New Zealand Has A Low Broadband Penetration Rate By Developed Country Standards

Business Wire, Sept 26, 2008

DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2fc7ec/nextgeneration_ac) has announced the addition of the "Next-generation Access Country Overview: New Zealand" report to their offering.

Apart from a small cable network, the incumbent Telecom New Zealand faced weak competition from its competitors. The absence of comprehensive wholesale regulation or unbundled local loop was the primary culprit.

These deficiencies were addressed by major regulatory reforms in 2006, which also imposed a strict operational separation on the incumbent. Seeing the writing on the wall, and determined to maintain its technology lead, Telecom New Zealand announced in March 2006 that it would construct a FTTN/ADSL2+ network reaching over 80% of access lines in the country.

To date, attention has focussed on the implementation of the wholesale market and ULL. We expect the industry to shift its attention to the implications of Telecom's new access network in the coming months.

Key Topics Covered:

Table of contents

Technology and network

Legacy network technology and service types

Proposed FTTN technology and approach

NGN rollout

Cabinetisation proceeding according to schedule

Legacy products available

Telecom New Zealand

TelstraClear

Wholesale services

ULL

Unbundled bitstream access (UBA)

Unregulated wholesale DSL services

FTTx

Competition

TNZ and TelstraClear are biggest players

Government involvement

New Zealand, Australia agree on submarine cable link

Regulatory situation

Overview

ULL and bitstream access

Operational separation

Management approaches

TNZ must give 24 months notice of cabinetisation plans

Table of figures

Figure 1 Telecom New Zealand DSL lines in service, 1Q07-1Q08

Figure 2 Proposed Telecom New Zealand FTTN technology and approach

Table 1 Telecom New Zealand ADSL1 products

Table 2 TelstraClear ADSL1 products

Table 3 TelstraClear cable products

Table 4 TelstraClear triple-play packages

Table 5 UBA prices

Figure 3 Telecom New Zealand operational separation scheme

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/2fc7ec/nextgeneration_ac.

Source: Ovum