The Government has offered Australia's three mobile operators, and vividwireless, renewal of their existing spectrum allocated on 15 year licences in the late 90s and early 2000s at set prices, while the Government expects to rake in $3 billion.
In Asia-Pacific the move to FTTH/B will be even more
pronounced, says Ovum,with FTTH/B connections overtaking DSL to be the
leading technology in 2014.
However, Ovum believes it’s not all bad news for DSL vendors
Although
worldwide growth will come to a standstill, there will still be over
360 million DSL lines (including business lines) in operation in 2014,
with maintenance contracts running for many years to come beyond that.
In Asia-Pacific however DSL connections peak in 2011.
According to Ovum, the rise of mobile broadband will also apply pressure to the DSL market.
By the end of 2014 worldwide consumer fixed broadband penetration will have reached only 34% of households, according to Ovum.
A large percentage of remaining households will not have a fixed line,
and with mobile broadband devices and services becoming more readily
available and affordable they may not get one.
Mobile broadband
has in effect set a lower ceiling for fixed broadband than what would
have been predicted only 12 months ago, according to Ovum. Whether this
ceiling is permanent or not is yet to be seen.
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