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Research and Markets: Vodafone Australia Is 100% Owned By Vodafone Group Plc And Is The Third Largest Mobile Carrier In Australia - 2006 Australia - Telco Company Profiles - 2nd Tier Companies

Posted on: Thursday, 24 August 2006, 12:00 CDT

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41099) has announced the addition of 2006 Australia - Telco Company Profiles - 2nd Tier Companies to their offering.

This report covers:

-- Company overviews and structures

-- Overview of the networks

-- Financial Statistics and company strategies

-- Major product groups and divisions

-- Company analyses

AAPT is Australia's third largest telecommunications carrier offering local, national and international voice, data, mobile pay TV Internet services to business, corporate, government and residential customers.

Chariot is the second largest ISP in South Australia after Telstra. It is currently ranked in the top 10 ISPs in Australia. The company's ISP network is geographically spread across four states - South Australia, NSW, Victoria and Western Australia.

Commander Communication offers a complete set of telecommunications services bundled with telephone systems, computer systems, broadband Internet, VPNs and Web hosting. The company was originally a reseller of business telephone systems.

iiNet is the third largest ISP in Australia, after the acquisition of OzEmail in 2005. This followed a previous major acquisition of New Zealand based ISP ihug. The company provides dial-up and broadband Internet access, including ADSL2+; web hosting, and VoIP services.

Legion Interactive is Australia's leading provider of interactive communication services and the nation's largest mobile marketing specialist. Legion's core business groups include promotional marketing services, information and content aggregation, origination and publishing.

Neighbourhood Cable delivers a combination of pay TV, broadband data/Internet and VoIP telephony services over HFC cable networks that it has built in Mildura, Ballarat and Geelong in regional Victoria.

Nextgen Networks is a specialist telecommunications carrier which owns and operates Australia's 3rd largest national fibre network of over 8,500km. It provides data networks and data solutions for other carriers as well as corporate and government customers.

People Telecom provides a range of telecommunication products and services including voice (mobile and fixed), data (broadband and VPN), and VoIP products. It utilises its own national data network and other carrier networks, equipment suppliers and other providers, including Telstra, Optus, and AAPT.

Personal Broadband Australia is a wholesaler of Australian broadband wireless services. It provides wireless personal broadband access services on a wholesale basis to distributors such as ISPs, ASPs, carriers, IT solution companies and mobile operators.

Primus Telecommunications is a facilities-based total service provider offering telephony, data, ADSL2+, e-commerce, web hosting, VPNs and mobile services. Although the original focus was small to medium businesses, Primus' customer base includes residential customers and large businesses.

Unwired Australia provides wireless broadband Internet services to the residential, SOHO and SME markets, which has the ability to handle voice and data communications. The company uses technology developed by US-based Navini Networks.

Vodafone Australia is 100% owned by Vodafone Group Plc and is the third largest mobile carrier in Australia. The company's GSM network currently covers 93% of the Australian population. In November 2005 Vodafone Australia launched its 3G network.

Companies include:

-- AAPT

-- Amcom

-- Chariot Ltd

-- Commander Communications

-- Engine

-- Hutchison Australia

-- iiNet

-- Legion Interactive

-- Macquarie Telecom

-- Neighbourhood Cable

-- Nextgen Network

-- People Telecom

-- Primus

-- PowerTel

-- Soul (SP Telemedia)

-- Telecorp

-- TransACT

-- Unwired Australia

-- Vodafone.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c41099

Source: Business Wire

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