New Zealand - Mobile & Broadband Overview and Analysis - 2006

Synopsis

The mobile market in New Zealand is moving towards saturation levels in 2006 and 2007. Broadband penetration in New Zealand remains alarmingly low despite significant adoption during 2005. Without regulatory intervention to introduce Local Loop Unbundling (LLU) the situation is not likely to get much better during 2006 and 2007. The ISP market is expected to further consolidate beyond 2005, as more ISPs will financially struggle to survive. Pay TV prices remains far too high due to the market dominance of SKY TV. TelstraClear in late 2005 was the only player offering real triple play services in New Zealand. New Zealand lags behind most of the developed world in the transition to digital television. This report provides a detailed overview of the mobile, Internet, broadband, convergence and broadcasting sectors of the New Zealand telecommunications market including market statistics.