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published: 21-Sep-06
territories: Australia
David Scott
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> Optus mounts challenge for wholesale customers


Australian number two telco Optus has announced launch plans for wholesale high-speed broadband Internet and standard telephony services over its next-generation network, marking the first major challenge against national incumbent Telstra in the country's wholesale market. Owned by Singapore Telecommunications, Optus has been conducting tests of the network and support systems since July 2006 including trials of ADSL2+ Internet and telephony services by Internet service providers Exetel, Internode and iSeek Communications. A commercial launch is expected in the fourth quarter of 2006.

New network will provide wholesale customers with improved services to sell-on to their residential subscribers. In particular, new ADSL2+ high-speed Internet services facilitate faster data transfer speeds that will make Internet browsing, streaming video, live audio and online gaming more efficient. Optus is expected to provide wholesale customers with the same 20Mbps broadband Internet service it currently offers to its retail customers. Optus's wholesale offer is expected to intensify competition in the country's broadband wholesale market which Telstra dominates. However, new network provides Optus with the opportunity to wholesale competitive next-generation services which should help to strengthen the company's position against Telstra.

Optus signed deal with Chinese equipment provider Huawei Technologies for development of its next-generation network in February 2005. Optus inaugurated the network in April 2006 with the launch of consumer services including broadband Internet called Optus DSL Direct and home telephony called Optus Local Direct. The new network extended Optus's broadband Internet service reach from 1.4m to 2.9m homes and businesses in Australia, including for the first time the metropolitan markets of Adelaide, Canberra and Perth.


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Optus launches new D-Series satellite secure


published: 19-Oct-06
territories: Australia, New Zealand
categories: New product/service
David Scott more

Nine Network signs sports programming deal with NBL secure


published: 19-Oct-06
territories: Australia, New Zealand, Singapore
categories: Content deal
David Scott more

Oz reforms to relax cross-media and foreign ownership secure


published: 18-Oct-06
territories: Australia
categories: Regulatory/legal development
David Scott more

Telstra to launch mobile TV service

published: 22-Sep-06
territories: Australia
David Scott more

Optus mounts challenge for wholesale customers

published: 21-Sep-06
territories: Australia
David Scott more

> Reports
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The Business of Children's Television secure

Covering Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand, this report includes comprehensive data on spending on originated and acquired children's programmes, together with the value of the home entertainment market and licensing. The report also details hours of children's programmes transmitted over the last five years, the number of theme channels, and viewing by the children's audience. Profiles of the 25 leading players in the business are provided, including production and exploitation strategies, financial results and key properties.
published: 20-Jul-07
territories: Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, Canada, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Japan
Guy Bisson more Tim Westcott more

> Articles
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Prospects for growth on Mobile TV secure

An analysis of brusiness models and structure of the value chain. Operators have experimented with a variety of business models. TV on mobile can be paid per day, per week, per month, per megabyte, per minute, per channel and per package. Technology limitations, the pre-pay and contract subscriber base, usage patterns and types of content are key metrics for the selection of a suitable business model for consumers. We examine and assess the options available to operators in the mobile TV field.
published: 01-Dec-07
territories: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea. Rep [S], Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - Asia-Pacific, Europe, North America
Ronan de Renesse more

Funding of public broadcasting secure

In 25 countries surveyed, public funds worth þ22.3bn in 2006
published: 01-Nov-07
territories: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA - World
Tim Westcott more

European TV exports on the rise secure

But French producers' five-year growth is disappointing
published: 22-Oct-07
territories: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Spain, UK, USA - Asia-Pacific, South and Central America, Central and Eastern Europe, Europe
Tim Westcott more

DTT take-up accelerates in Europe secure

Continent-wide penetration has reached 12 per cent, with UK and Finland leading the way and laggardly France and Spain now catching up
published: 15-May-07
territories: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Slovakia, Turkey - Europe
Tim Westcott more

Rise of high definition TV channels secure

At the end of 2006 there were 106 high definition television channels worldwide. We forecast there will be 250 by 2010, 120 of them in Europe
published: 25-Jan-07
territories: UK, USA, Australia, China, Germany, Italy, Korea. Rep [S], Poland, Sweden, France - Europe, Nordic Region, North America
Vincent Létang more

Race is on for the HD World Cup secure

Although European pay TV operators are now shipping HD-capable set-top boxes, availability may come just too late to ride the World Cup wave
published: 01-Mar-06
territories: France, UK, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Italy, Spain - Western Europe, Benelux, Nordic Region
Vincent Létang more

Ownership of television content secure

Independent producers fight to retain the rights they could exploit in secondary markets
published: 01-Mar-06
territories: France, UK, Germany, Sweden, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Denmark
Robert Ambrose more


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