AAPT

Synopsis

AAPT is a telecommunications provider 100% owned by New Zealand Telecom. It owns and operates its own national voice and data network across Australia. This includes 11,000km of interstate fibre, its own data centres in major capital cities, fibre access to 1,300 buildings and mid-band Ethernet in over 1820 exchanges. AAPT has access to DSL coverage in over 360 exchanges focused on the major Australian cities and large metropolitan areas.

The benefit of owning infrastructure is that AAPT is independent on reselling services from Telstra when compared to non-infrastructure or limited infrastructure competitors.

Leveraging the upgrade of its core IP network and MPLS edge (IP/MPLS) which is a communications protocol suite used for carrying data on the internet, AAPT has a range of new IP-centric Ethernet business products supporting AAPT’s data internet drive as well as having a supply agreement with a leading global content delivery provider, EdgeCast.

AAPT’s upgraded network enables it to leverage its nationwide transmission and extensive access network. Complementing this, the access network has been upgraded to deliver ADSL2+ and high-speed Ethernet, significantly enhancing AAPT’s internet delivery capacity.

AAPT has a long history of business problems and after years of trying to sell the company whole or in part, it was finally able to sell its residential business to iiNet in 2010. As a result AAPT can now focus on the business and wholesale section of the Australian telecommunications market where it is providing backhaul services and cloud-based services.

In this report we provide an overview of AAPT, with analysis, commentary, including statistics in tabular and easy-to-read chart formats.

Companies mentioned

Companies mentioned in this report include – Telecom New Zealand, EdgeCast, Oracle, Telstra, Optus, Nextgen, PowerTel, NBN Co.

Hot topics mentioned

Hot topics mentions in this report include – DSL, Fibre, VoIP, Time Division Multiplexing, Next Generation Networks (NGNs), SaaS, IAAS, NBN, spectrum, SDH.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Company information
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Company structure
  • 2.3 Cloud based services
  • 2.4 Products and services
    • 2.4.1 Background information
    • 2.4.2 Data
    • 2.4.3 Internet
    • 2.4.4 Voice
    • 2.4.5 Marketing channels
  • 2.5 Customers
    • 2.5.1 Wholesale
    • 2.5.2 Business
  • 2.6 Competition
• 3. Company analysis
  • 3.1 AAPT moves into a new stage
  • 3.2 AAPT continues to suffer
• 4. Network information
  • 4.1 Transmission infrastructure
    • 4.1.1 Capacity
    • 4.1.2 IP/MPLS network
    • 4.1.3 Access network
    • 4.1.4 Voice
    • 4.1.5 Intelligent network
• 5. National Broadband Network
  • 5.1 Network certified
  • 5.2 Trial sites
  • 5.3 Sale of spectrum to NBN Co
• 6. Financial results
  • 6.1 Financial results 2012
    • 6.1.1 H1 overview
  • 6.2 Financial results 2011
    • 6.2.1 Operating revenues
    • 6.2.2 Statistical overview
    • 6.2.3 Operating expenses
• 7. Company history
  • 7.1 Brief timeline – 1990 - 2012
• 8. Related reports

• Table 1 – AAPT key performance operating and financial information – H1 2011 – H12012
• Table 2 – Operating expenses and revenues by service – 2006 - 2011
• Table 3 – AAPT revenue by sector – 2009 - 2011

• Chart 1 – Overview of key performance financial information – H1 2011 – H12012
• Chart 2 – Overview of AAPT income by totals – 2006 - 2011
• Chart 3 – Overview of AAPT expenses – 2006 -2011
• Chart 4 – AAPT overview of revenue by sector – 2009 - 2011

• Exhibit 1 – AAPT at a glance – 2012