Australia - Mobile Communications - Infrastructure - Document Details

The mobile telecommunications infrastructure covers almost 98% of the population, with more than 22,000 Base Transceiver Stations in place – some with antennae on obtrusive towers but increasingly the antennae are mounted on the sides of buildings and other structures. This report provides an overview of the 2G providers in the market, as well as Telstra’s Vehicle Access Network, IP Multimedia Subsystems, and mobile sites infrastructure. Key trends and developments are also included.

1. Synopsis
2. Trends and developments
- 2.1 How many mobile networks is too many?
- 2.2 Mobile structural separation
- 2.3 Mobile phone infrastructure code improved by ACMA
3. Mobile investment
- 3.1 Study shows forecast value of mobile data industry
4. GSM Infrastructure Providers
- 4.1 Telstra
- 4.2 Optus
- 4.3 2G network Overview
- 4.4 Vodafone Australia
- 4.5 Crown Castle
5. Other networks
- 5.1 Cocos (Keeling) Islands
- 5.2 Norfolk Island
  - 5.2.1 Overview
  - 5.2.2 Fibre optic network
  - 5.2.3 Mobile network
  - 5.2.4 Brief introduction of competition
  - 5.2.5 Future plans
- 5.3 Christmas Island
6. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) networks
- 6.1 Telstra
- 6.2 Hutchison – Orange
7. 3G Infrastructure (separate report)
8. Telstra Vehicle Access Network
9. IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Partnership to promote IMS technology
- 9.3 Market Analysis
  - 9.3.1 Managing the digital media
  - 9.3.2 Key tool for telcos
  - 9.3.3 From mobile to fixed networks
  - 9.3.4 IMS tool for new business models
- 9.4 Missed IMS opportunities for wholesale
10. Mobile sites infrastructure
- 10.1 Overview
11. Related reports