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Australia - Fixed Broadband Market - Insights, Statistics and AnalysesNEW YORK, Oct. 13, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Growth in the Australian fixed broadband market has slowed in line with higher penetration rates. Within the market there is a dynamic shift among customers to fibre networks, as this infrastructure is being built out by nbn (NBN Co), the company responsible for the national broadband deployment. While fibre has become by far the fastest growing sector, and DSL is beginning to slide as customers are migrated to the NBN, there is continuing solid growth in the cable broadband sector. This will be supported in coming years when nbn begins to offer commercial services based on the DOCSIS3.1 standard from mid-2017. The multi-technology NBN has left room for further development in the DSL and cable sectors, both of which are benefiting from the deployment of new technologies. nbn has trialled G.fast technology and expects to provide services based on this upgrade during 2017. HFC is also gaining a new lease of life, with nbn also preparing to trial DOCSIS3.1 technology with a view to commercialising services by mid-2017. As well as these technological developments, consolidation within the broadband market will provide greater reach and scale for operators in coming years. Key developments: Fixed-line broadband traffic reaches 1,460 petabytes at end-2015; nbn providing services to 1.481 million brownfield sites by June 2016; Second SkyMuster satellite launched; Telstra upgrades 13,227 exchanges for ADSL2+; government adopts multi-technology mix for the NBN; HFC moving forward with DOCSIS3.1; nbn trialling G.fast technology; Report update includes telcos' operating data to Q1 2016, ACMA market report 2015, TIO's 2015 annual report; Sensis survey 2015, ABS data to December 2015, Akamai broadband survey data to Q4 2015, recent market developments. Companies mentioned in this report: Optus, Telstra, nbn (NBN Co), iiNet, TPG, TransACT, M2, Primus, Exetel, Vodafone, Sensis, Foxtel, Neighbourhood Cable. Read the full report: http://www.reportlinker.com/p03948162-summary/view-report.html About Reportlinker ReportLinker is an award-winning market research solution. Reportlinker finds and organizes the latest industry data so you get all the market research you need - instantly, in one place. http://www.reportlinker.com __________________________ Contact Clare: [email protected] US: (339)-368-6001 Intl: +1 339-368-6001 To view the original version on PR Newswire, visit:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/australia---fixed-broadband-market---insights-statistics-and-analyses-300344657.html SOURCE Reportlinker |