Australian telecoms market to top $37 billion mark

Next year the Australian telecoms market will top the $37 billion mark, with another $1.5 billion being added to that figure by 2009, according to research house BuddeComm.

According to BuddeComm, over the last decade Telstra’s market share has only dropped by five percent, they still control two thirds of the total market. Optus is hovering around 20 percent market share and the other 600 providers squabble over the remaining 13 percent.

Other claims include the biggest slice of the market goes to mobile. Since 2000 its share of the total telecoms market grew from 25 percent to 37 percent. Total value grew from $6.5 billion in 2000 to $13 billion in 2007. Another billion will be added to this already significant figure over the next few years.

Data revenues, which include broadband and dial-up Internet will grow from $6 billion in 2007 to $8 billion in 2009, representing the largest growth in the industry. Telstra also dominates this market with a 66 percent market share. Under the current industry structure, we don’t expect any change in that percentage over the next few years.

BuddeComm will be hosting ‘State of the Industry’ Roundtables with Paul Budde to discuss the state of the telco sector in Australia. The Sydney roundtable will run on Wednesday 26 September and move onto Melbourne on Thursday 27 September.