New Zealand - Broadband - Statistics, Overview and Providers

Synopsis

With overall broadband subscription number increasing by about 14% in 2011, which was slightly down from the previous year, New Zealand managed to increase its broadband penetration with just over a 1% increase and this increase was in the top ten countries with a population increase according to OECD data.

With the New Zealand government’s plans to provide an ultra-fast broadband service for urban dwellers and a Rural Broadband Initiative to cover the more than 80% of the rural population of New Zealand within the next ten or so years, broadband penetration will only continue to increase further. Increasing access to fast broadband will then have the ability to provide the infrastructure having the roll-on effect of economic benefits to the overall economy.

Fixed-mobile broadband continues uptake continues to rapidly expand with 10% more growth in 2011 on top of what there was in 2010. Into 2012 the percentage increase is expected to slow as other uptake of technologies such as fibre increase in 2012/13. For more information on subscribers, see chapter 4.

In this report we provide an outline of the some of the key broadband providers in the New Zealand market as well as overall broadband statistics and forecasts into 2012. We also provide an overview of the sector in tabular and charts formats in an easy-to-read format.

Companies mentioned

Companies mentioned in this report include – CallPlus, CityLink, Vector, TelstraClear, Telecom NZ, Vodafone, WorldxChange Communications, Orcon, Maxnet.

Hot topics and technologies mentioned

Hot topics and technologies mentioned in this report include – Cable, ADSL, WiFi, UFB, HSDPA, FttH, FttN, IPTV, HDTV, cloud-based services, unbundled exchanges.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Overview of the New Zealand fixed broadband market
  • 2.1 Paying more for data
  • 2.2 Access methods
• 3. The ISP market
  • 3.1 Market overview
  • 3.2 ISP filtering
  • 3.3 ISP survey – Statistics New Zealand
  • 3.4 Number of ISPs by download speed and size
• 4. Broadband statistics and forecasts
  • 4.1 Total market
  • 4.2 Telecom New Zealand broadband statistics
• 5. Major broadband service providers
  • 5.1 Airnet
  • 5.2 CallPlus
  • 5.3 ICONZ
  • 5.4 Maxnet
  • 5.5 Orcon Internet
    • 5.5.1 Overview
    • 5.5.2 Unbundled exchanges
    • 5.5.3 Cloud computing
    • 5.5.4 Building strength through acquisitions
  • 5.6 Snap Internet
  • 5.7 Telecom (separate reports)
  • 5.8 TelstraClear
  • 5.9 Vodafone (separate report)
  • 5.10 WorldxChange (WxC)
• 6. Related reports

• Table 1 – Estimated number of ISPs, users, subscribers and penetration rate – 2000 - 2012
• Table 2 – Overview of filtering of internet access – 2010 - 2011
• Table 3 – Mobile devices being internet site filtered by brand – 2010 - 2011
• Table 4 – Internet subscribers by market share – 2009 - 2011
• Table 5 – Internet subscriber revenue market share by segment (historic) – 2006 - 2008
• Table 6 – ISPs by size – 2009 - 2012
• Table 7 – Internet subscriber numbers by download speed (historic) – 2007 - 2009
• Table 8 – Internet subscribers by download speed – 2009 - 2012
• Table 9 – Internet subscribers by download plan data – 2008 - 2011
• Table 10 – Total residential broadband subscribers by major provider – 2008 - 2011
• Table 11 – Annual change of residential broadband subscribers by major provider – 2008 - 2011
• Table 12 – Broadband subscribers – wireless and fixed-line access – 2006 - 2012; 2015
• Table 13 – Broadband subscribers by technology – 2007 - 2011
• Table 14 – Broadband penetration – wireless versus fixed-line access – 2005 - 2011
• Table 15 – Telecom broadband retail and wholesale subscribers – 2008 - 2011

• Chart 1 – Overview of ISPs versus penetration rate – 2000 - 2012
• Chart 2 – Overview of internet users versus subscribers – 2000 - 2012
• Chart 3 – Overview of mobile devices being internet site filtered by brand – 2010 - 2011
• Chart 4 – Overview of market percentages of ISPs by size – 2007 - 2012
• Chart 5 – Overview of broadband subscribers by download data limits – 2011
• Chart 6 – Broadband subscribers – annual change by technology – 2008 - 2011
• Chart 7 – Overview of Telecom broadband connections and revenue – 2005 - 2011

• Exhibit 1 – Orcon company acquisitions – 2000 - 2010