[AusNOG] Village Roadshow confirms Netflix coming to Australia

[Alan Maher]

Maybe Netflix picked the wrong country


    TrueNet June 2014 Urban Broadband Report


    Australia Internet Speed Falls Well Behind: NZ 9 v Aussie 3

New Zealand median speed for ADSL is 9Mb/s but for Australia it was just 
3Mb/s in TrueNet's June results.

Copper services in NZ include VDSL over FTTN, so the difference is much 
greater. A substantial 2% growth in fibre probes occurred in June with 9 
probes upgrading from DSL.

TrueNet now has 420 probes with 74 of those on UFB fibre and 90 on VDSL, 
nearly all volunteer upgrades from ADSL. The premium UFB fibre product 
continues to fall below the advertised speed of 100Mb/s for most users.

Link to report here 
<https://www.truenet.co.nz/articles/june-2014-urban-broadband-report>.

"/Australian ISPs do not have the "luxury" of cabinets, or VDSL, or 
FTTN, so speeds are A LOT slower on average than NZ.  To show the 
difference, Chart 7 compares the distribution of tests on ADSL between 
NZ and Australia, as well as VDSL in NZ. /

/Results from our Australian test probes show speeds predominantly in 
the 2-5Mb/s range with NZ test probes more evenly distributed in the the 
6-14 Mb/s range. /"

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On 15/07/2014 6:41 p.m., Skeeve Stevens wrote:
> Also,
>
> I know there has been a lot of focus on Netflix here, but they aren't 
> the only massive player.  I also subscribe to Amazon Prime / Amazon 
> Instant Video (http://www.amazon.com/Instant-Video/b?node=2858778011) 
> - which has a lot of awesome content on it, especially originals which 
> not many people might have heard of in Australia 
> (https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1001155581).  Amazon 
> also just won the rights to the back catalogue of the TV series 24 
> which will do well since the new series is being made.  Amazon also 
> have their Amazon Fire TV media player/console in the US 
> (http://techcrunch.com/video/hands-on-with-amazon-fire-tv/518181751/)
>
> Amazon Originals I like.:
>
> Alpha House (Like Veep)
> Betas (better than Silicon Valley)
> The After
> Bosch
>
> are some I've enjoyed so far.... and they are creating a lot more - a 
> lot more.
>
> That said, Microsoft is creating content 
> (http://news.xbox.com/2014/04/ent-xbox-originals-unveil) including a 
> Halo TV show and movie.  I think they will be a big content player 
> soon.  Be interesting to see how that gets to us.
>
> Yahoo have also announced two original TV series. 
> (http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/28/5662724/yahoo-announces-its-first-two-original-series-coming-in-2015) 
>
>
> I am sure others will also be getting into the content game... seems 
> like a good time to be an actor or in production... I wonder when some 
> Australian original online content will come out.
>
> That all said... was mainly to remind people that Netflix is one, but 
> Amazon could be here soon as well I guess - MMC? :)
>
>
>
> ...Skeeve
>
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> On Tue, Jul 15, 2014 at 1:07 PM, Skeeve Stevens 
> <skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com 
> <mailto:skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com>> wrote:
>
>     Just found this article in which Village Roadshow confirms Netflix
>     is negotiating access to its content for Australia.
>
>     http://www.zdnet.com/au/village-roadshow-confirms-netflix-is-coming-to-australia-7000030954/
>
>     Most previous reports were based on rumours, but this seems to
>     indicate a bit more of a realness about it.
>
>     If anyone seems Netflix installing kit around the place or
>     officially hooking up to any IX's... should it loud :)
>
>     The article states that without even being in Australia and having
>     active Geoblocking in place, Netflix is still number 2 in on
>     demand... so what will happen to the other players when they
>     officially launch... I think this is a juggernaut that is going to
>     make a big explosion when it hits.  Also expect to see a range of
>     new media player/devices hitting the local market like the Roku 3.
>
>     Looks like we're all going to need more backhaul soon.... and
>     expect ISPs to have 'Netflix' plans :)
>
>     ...Skeeve
>
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