 8.1.2 |
Market analysis |
| 8.2 |
Network access technologies |
| 8.2.1 |
Copper cables |
| 8.2.2 |
Fibre networks |
| 8.2.3 |
New Zealand institute argues for national fibre network rollout |
| 8.2.4 |
Local metropolitan fibre network initiatives |
| 8.2.5 |
Wireless |
| 8.3 |
Local council initiatives |
| 8.3.1 |
Auckland City Council – broadband strategy |
| 8.3.2 |
Proposed fibre rollout in Wellington |
| 8.4 |
Internet peering |
| 8.4.1 |
What is Internet peering? |
| 8.4.2 |
Disadvantages in not peering |
| 8.4.3 |
Internet Peering Exchanges in New Zealand |
| 8.4.4 |
Telecom NZ announces plans to take local peering to market |
| 8.4.5 |
Dark fibre |
| 8.5 |
Government initiatives |
| 8.5.1 |
Government targets fast fibre rollouts for 15 towns |
| 8.5.2 |
Government’s high-speed advance network |
| 8.6 |
Telecom’s network |
| 8.6.1 |
National network |
| 8.6.2 |
Fibre network |
| 8.6.3 |
Data network |
| 8.6.4 |
Next Generation Network (NGN) |
| 8.6.5 |
Rural and intra-island networks |
| 8.6.6 |
International connections |
| 8.6.7 |
AAPT’s Australian network |
| 8.7 |
Telstraclear’s network |
| 8.7.1 |
Network overview |
| 8.7.2 |
Fibre network update – early 2007 |
| 8.7.3 |
NGN platform solution rollout |
| 8.8 |
Broadband over Powerlines (BPL) |
| 8.8.1 |
Transpower to deploy nationwide wide IP network – May 2007 |
| 9. |
REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT |
| 9.1 |
Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) and Unbundled Bitstream Service (UBS) overview |
| 9.1.1 |
LLU versus UBS |
| 9.1.2 |
Unbundled Bitstream Access (UBA) |
| 9.1.3 |
Wholesale bitstream services |
| 9.2 |
LLU and UBS market developments |
| 9.2.1 |
Government reforms |
| 9.2.2 |
Other market developments – 2006 |
| 9.3 |
Interconnection |
| 9.3.1 |
Market developments – 2006 |
| 9.4 |
Telecommunications Service Obligations (Kiwi Share) |
| 9.4.1 |
Background |
| 9.4.2 |
Market developments – 2007 |
| 9.4.3 |
Market Analysis – 2007 |
| 9.4.4 |
Market developments – 2006 |
| 9.5 |
Telecommunications Act |
| 9.5.1 |
Framework of the Telecommunications Act |
| 9.5.2 |
The Commerce Commission |
| 9.5.3 |
Standards New Zealand and the Telecommunications Carriers Forum |
| 9.6 |
Government reforms on operational separation of Telecom – 2007 |
| 9.6.1 |
Government releases details of operational separation of Telecom |
| 9.6.2 |
Government formerly announces operational separational split plan |
| 9.6.3 |
Telecom’s reaction to government’s operational separation announcement |
| 9.7 |
Background on operational separation policy reforms – 2006 - 2007 |
| 9.7.1 |
Overview of new government reforms |
| 9.7.2 |
Telecom to separate wholesale and retail divisions |
| 9.7.3 |
New Zealand moves towards operational separation of Telecom |
| 9.7.4 |
New Zealand parliament passes the telecom reforms |
| 9.7.5 |
Telecom proposes a transitional operational separation model |
| 9.7.6 |
Telecom opts for structural separation – April 2007 |
| 9.7.7 |
Government to consider possibility of structural separation – July 2007 |
| 9.8 |
Analysis of the reforms on operational separation |
| 9.8.1 |
Structural changes are proceeding – September 2007 |
| 9.9 |
Other market developments related to the Telecommunications Act – 2006 |
| 9.9.1 |
New Bill brought forward regarding amendment to Telecommunications Act |
| 9.9.2 |
Telecom proposes establishment of industry working parties |
| 9.9.3 |
New bill for broadband access (LLU) |
| 9.10 |
Extension of period of regulation of telecommunication services |
| 9.10.1 |
Preliminary findings from Commerce Commission – 2005 |
| 9.10.2 |
Update – November 2005 |
| 9.10.3 |
Update – June 2006 |
| 9.11 |
Mobile services reforms – 2007 |
| 9.11.1 |
Commerce Commission puts more pressure on mobile duopoly – October 2007 |
| 9.11.2 |
Commerce Commission issues draft mobile services recommendations – August 2007 |
| 9.12 |
Mobile services reforms – 2006 |
| 9.12.1 |
Market developments – 2006 |
| 9.13 |
Wholesale access |
| 9.13.1 |
Operational separation |
| 9.13.2 |
Market analysis – 2007 |
| 9.13.3 |
Market developments – 2006 |
| 9.14 |
Number Portability (NP) |
| 9.14.1 |
Market developments – 2007 |
| 9.14.2 |
Background |
| 9.15 |
Telecommunications Information Privacy Code |
| 10. |
COMPANY PROFILES AND ANALYSES |
| 10.1 |
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand |
| 10.1.1 |
Company information |
| 10.1.2 |
Revenue statistics – 2006-2007 |
| 10.1.3 |
Market developments and strategy overview |
| 10.1.4 |
Company structure |
| 10.1.5 |
Mobile services |
| 10.1.6 |
The network |
| 10.1.7 |
Subsidiary and associate companies |
| 10.1.8 |
Outsourcing agreements |
| 10.1.9 |
Other services |
| 10.1.10 |
Brief company history to 2004 |
| 10.1.11 |
Financial year – 2007 |
| 10.1.12 |
Analysis – late 2007 |
| 10.1.13 |
Strategy overview |
| 10.1.14 |
Analysis of the reforms on operational separation |
| 10.1.15 |
AAPT aligns with PowerTel |
| 10.2 |
TelstraClear Limited |
| 10.2.1 |
Company information |
| 10.2.2 |
Operating statistics |
| 10.2.3 |
The network |
| 10.2.4 |
Company analysis |
| 10.2.5 |
Company history |
| 10.2.6 |
Products and services |
| 10.3 |
Vodafone New Zealand Ltd |
| 10.3.1 |
Company information |
| 10.3.2 |
Major acquisitions |
| 10.3.3 |
The network |
| 10.3.4 |
Reseller agreements |
| 10.3.5 |
Financial results – 2007 |
| 10.3.6 |
Subscriber and operating statistics |
| 10.3.7 |
Company analyses |
| 10.3.8 |
Company history |
| 10.3.9 |
Products and services |
| 11. |
GLOSSARY OF ABBREVIATIONS |
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| Exhibit 1 – Key revenue trends – period to 2015 |
| Exhibit 2 – BuddeComm VoIP quality survey |
| Exhibit 3 – Timeline for LLU, ADSL2+, and NGN rollout, and operational separation |
| Exhibit 4 – Fibre network overview by provider |
| Exhibit 5 – Regulatory timeline – scheduled UBA launch by service variant |
| Exhibit 6 – Understanding wholesale bitstream offers around the world |
| Exhibit 7 – Telecom Corporation New Zealand at a glance |
| Exhibit 8 – Potential new organisational structure of Telecom – 2007 |
| Exhibit 9 - Telecom’s subsidiary companies |
| Exhibit 10 - Telecom’s associate companies |
| Exhibit 11 – TelstraClear Ltd at a glance |
| Exhibit 12 – Vodafone New Zealand Ltd at a glance |
| Exhibit 13 – Comparison of Vodafone’s 3G mobile networks |
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| Table 1 – Total market revenue by major service – 2004 - 2009 |
| Table 2 – Annual change of total market revenue by service – 2005 - 2009 |
| Table 3 – New Zealand market – local access and calling revenues – 2003 - 2009 |
| Table 4 – Total market – local service & calling revenue by provider – 2003 - 2008 |
| Table 5 – Country statistics – 2007 |
| Table 6 – Telecom revenue statistics – 2007 - 2009 |
| Table 7 – Telephone network statistics – 2007 |
| Table 8 – Internet provider statistics – 2007 |
| Table 9 – Internet user statistics – June 2007 |
| Table 10 – Broadband statistics – June 2007 |
| Table 11 – Mobile statistics – June 2007 |
| Table 12 – Broadcasting statistics – 2007 |
| Table 13 – ihug subscribers by market segment (New Zealand only) – 2004 - 2006 |
| Table 14 – ihug revenue and annual change – 2001 - 2006 |
| Table 15 – iiNet revenue by region (Australia & New Zealand) and annual change – 2005 - 2006 |
| Table 16 – iiNet profit before tax by region (Australia and New Zealand) – 2005 - 2006 |
| Table 17 – Total telco market revenue by major provider – 2003 - 2009 |
| Table 18 – Annual change of total telco market revenue by major provider – 2004 - 2009 |
| Table 19 – Percentage breakdown of total telco market revenue by major provider – 2003 - 2009 |
| Table 20 - Telecom Group operating highlights and annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 21 – Telecom Group operating revenues by service and annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 22 – Telecom Group operating revenues by industry segment and annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 23 – Telecom – New Zealand operations: operating revenues by service & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 24 – TelstraClear total revenue and annual change – 2005 - 2008 |
| Table 25 – Total market revenue by major service – 2004 - 2009 |
| Table 26 – Annual change of total market revenue by service – 2005 - 2009 |
| Table 27 – Percentage breakdown of total market revenue by major service – 2004 - 2009 |
| Table 28 – Mobile market revenues by operator – 1997 - 2009 |
| Table 29 – Mobile market revenue growth by operator – 1998 - 2009 |
| Table 30 – Mobile market revenue market share by operator – 1997 - 2009 |
| Table 31 – Data market revenue – broadband, dial-up and other data – 2004 - 2009 |
| Table 32 – Data market revenue growth – broadband, dial-up and other data – 2005 - 2009 |
| Table 33 – Data market revenue percentage breakdown – broadband, dial-up & other data – 2005 - 2008 |
| Table 34 – ISP revenue estimates and annual change – 2002 - 2009 |
| Table 35 – Local access and calling revenues and annual change – 2003 - 2009 |
| Table 36 – Total market: local service & calling revenue by provider – 2003 - 2008 |
| Table 37 – Total market: annual change in local service & calling revenue by provider – 2001 - 2008 |
| Table 38 – Market share: local service & calling revenue by provider – 2003 - 2008 |
| Table 39 – Telecommunications services revenue by market – 2005; 2007; 2010; 2015 |
| Table 40 – Telecommunications services revenue share by market – 2005; 2007; 2010; 2015 |
| Table 41 – Telecommunications services revenue by product – 2000; 2005; 2007; 2010; 2015 |
| Table 42 – Telecommunications services revenue share by product – 2000; 2005; 2007; 2010; 2015 |
| Table 43 – ‘Internet economy’ telco revenue – 2000; 2005; 2007; 2010; 2015 |
| Table 44 – ‘Internet economy’ telco percentage of revenue – 2000; 2005; 2007; 2010; 2015 |
| Table 45 – ‘Internet economy’ telco revenue – 2005; 2007; 2010; 2015 |
| Table 46 – Access % of total telecoms spend – 2000; 2005; 2007; 2010; 2015 |
| Table 47 – Content/advertising % total telecoms spend – 2000; 2005; 2007; 2010; 2015 |
| Table 48 – Telecommunications services revenue by industry group – 2005; 2007; 2010; 2015 |
| Table 49 – Telecommunications services revenue % by industry group – 2005; 2007; 2010; 2015 |
| Table 50 – New Zealand market: local access and calling revenues – 2003 - 2009 |
| Table 51 – Total market: local service & calling revenue by provider – 2003 - 2008 |
| Table 52 – Total market: annual change in local service & calling revenue by provider – 2001 - 2008 |
| Table 53 – Market share: local service & calling revenue by provider – 2003 - 2008 |
| Table 54 – Telecom: New Zealand operations – local access, calling revenues & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 55 – New Zealand operations: total local service revenue – consumer, business & wholesale &annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 56 – New Zealand operations: total local service revenue – business, residential, smartphone & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 57 – New Zealand operations revenue: national, international, other & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 58 – New Zealand operations revenue: national, calls to mobile, 0800 & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 59 – New Zealand operations revenue: consumer, business, wholesale & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 60 – New Zealand operations revenue: international & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 61 – Telecom access lines and annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 62 – Telecom call minutes by call type & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 63 – Telecom call: average call price by call type & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 64 – Fixed-line residential low user basket – November 2006 |
| Table 65 – Fixed-line residential medium user basket – November 2006 |
| Table 66 – Fixed-line residential high user basket – November 2006 |
| Table 67 – Fixed-line business SOHO basket – November 2006 |
| Table 68 – Telecom average prices – 2006 |
| Table 69 – New Zealand TSO annual cost – 2002 - 2006 |
| Table 70 - Telecom Group operating highlights & annual change – 12 months to June 2007 |
| Table 71 – Telecom Group operating revenues by service and annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 72 – New Zealand operations: operating revenues by service & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 73 – TCNZA revenue summary (historical) & annual change – 2000 - 2006 |
| Table 74 - Telecom Group operating highlights & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 75 – Telecom Group operating revenues by service & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 76 – Telecom Group operating revenues by industry segment & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 77 – Telecom Group voice (calling) revenue & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 78 – Telecom Group EBIT by industry segment & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 79 – Telecom Group expenses & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 80 – Telecom Group capital expenditure & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 81 - Capital expenditure – 1998 - 2007 |
| Table 82 – New Zealand operations: operating revenues by service & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 83 – New Zealand operations: expenses a& annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 84 – New Zealand operations: EBITDA & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 85 – New Zealand operations: total local service revenue – consumer, business, wholesale & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 86 – New Zealand operations: total local service revenue – business, residential, smartphone & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 87 – New Zealand operations: total calling revenue & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 88 – New Zealand operations: national calling revenue – calls, calls to mobile, 0800 & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 89 – New Zealand operations: national calling revenue – consumer, business, wholesale & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 90 – New Zealand operations: international national calling revenue & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 91 – NZ operations: mobile revenue & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 92 – NZ operations: mobile ARPU & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 93 – Telecom NZ data revenue by sector & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 94 – Telecom NZ data revenue by business, wholesale & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 95 – NZ operations: broadband & Internet revenue & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 96 – NZ operations: broadband revenue – consumer, business, wholesale & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 97 – Australian operations: operating revenues by service & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 98 – Australian operations: expenses & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 99 – Australian operations: EBITDA & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 100 - Telecom Group financial results & annual change – 2005 - 2006 |
| Table 101 – Total revenue, expenses, EBITDA, EBIT, CAPEX & annual change – 2006 - 2007 |
| Table 102 – Total revenue & annual change – 2005 - 2008 |
| Table 103 - TelstraClear half year financial results & annual change – 2005 - 2006 |
| Table 104 – Customer numbers: consumer and business – 2004; 2006 |
| Table 105 – Residential cable network operating statistics – mid-2007 |
| Table 106 – Vodafone 2G and 3G network cell sites – October 2006 |
| Table 107 – Vodafone revenue overview & annual change – 1996 - 2008 |
| Table 108 – Vodafone annual profit & annual change – 2002 - 2006 |
| Table 109 – Monthly ARPU: prepaid, postpaid & total – 2003 - 2007 |
| Table 110 – Vodafone subscribers & annual change – 1998 - 2007 |
| Table 111 – Vodafone subscribers by quarter – 2004 - 2007 |
| Table 112 – Vodafone subscriber statistics by network – 2005 - 2006 |
| Table 113 – Voice minute usage on network – 2005 - 2007 |