Australia - FttH and FttN Market and Industry Analyses - 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. Low-hanging FttH fruit
5. FttH starts making business sense
6. Policy Analysis early 2008
- 6.1 The way forward has to be Fibre-to-the-Home
- 6.2 Missing – regulatory guidance
- 6.3 We all know we need functional separation – so why don’t we do it?
- 6.4 Make the decision and Telstra will change
- 6.5 Do we really need the money?
7. developments
- 7.1 FttH becoming a reality
- 7.2 Mass Market FttH still years away
8. FttH analysis
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 FttH social benefit - healthcare
- 8.3 FttH social benefit - education
- 8.4 No e-government without fibre
- 8.5 Entertainment
- 8.6 Greenfield developments
9. Slow move towards fibre – 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 Industry scenarios
- 9.9 Don’t expect miracles
10. Related reports