Australia - High-speed satellite services

Synopsis

There are around 30 companies in Australia providing hybrid satellite-based Internet access and related data distribution services using the same technology. It was not until the late 1990s that large-scale satellite TV started to arrive, thanks to Austar, but as that is only based on pay TV it certainly is nowhere near a superhighway. The previous Federal Government broadband subsidy scheme (Broadband Guarantee) is boosting broadband connections in regional and rural Australia. The new government is continuing this initiative. By early 2007 Optus was estimated to control 40% of what is believed to be a $560 million market.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
  
• 2. Historic overview
  
• 3. Satellite remains niche business
  
• 4. Broadband is threatening satellite TV
  
• 5. Broadband Guarantee
  
• 6. Market forecasts
  
• 7. Satellite services from Telstra
  
  • 7.1 Introduction
    
  • 7.2 Iterra Satellite Service – mobile satellite communications
    
  • 7.3 Telstra BigPond Satellite
    
    • 7.3.1 BigPond Broadband 1-Way Satellite
      
    • 7.3.2 BigPond Broadband 2-Way Satellite
      
    • 7.3.3 BigPond Broadband Regional Connect
      
    • 7.3.4 Historic overview
      
  • 7.4 Telstra places an order with Iridium Based Satellite
    
• 8. BorderNET Internet
  
• 9. Elders Limited
  
• 10. SES New Skies
  
• 11. Optus Satellite Services
  
  • 11.1 Overview
    
  • 11.2 The satellites
    
  • 11.3 The Optus satellites
    
    • 11.3.1 Optus B3
      
    • 11.3.2 Optus C1
      
    • 11.3.3 Optus D1
      
    • 11.3.4 Optus D2
      
    • 11.3.5 Optus D3
      
  • 11.4 The Earth stations
    
  • 11.5 Satellite history to 2007
    
  • 11.6 Optus MobileSat
    
  • 11.7 Wireless broadband communities
    
  • 11.8 Pay TV services
    
• 12. NewSat Ltd
  
  • 12.1 Major features
    
• 13. iPSTAR - Shin Satellite
  
  • 13.1 ETT - national provider of IPSTAR satellite
    
• 14. Inmarsat
  
• 15. Orion Satellite Systems pty ltd
  
• 16. ReachneT
  
• 17. Related reports
  
  • 17.1 Market reports
    
  • 17.2 Technology reports