An Essential Analysis of Australia's Broadband Infrastructure Available Now.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d35576/australia_broadb) has announced the addition of the "Australia - Broadband - Infrastructure - Analyses" report to their offering. The broadband infrastructure market is undergoing changes that are unprecedented in the history of the 100-year-old network. Telstra is in the process of upgrading its network to NGN (Next Generation Networks) An umbrella term for mixed voice and data networks running over the IP protocol. See IP Multimedia Subsystem. and will start rolling out FttN. Its very ambitious plan is looking at a 3-5 year timeframe. Competition needs to take place over this network and the vision needs to be extended to FttH. Issues like structural separation, open networks, local loop unbundling Local loop unbundling (LLU) is the regulatory process of allowing multiple telecommunications operators use of connections from the telephone exchange's central office to the customer's premises. and DSLAMs are all critical developments that will keep the industry occupied till the next 5 to 10 years. Telstra has been slow to upgrade its networks; however, in order to tap into new revenue streams to replace the ailing voice business NGNs are needed to develop triple play models and provide VoIP and IPTV (Internet Protocol TV) Also called "TV over IP," IPTV delivers scheduled TV programs and video-on-demand (VOD) via the IP protocol and digital streaming techniques used to watch video on the Internet. services, as well as a host of value-added wholesale services such data centres, content hosting, billing and other activities essential to the emerging Internet economy The Internet Economy refers to conducting business through markets whose infrastructure is based on the Internet and World-Wide Web. An Internet economy differs from a traditional economy in a number of ways, including: communication, market segmentation, distribution costs, and price. . Key Topics Covered: 1. Synopsis 2. What is broadband and why is it needed? 3. Damning report from Engineers Australia The Institution of Engineers Australia, often shortened to IEAust, is a professional body and not-for-profit organization dedicated to being the national forum for the advancement of the engineering field within Australia. 4. National backbone needs to increase one hundredfold 5. Boom and bust In economics, the term boom and bust refers to the movement of an economy through economic cycles. The Boom-Bust economic cycle According to most economists, an economic boom is typically characterized by an increased level of economic output (GDP), a corresponding cycle in local access 6. Broadband deteriorating in regional Australia 7. ACCC ACCC Association of Canadian Community Colleges ACCC Australian Competition & Consumer Commission ACCC Association of Community Cancer Centers ACCC Academic Computing and Communications Center ACCC American College of Chiropractic Consultants needs to facilitate NGN industry workgroup 8. Analysis of Telstra's NGN progress 9. Incumbents are running behind 10. Analysis of other infrastructure initiatives 11. Infrastructure broadband map for Australia - update 2008 12. Related reports Exhibit 1 - Overview of physical distribution networks for high-speed services Exhibit 2 - Fixed networks - 2008 Exhibit 3 - Wireless networks - 2008 Exhibit 4 - Secondary technologies - 2008 Exhibit 5 - Multimedia/hybrids technologies - 2008 For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d35576/australia_broadb. |
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