Telstra keeps NBN market lead

Telstra remains to be Australia’s largest telecommunication company as it continues to dominate the national broadband network (NBN) market. Data from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report show that Telstra controls 48 percent of the total number of active NBN services as of the latest quarter ending June 30.

This translates to 548,000 out of the 1.14 million active NBN services that are being served by Telstra, according to the ACCC’s quarterly report. Telstra’s nearest rival, TPG, has 26 percent share of the market, while Singtel Optus captured only 14 percent.

“Telstra was the largest acquirer of wholesale access services on a national basis. The majority of the remaining access services were acquired by the TPG Group, Singtel Optus and Vocus,” the ACCC said in a statement.

Telstra’s market share slightly increased from the 47 percent it had registered in the quarter ending March 31. However, Telstra’s market share could climb to 49 percent if satellite NBN services, which the company is not yet offering, will be excluded.

Earlier, Telstra announced the retirement of Kate McKenzie after 12 years of serving the telecommunications company. The news of her exit came after successive network meltdown in Telstra.

The ACCC’s report provides industry players with a snapshot of current NBN access technologies, including fibre to the premises (FTTP) and fibre to the node (FTTN).

“Future reports will also include data on NBN’s HFC services. Over time, we expect these quarterly reports will provide information on trends related to the take up of various NBN services and provide an overview of the wholesale market,” ACCC chairperson Rod Sims said.

Click here to view the report.