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Australia - Telco Company Profiles - Telstra and Optus

Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd
February 2, 2010
112 Pages - SKU: PBC2587975

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Australia - Telco Company Profiles - Telstra and Optus

For those needing detailed overviews and statistics as well as objective analysis on all aspects of Telstra and Optus, this report provides essential reading and gives in-depth information on:

Company overviews and structure;
Major divisions and subsidiaries;
Financial and operating statistics;
Marketing and financial analyses and strategic overviews;
Network overviews.

In a separate report the following Australian companies are covered: AAPT, Amcom, gotalk, iiNet, Internode, Macquarie Telecom, M2 Telecommunications, Nextgen Networks, TPG Telecom (Soul), TransACT, and Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA). See Australia - Telco Company Profiles - 2nd Tier.

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Telstra Corporation LimitedTelstra is Australia’s largest telecommunications provider offering a full range of telecom services throughout Australia including: basic access services to most homes and businesses, local and long-distance telephone call services, mobile and Internet services. This report provides an overview of Telstra’s main areas of operation, strategic business units, local and international subsidiaries, a brief financial result summary, as well as key operating statistics in areas including network and operations data, billable traffic data, and mobile, broadband and pay TV subscribers up to June 2009. An overview of its Next Generation Network and its ADSL network is also provided.

The report also provides financial results for Telstra, together with an overview of the key highlights during each period. Half year results are also included. Detailed financial statistics and comparisons are given for each of Telstra’s service areas including mobile, Internet and IP solutions, Sensis, PSTN and international operations.

Soon after the government announced the National Broadband Network (NBN) in April 2009, a new management team was appointed, led by the new CEO David Thodey. They immediately announced their support for the NBN and their willingness to work together with the government. The company also put their weight behind the trans-sector concept as that will be the avenue to generate new revenue. Negotiations were launched with the government investigating how Telstra could best participate, including taking a shareholding in NBN Co.

Optus Optus provides a range of communications services including mobile, national and long-distance services, local and international telephony, business network services, Internet and satellite services and subscription TV. This report provides an overview of the main divisions within Optus including: Consumer, Business, Small and Medium Business and Wholesale and Satellite. A breakdown of key operating statistics is provided for Internet, broadband, voice, and pay TV services, along with highlights of the company’s financial results.

Financial summaries for Optus are provided for the years 1997 to 2009. For the 2008/09 financial year, results include revenue and EBITDA for each main operating division - Mobile, Business, Wholesale, Consumer and SMB fixed; revenue breakdowns for each service division: Mobile, Voice, Internet, pay TV, data and IP, satellite, ICT and Managed Services and a detailed breakdown of revenues with each of these service divisions. Financial and marketing analysis of Optus’ 2009 financial results and a market analysis for 2009 are also included.

The Optus Customer Access Network comprises a fibre and HFC network. The fibre network serves major business customers via Optus laid fibre in all capital cities, major suburban business districts and major regional centres, and also provides transmission capacity between the Optus network facilities (exchanges and fibre access nodes) and to many of Optus’ DSLAM sites. The HFC network is a wholly Optus owned network used for telephony, high-speed data and pay television to residential, non-business, customers. Digital switching facilities have been constructed in major cities, with fibre optic cable linking these exchanges. The company also has satellite facilities. The company launched its 3G services in Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth. The network has been upgraded with HSPA technology to deliver broadband speeds of up to 7.2Mb/s.

Data in this report is the latest available at the time of preparation and may not be for the current year.

1. Statistical overview: 1.1 Total telecommunications services market; 1.2 Telstra; 1.3 Optus; 1.4 2nd tier market
2. Telstra - overview and operating statistics: 2.1 Company overview; 2.2 Business systems; 2.3 Media; 2.4 Networks; 2.5 Analysis; 2.6 Controlled and associated entities; 2.7 Operating statistics - 2009; 2.8 Brief financial results summary
3. Telstra - financial statistics: 3.1 Group results summary; 3.2 Results for year ending June 2009; 3.3 Results for year ending June 2008
4. Telstra and the NBN: 4.1 Telstra and government agree on NBN future; 4.2 The new Telstra?; 4.3 BuddeComm and Telstra; 4.4 Telstra - where to go from here? - November 2009; 4.5 Telstra’s shareholders issue - October 2009
5. Sensis: 5.1 Company information; 5.2 Sensis distribution channels; 5.3 Chinese operations; 5.4 Financial results; 5.5 Latest developments; 5.6 Company analysis; 5.7 Company history
6. Optus - overview and operating statistics: 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Network overview; 6.3 Analysis; 6.4 Financial highlights - 2009; 6.5 Consumer and Multimedia Division; 6.6 Internet and broadband services; 6.7 Pay TV services; 6.8 Mobile services division; 6.9 Business and wholesale
7. Optus - financial statistics and analysis: 7.1 Market analysis - 2009; 7.2 Financial results
8. Optus - The Network: 8.1 Infrastructure overview; 8.2 Consumer customer access network, the HFC network; 8.3 Fixed networks; 8.4 Core network; 8.5 Mobile network; 8.6 Fibre access network; 8.7 Wireless networks; 8.8 Business and IT and transformation program; 8.9 ADSL, ADSL2+ DSLAM network; 8.10 VoIP network; 8.11 Satellite networks
9. Glossary of Abbreviations: Table 1 - Total telecoms service revenue by major provider - 2000 - 2011; Table 2 - Total telecoms service annual change by major provider - 2001 - 2011; Table 3 - Total telecoms service market share by major provider - 2000 - 2011; Table 4 - Second tier telcos - revenue by selected service provider - 2003 - 2010; Table 5 - Second tier telcos - revenue by major provider - annual change - 2003 - 2010; Table 6 - Second tier telcos - revenue by major provider - relative market shares - 2003 - 2010; Table 7 - Telstra - fixed line and mobile voice minutes of use - 2004 - 2009; Table 8 - Telstra - Fixed-line, mobile and broadband services in operation - 2004 - 2009; Table 9 - Telstra - 2G, 3G and wireless broadband services in operation - 2004 - 2009; Table 10 - Statistical overview (calls/subscribers/networks) - 2004 - 2009; Table 11 - Statistical overview (calls/subscribers/networks), annual change - 2005 - 2009; Table 12 - Telstra Group total revenue - 1994 - 2010; Table 13 - Telstra Group revenue by segment - 2006 - 2009; Table 14 - Telstra Group sales revenue, EBITDA, EBIT and net profit - 2002 - 2009; Table 15 - Telstra Group revenue, EBITDA, EBIT and net profit by annual change - 2003 - 2009; Table 16 - Telstra Group revenue by segment - 2008 - 2009; Table 17 - Telstra Group EBIT by segment - 2008 - 2009; Table 18 - Telstra Group revenue by service - 2008 - 2009; Table 19 - Telstra PSTN products revenue - 2008 - 2009; Table 20 - Telstra mobile revenue - 2008 - 2009; Table 21 - Telstra mobile prepaid and postpaid revenue - 2008 - 2009; Table 22 - Telstra Internet revenue - 2008 - 2009; Table 23 - Telstra IP and data access revenue - 2008 - 2009; Table 24 - Telstra offshore controlled entities revenue - 2008 - 2009; Table 25 - CSL New World revenue, expenses, EBITDA, EBIT, CAPEX - 2008 - 2009; Table 26 - TelstraClear revenue, expenses, EBITDA, EBIT, CAPEX - 2008 - 2009; Table 27 - Telstra Group capital expenditure - 2008 - 2009; Table 28 - Telstra Group revenue by segment - 2007 - 2008; Table 29 - Telstra Group EBIT by segment - 2007 - 2008; Table 30 - Telstra Group revenue by service - 2007 - 2008; Table 31 - Telstra fixed telephony revenue - 2007 - 2008; Table 32 - Telstra PSTN products revenue - 2007 - 2008; Table 33 - Telstra ISDN revenue - 2007 - 2008; Table 34 - Telstra mobile revenue - 2007 - 2008; Table 35 - Telstra mobile prepaid and postpaid revenue - 2007 - 2008; Table 36 - Telstra mobile retail and wholesale revenue - 2007 - 2008; Table 37 - Telstra Internet revenue - 2007 - 2008; Table 38 - Telstra IP and data access revenue - 2007 - 2008; Table 39 - Telstra business services and applications revenue - 2007 - 2008; Table 40 - Telstra offshore controlled entities revenue - 2007 - 2008; Table 41 - TelstraClear revenue, expenses, EBITDA, EBIT, CAPEX - 2007 - 2008; Table 42 - Telstra operating capital expenditure by technology - 2007 - 2008; Table 43 - Sensis revenue and annual change - 1998; 2000 - 2010; Table 44 - Sensis financial overview - 2006 - 2009; Table 45 - Sensis revenue by operating division - 2006 - 2009; Table 46 - Optus Consumer telephony statistics - 2007 - 2009; Table 47 - Optus on-net ARPU - 2007 - 2009; Table 48 - Optus consumer Internet statistics - 2007 - 2009; Table 49 - Total Internet subscribers (broadband and dialup) - 1996; 1998; 2000 - 2009; Table 50 - Optus pay TV subscribers - 1995 - 2009; Table 51 - Optus mobile subscribers, market share and prepaid ratio - 1998 - 2009; Table 52 - Optus mobile key operating statistics - 2007 - 2009; Table 53 - Optus business and wholesale statistics - 2007 - 2009; Table 54 - Optus overall operating revenue summary - 1994; 1996; 1998; 2000 - 2010; Table 55 - Operating revenue by operating division - 2006 - 2009; Table 56 - Operational EBITDA by operating division - 2005 - 2009; Table 57 - Operating revenue by operating division - 2008 - 2009; Table 58 - Optus revenue by major and minor service category - 2008 - 2009; Table 59 - Capital expenditure by operating division - 2008 - 2009; Table 60 - Optus revenue by major service division - 2007 - 2008; Table 61 - Optus revenue by major and minor service category - 2007 - 2008; Table 62 - Operating revenue by operating division - 2007 - 2008; Table 63 - Operational EBITDA by operating division - 2007 - 2008; Table 64 - Mobile revenue by division - 2007 - 2008; Table 65 - Business and Wholesale fixed revenue by service - 2007 - 2008; Table 66 - Consumer and SMB fixed revenue by service - 2007 - 2008; Exhibit 1 - Telstra Corporation Ltd at a glance; Exhibit 2 - Telstra’s NGN planned implementation time-line; Exhibit 3 - Telstra-controlled entities (Australia) - 2009; Exhibit 4 - Telstra-controlled entities (offshore) through Telstra Holdings - 2009; Exhibit 5 - Sensis Pty Ltd at a glance; Exhibit 6 - Key products and services; Exhibit 7 - Chinese website investments; Exhibit 8 - Optus Television services at a glance; Exhibit 9 - The SingTel Optus network; Exhibit 10 - HFC network status

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