Australia - VoIP - Services and Projects

Synopsis

This report has been archived. Internet Protocol (IP) trials started in the late 1990s. However, during the first few years the technology was not up to scratch to be commercially deployed in large markets. The situation started to change in 2004 and a range of new projects have been further developed and/or initiated during 2005 and 2006. Projects have evolved in two major markets – backbone infrastructure development and applications based desktop developments. This report covers: AAPT, AT & T, BigAir, Broadband Phone, Country Energy, engin, Freshtel, gotalk, iiNetphone, ISPhone, iVOX, MyNetPhone, Neighbourhood Cable, Newsnet.com, Optus, PBA, Pipe Networks, PowerTel, Primus, SP Telemedia, Skype, Talknet, Telecorp, Telstra, Unwired.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. AAPT
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Background
• 3. AT&T
• 4. BigAir – business-grade VoIP
• 5. Broadband Phone
• 6. Country Energy – VoIP over BPL
• 7. Convenos Meeting Center
• 8. engin – broadband telephony
  • 8.1 Company overview
  • 8.2 Financial results
  • 8.3 Engin undergoes strategic review
  • 8.4 Analysis – Seven moves towards Unwired
  • 8.5 Moving into triple play
  • 8.6 Products and services
• 9. Freshtel
• 10. gotalk
• 11. iiNet (iiNetphone)
• 12. ISPhone
• 13. iVox carrier-grade VoIP wholesaler
• 14. Kmoo
• 15. MyNetfone
• 16. Neighbourhood Cable
• 17. Newsnet.com
• 18. Optus
  • 18.1 VoIP service for SMBs
  • 18.2 Residential initiative – January 2007
  • 18.3 Wholesale VoIP
• 19. Personal Broadband Australia (PBA)
• 20. Pipe Networks – VoIP peering
• 21. PowerTel
• 22. Primus Telecom
• 23. Soul (SP Telemedia)
• 24. Skype
  • 24.1 The Skype phenomenon
• 25. TalkNet
• 26. Telstra initiatives
  • 26.1 Current trials
    • 26.1.1 Telstra moves into VoIP
  • 26.2 Residential VoIP from Telstra, but….
  • 26.3 First commercial service – 2003
  • 26.4 VoIP across the Tasman
  • 26.5 Trials – Historical overview
    • 26.5.1 Early trials
    • 26.5.2 Trial with Microsoft
    • 26.5.3 LAN-based trial
    • 26.5.4 Enterprise VoIP trials
• 27. Unwired and Freshtel – wireless VoIP
• 28. Whizphone (M2M)
• 29. Related reports

• Table 1 – engin VoIP customer base – 2005 - 2007
• Table 2 – engin – operating revenue – 2005 - 2008
• Table 3 – engin – net profit (loss) – 2006
• Table 4 – Unwired/Freshtel pricing

• Exhibit 1 – engin Ltd at a glance
• Exhibit 2 – Westpac one of the largest VoIP rollouts