Synopsis
Telecom Corporation of New Zealand is New Zealand’s largest telecommunications services company and the incumbent operator. The company provides a full range of internet, broadband data, voice, mobile, fixed-line calling and wholesale services for customers in New Zealand.
Since its operational separation in 2008, Chorus, (now a separate public-listed company on the NZX and covered in a separate report at: www.budde.com.au), the business unit responsible for operating the Telecom NZ network, has made significant progress towards improving the company’s services to the benefit of both end-users, Telecom and other industry businesses.
Previously the company passed through a transformational period in response to changing industry regulations and the announcement in 2009 of public funding for a national fibre-fed network (UFB). After the company submitted several variations to allow operational separation in relation to the UFB the company demerged in late 2011.
By 2011 the company had received around 70% of the Ultra-Fast Broadband Network initiatives in some regions, as well as over $200 million in RBI funding to provide the backhaul to allow schools and hospitals access in rural areas. The progress in the UFB rollout will now see Telecom able to move forward in its strategies for growth for several years through to at least 2015 as the UFB rollout ramps up.
In this report we provide an overview of Telecom’s strategic approach, products and services, business structure, network and subsidiaries. In this report we also provide an overview of the company with analysis by BuddeComm, with operational facts and figures on the company in tabular and easy-to-read chart formats.
Companies mentioned
Companies mentioned in this report include – Telecom Mobile, Chorus, AAPT, Gen-i, Crown Fibre Holdings, Telecom Cook Islands, Telecom Retail, Vodafone, 2degrees.
Hot topics mentioned
Hot topics mentions in this report include – Fixed-broadband, ARPU, WCDMA, CDMA, UFB, FttH.
