Optus - Company Overview and Operating Statistics

Synopsis

Optus provides a range of communications services that include mobile, national and long-distance services, local and international telephony, business network services, internet and satellite services, subscription TV and digital media services.

The company is aiming to expand its customer base through offering new services including MeTV, an IPTV service with FetchTV. It has expanded mobile coverage in Tasmania, is refarming 2G to 3G, has launched 4G services and has signed an agreement providing interim satellite services with the National Broadband Network. These new and additional services will allow Optus to gain new subscribers across its coverage areas and extend their availability to more remote and regional communities.

The number of wireless broadband subscribers continues to grow rapidly, delivering higher data revenue. BuddeComm believes that given market saturation the rate of growth for these returns will slowly diminish. The takeover of Vividwireless from Seven Media boosted the amount of 4G spectrum available, increased the number of subscribers and consolidated market share in markets where Vividwireless operates. The restaurant review company Eatability purchased by the company in mid-2012 will add a digital media and content service flavour to Optus.

In this report we provide an overview of the main divisions within Optus, including a breakdown of key financial and operating statistics for internet, broadband, voice, The Open Network (mobile) services.

Other BuddeComm reports on Optus include:

• Detailed financial information – Optus - Financial Statistics and Analysis - 2012 - 2013;
• Information on the company’s networks – Optus - The Network;
• BuddeComm analysis of the company – Optus - Company Analysis – 2012.

Key developments:

NBN, broadband subscribers, mobile subscribers, subscription TV revenue, IPTV, cloud services, digital media services, ARPU, operating data for fiscal 2013, market developments to May 2013.

Companies mentioned:

Optus, Alphawest, Virgin Mobile, Vodafone, vividwireless, Eatability.

Table of Contents

• 1. Synopsis
• 2. Company information
  • 2.1 Overview
  • 2.2 Company changes – 2012
• 3. Operating results
  • 3.1 Key operating statistics – FY2013
  • 3.2 Key operating statistics – FY2012
  • 3.3 Mobile subscriber statistics
  • 3.4 Telephony and broadband subscriber statistics
  • 3.5 ARPU subscriber statistics
• 4. Financial highlights
  • 4.1 Current year – FY2013
  • 4.2 Past year – FY2012
• 5. Products and services
  • 5.1 Divisions overview
  • 5.2 Consumer and multimedia
  • 5.3 Business and wholesale
    • 5.3.1 Overview
    • 5.3.2 Business and wholesale operating statistics
  • 5.4 Internet and broadband services
    • 5.4.1 Overview
    • 5.4.2 Internet operational statistics
  • 5.5 Optus Evolve
• 6. Mobile services
  • 6.1 The Open Network overview
  • 6.2 Services overview
  • 6.3 Femtocell Zones
  • 6.4 TV Now
  • 6.5 4G LTE services
• 7. Major subsidiaries
  • 7.1 Alphawest
  • 7.2 Eatability
  • 7.3 Uecomm
  • 7.4 Virgin mobile
• 8. Network overview (separate report)
• 9. Company history
  • 9.1 Brief timeline – 1992 - 2012
• 10. Related reports

• Table 1 – Optus mobile pre/postpaid customers – breakdown by quarter – 2011 - 2013
• Table 2 – Historical - Optus mobile subscribers, annual change – 1998 - 2004
• Table 3 – Optus mobile subscribers, annual change – 2005 - 20013
• Table 4 – Optus mobile subscribers – key operating statistics – 2008 - 2013
• Table 5 – Optus consumer telephony statistics – 2008 - 2013
• Table 6 – Optus mobile subscriber ARPU, acquisition cost breakdown by quarter – 2011 - 2013
• Table 7 – Optus mobile ARPU per month – 2008 - 2013
• Table 8 – Optus on-net ARPU – 2008 - 2013
• Table 9 – Optus on-net ARPU – 2008 - 2013
• Table 10 – Optus business and wholesale statistics – 2009 - 2013
• Table 11 – Optus consumer internet statistics by technology – 2009 - 2013
• Table 12 –Historical – Total internet subscribers (broadband and dialup) – 1996; 1998; 2000 - 2004
• Table 13 – Total internet subscribers (broadband and dialup) – 2005 - 2013

• Chart 1 – Overview of Optus mobile subscribers and annual change – 2001 - 2013
• Chart 2 – Overview and trends of Optus mobile ARPU – 2008 - 2013
• Chart 3 – Overview and trends of Optus on-net ARPU by sector – 2008 - 2013
• Chart 4 – Overview of Optus business and wholesale operating statistics – 20079 - 2013
• Chart 5 – Overview of Optus consumer internet statistics by technology – 2007 - 2013
• Chart 6 – Overview of total internet subscribers (broadband and dialup) – 2000 - 2013

• Exhibit 1 – Optus at a glance – including key results – 2013
• Exhibit 2 – Optus key operational results – year end 2013

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