Last updated: 21 Feb 2025 Update History
Report Status: Current
Report Pages: 258
Analyst: Henry Lancaster
The Australian fixed telecom sector continues its steady migration from copper to fibre infrastructure, in line with the efforts of NBN Co to furnish the nation’s premises with fibre. The company recently completed its fixed-wireless upgrade program, and the switch of customers to this network has released capacity for its Sky Muster satellites. At the same time, NBN Co has focussed on upgrading FttN and FttC connections to FttP. From September 2025, new modems will be marketed which can make use of a 2Gb/s service.
Penetration in the fixed-line market has been falling steadily over the past few years. A major reason for this is the dominance of the mobile segment and the growth of mobile broadband, compounded by the popularity of OTT messaging services which are substituting for voice calls. By the end of 2024 only 15% of Australians made fixed-line voice calls, compared to 98% who used mobile phones and a similar proportion who used messaging services.
There has been some consolidation in the market through the merger of the key players VHA and TPG, as also a number of acquisitions involving fixed-line suppliers. The second-tier market continues to grow strongly although it has eased off to some degree.
Within the Australian fixed broadband market, there is a dynamic shift among customers to fibre networks. The DSL sector is steadily shrinking as customers are migrated to the NBN, while subscribers on HFC infrastructure will continue to be served within the NBN’s multi-technology mix, though also with a steady migration to full fibre connectivity.
The mobile market is dominated by the three MNOs Telstra, Optus, and TPG Telecom. These offer LTE services on a wholesale basis, thus encouraging growth in the LTE sector, while also widely deploying services based on 5G. Services based on 3G were closed down in October 2024, with the MNOs since being able to repurpose spectrum and physical assets for 5G.
42-24, AARNET, Aldi Mobile, amaysim, Austar, ACCC, ACMA, Aware Super, Basslink Telecoms, Bechtel, Boost Mobile, BTB Australia, Fibercorp, H2 Cable, Hawaiki Submarine Cable, Hayu, Hulu, iiNet, Indosat Ooredoo, Inmarsat, Kogan, Lebara Mobile, Linfox, LoRa Alliance, M2, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA), Macquarie Telecom, NBN Co, New Skies Satellite, O3b, Omantel, OneWeb, OPENetworks, OptiComm, OPT-NC, Optus, Ovo Mobile, PCCW, Pivit, Primus, RedTrain, SingTel, Softbank, SpaceX, Spark New Zealand, TasNetworks, Telstra, Thinxtra, TPG Telecom, TransACT, Uniti Group, Unwired, VHA, Viasat, Virgin Mobile, Vocus
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