Abstract
This IDC study examines the developments of Telstras next-generation network (NGN) strategies
and future plans. The study also looks at Telstras network infrastructure and how it will evolve to
meet the carriers network and service provisioning plans.
Convergence of voice and data on wireline and wireless networks brought about by IP technology is
also accelerating the adoption of converged networks, devices, and multimedia platforms. This sector
is likely to enjoy healthy expansion over the next five years. Fuelling the market are advancements
in technologies, faster wired and wireless infrastructures, and new device form factors and
applications. In an effort to capture that growth potential, Telstra, Australias largest network
operator, has unveiled its strategies and is embarking in a new organisational structure for 2005.
"Telstra is making the right move in shifting the companys focus away from stove pipe
networks consisting of silo operations of fixed line, mobile, broadband, and data which prove to be
a more costly and less effective way of growth. Telstra is looking towards implementing an all-IP
NGN," says Landry Fevre, research director, Telecommunications and Consumer Digital Markets,
IDC Australia. | 
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