Australia - Broadband - DSL Market, Overview, Statistics and Providers

Synopsis

Although there is some conjecture that the actual number of internet service providers ranges from less than 400 through to more than 600, BuddeComm estimates that in early 2011 there were around 450 providing services ranging from dialup through to digital subscriber line, fibre and wireless solutions. Some internet service providers only service small numbers of less than 100 users.

The retail fixed broadband market is now dominated by a small number of firms. Telstra provides the majority of services and has more than four times as many retail subscribers as the second largest internet service provider, iiNet. The other top internet service providers include TPG and Optus, with iPrimus holding less than half the number of subscribers of TPG. Internet service provider numbers are estimated to rise as the National Broadband Network rollout encourages even more service providers to enter the marketplace by providing the future services that the fibre-enabled NBN market will allow.

Consolidation in the retail internet service provider market is continuing with a number of mergers in the last two years. The most notable of these deals was between iiNet, Internode and Westnet, along with TPG and PIPE Networks in 2009, while iiNet also acquired Melbourne-based internet service provider Netspace and the AAPT Consumer Division in 2010.

In this report we provide an overview and analysis of the digital subscriber line market including infrastructure statistics, major internet service provider statistics, and information on the key providers. The data is provided in text, tabular and easy-to-read chart formats.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Background
• 3. brief overview of the nbn
• 4. Regulatory environment – analysis
  • 4.1 Background
  • 4.2 The impact of fibre optic networks on digital subscriber line (DSL) regulation
  • 4.3 Unbundling of the local loop (ULL) and line sharing
  • 4.4 Internet filtering funding cut
• 5. DSL infrastructure
  • 5.1 Overview
  • 5.2 Tool for competitors
  • 5.3 DSLAM infrastructure
    • 5.3.1 Key providers
    • 5.3.2 ADSL2+ enabled exchanges
• 6. Brief overview of broadband providers market
  • 6.1 Market consolidation
  • 6.2 The shrinking of ISPs
  • 6.3 ISP customer satisfaction
  • 6.4 Market share statistics
• 7. Related reports

• Table 1 – Number of infrastructure providers by number of ADSL-enabled exchanges – 2007 - 2008; 2010 - 2011
• Table 2 – Number of DSLAMs by major provider – 2007 - 2011
• Table 3 – Number of ADSL and ADSL2+-enabled exchanges – 2011
• Table 4 – Broadband DSL retail subscribers by major provider – 2007 - 2011
• Table 5 – Total business and residential broadband subscribers – 2007 - 2011

• Chart 1 – Number of DSLAMs by top 5 providers – 2010 - 2011
• Chart 2 - Number of ADSL and ADSL2+ enabled exchanges – 2011
• Chart 3 – The top six ISPs with excellent customer service satisfaction ratings – 2009 - 2011
• Chart 4 – Total business and residential broadband subscribers – 2006 - 2011