Australia - FttH & FttN Market Overview - Document Details

Countries that recognise the importance of a fibre optic telecoms infrastructure for healthcare, education and e-government, as well as for their economy, are leading developments in FttH. The Australian government is currently in the process of joining this group of visionaries. However, despite its excellent plans and strategies in this field, Telstra has so far refused to roll out its planned FttN (node) network. Government intervention will be required to move this infrastructure development forwards. Mass market deployment of FttH is still several years away. This report analyses the importance of FttH and examines the situation in Australia.

1. Synopsis
2. FttH Special Interest Group (separate report)
3. Government’s National Broadband Plan (separate report)
4. Different fibre scenarios
- 4.1 FttN versus FttC networks
- 4.2 FttH versus FttN
5. FttN – already out of date
6. Start with low-hanging FttH fruit
- 6.1 Greenfield developments
7. Policy Analysis 2008
- 7.1 The way forward has to be Fibre-to-the-Home
- 7.2 Missing – regulatory guidance
- 7.3 We all know we need functional separation – so why don’t we do it?
- 7.4 Make the decision and Telstra will change
- 7.5 Do we really need the money?
8. Developments
- 8.1 FttH becoming a reality
- 8.2 FttH starts making business sense
- 8.3 Mass Market FttH still years away
- 8.4 FttH still an expensive exercise
- 8.5 Regional fibre
- 8.6 Forecasting FttH
9. Slow move towards fibre – historic analysis
- 9.1 Mexican standoff
- 9.2 From HFC to FttH
- 9.3 The Foxtel anomaly
- 9.4 Iron grip on facilities
- 9.5 Still running behind
- 9.6 Telstra obstacles
- 9.7 Government leadership
- 9.8 HFC scenario
- 9.9 Don’t expect miracles
10. Related reports