Australia - Telecommunications Infrastructure CAN and CBD Networks

Last updated: 25 Sep 2007 Update History

Report Status: Archived

Report Pages: 21

Analyst: Paul Budde

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This report has been archived. The Customer Access Network (CAN) is the crucial last mile connection to the customer. It exists predominantly in the form of copper cabling in every home and business premises in the country, though there are investments being made in fibre optic cable technologies. The key players and networks are profiled in this report, addressing Telstra’s national network, and the infrastructure being developed by Optus and a range of smaller carriers. Noteworthy regional carriers include TransACT, Bright and Neighbourhood cable. Similar specific networks operate in the countries CBDs, and these are also covered in this report. Australia Connected a new government initiative for metro fibre is causing a total rethink of the CAN.

1. Synopsis
2. New infrastructure landscape
- 2.1 Rethink of metro fibre networks
- 2.2 Let the metropolitan broadband battle begin - Analysis
- 2.3 Now what Telstra?
3. High speed distribution networks
4. Current CAN reaching the end
- 4.1 Excellent service for over 100 years
- 4.2 High maintenance costs
- 4.3 From copper to fibre
- 4.4 But…..copper is still very much alive
5. Telstra CAN
- 5.1 Size and dimension
- 5.2 Network overview
  - 5.2.1 Fixed telephone network
- 5.3 Local network statistics
- 5.4 The CAN upgrade
- 5.5 Cut backs in infrastructure projects
- 5.6 Future Network Evolution and Product Strategy
6. Alternative CANs
- 6.1 Wireless alternatives
- 6.2 HFC network
- 6.3 Broadband powerlines
- 6.4 Regional developments
- 6.5 The Optus CAN
- 6.6 TransACT network in Canberra
- 6.7 Neighborhood Cable
- 6.8 Utilities
7. Local access networks – infrastructure
8. Carriers supplying direct connect fixed telephone services
- 8.1 Metropolitan markets
- 8.2 Regional markets
9. Telecoms and the real estate market
10. Sydney Cables Downunder
11. The civic costs of rolling out new CANs
12. CBD networks
- 12.1 Optical fibre CAN
- 12.2 Cut throat competition
- 12.3 Key players in the market
- 12.4 Telstra’s Sitelight Network
  - 12.4.1 Optus’ city rings
- 12.5 AAPT’s SDH CBD fibre network
- 12.6 Amcom Telecommunications Ltd
- 12.7 Uecomm
13. CeNTIE
14. Virtela –global virtual ethernet
15. PIPE Networks
16. Related reports

Table 1 – Telstra local network investments – 1994 - 2003
Table 2 – Types of local access networks – 2004*
Table 3 – Local access network use by other service providers – 2004*
Table 4 – Investment in local access networks – 2003 – 2004*
Table 5 – Carriers supplying direct connect fixed telephone services* – 2002 - 2005

Exhibit 1 – Overview of physical distribution networks for high-speed services
Exhibit 2 – CAN projects initiated by UtiliTel members
Exhibit 3 – Types of local access networks and carriers – 2004*
Exhibit 4 – Type of local access network connections by carrier – 2004*

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