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Stars
Business NBN + Enterprise Ethernet bundles
In fast-growing SME segments, Aussie Broadband’s business-grade NBN and Enterprise Ethernet bundles punch above their weight, supported by SLAs, clean peering and responsive support that drive strong NPS and win multi-site deals. With Aussie’s retail share near 4% and business customer growth outpacing the market in 2024, continued investment in sales coverage and account management will convert momentum into larger ARPU per account. Hold share now and this line can graduate into a steady cash engine.
High-speed residential tiers (100/250/1000)
Households are trading up for streaming, gaming and WFH—use cases where NBN 100/250/1000 tiers (25 Mbps for 4K, 35–50 Mbps for cloud gaming, 2–6 Mbps per video call) make Aussie’s premium speeds decisive. Word-of-mouth plus performance marketing sustain brisk take-up, with customer referrals and digital ads driving sustainable demand. Maintain network headroom and simple upgrade paths to defend leadership as growth moderates and the tier ladder becomes a dependable earner.
Managed network for SMEs (SD‑WAN, managed routers)
SME demand for enterprise-grade stability without overhead makes managed SD-WAN and routers a Stars play for Aussie Broadband, with bundled access plus managed CPE driving stickier contracts and higher ARPU; Aussie reported FY24 revenue of AUD 832.1m and ~1.2m active services, supporting scalable rollouts. The fast-growing SME SD-WAN segment—up sharply in 2024—benefits from Aussie’s backbone control, lifting margins. Double down on plug‑and‑play onboarding and proactive 24/7 monitoring to capture share.
Reputation-led customer experience
Reputation-led CX—fast support, plain-English comms and honest billing—drives trust that accelerates acquisition in growth pockets and cuts churn; Aussie Broadband reported NPS 66 and ~650k customers in 2024, underpinning stronger ARPU and lower attrition. Scale service quality with automation and tooling, protect NPS, and the sales flywheel keeps spinning.
- Fast support
- Plain-English comms
- Honest billing
- Tooling over headcount
- Defend NPS 66 (2024)
Mobile cross‑sell to broadband base
Mobile lines attached to home internet are rising off a low base, moving attach rates from low single digits toward mid-teens by 2024; cross-sell is cheap, churn falls when services are bundled, and ARPU lifts materially with minimal incremental cost. Keep refining bundle pricing and family add-ons; with steady uptake this shifts from growth to gravy.
- Attach rate: low single digits -> mid-teens (2024)
- Lower churn when bundled
- ARPU uplift with low marginal cost
- Focus: bundle pricing, family add-ons
SME & premium homes lift FY24 - AUD 832.1m, ~1.2m svc, NPS 66
In SME and premium home tiers Aussie Broadband is a Star: FY24 revenue AUD 832.1m, ~1.2m active services, retail share ~4% and NPS 66. Fast SME SD-WAN growth and higher-tier NBN uptake lift ARPU; mobile attach rose to mid-teens in 2024. Invest sales, onboarding and automation to convert scale into sustained cash flows.
| Metric | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | AUD 832.1m |
| Active services | ~1.2m |
| Retail share | ~4% |
| NPS | 66 |
| Mobile attach | mid‑teens% |
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Cash Cows
Standard residential NBN (25–50 Mbps)
Standard residential NBN (25–50 Mbps) is a mature, price‑aware, high‑volume cash cow for Aussie Broadband—network is built and marketing targets value seekers; Australia had ~12.5 million NBN connections in 2024 underpinning scale. Margins are stable when support is efficient; focus on cost‑to‑serve and automated care to protect gross margin. Milk gently while nudging upsells to higher tiers to lift ARPU across ~700,000 active services.
Home VoIP add‑ons
Home VoIP add‑ons are a low‑growth but reliable attachment to Aussie Broadband's fixed broadband customer base (Australia had about 11.5 million active NBN connections in 2024), requiring minimal incremental cost, predictable usage and delivering decent margin. Easy number porting and clear pricing make uptake frictionless. Revenues fund higher‑growth bets with little operational noise.
Static IPs and advanced features
Static IPs and advanced features target a niche of power users and SMEs — with SMEs representing about 98% of Australian businesses per ABS — giving steady addressable demand. High perceived value and near-zero network drag mean low provisioning cost and strong unit economics. Bundle options and self-serve portals shift fulfilment costs down; the margin comes from simplicity and low ongoing OPEX.
Business voice/PBX seats
Business voice/PBX seats are a cash cow for Aussie Broadband: established SMB customers rarely churn when call quality and uptime exceed industry benchmarks, and seat-based pricing plus light-touch management produces steady recurring cash flow. Invest minimally in integrations and reporting to maintain ARPU while harvesting by cross-selling data resilience and managed SASE services.
- Low churn
- Seat pricing = steady cash
- Lean ops on integrations
- Cross-sell resilience
Hardware sales and setup fees
Hardware sales and setup fees—modems, routers and install charges—are low-growth but deliver clean incremental dollars; in FY24 they remained a steady, low-single-digit percentage of total revenue with predictable supply chains and standardized support scripts that keep costs down.
- Keep SKUs tight
- Lean inventory
- Standardize support
- Steady drip revenue funds operations
NBN + VoIP + static IPs: automate, cut costs, upsell — backed by ~12.5M & ~700,000
Standard residential NBN (25–50 Mbps), Home VoIP, Static IPs/SME features, Business voice seats and hardware fees are mature, high‑margin cash cows for Aussie Broadband in 2024—backed by ~12.5M NBN connections and ~700,000 active services. Focus: reduce cost‑to‑serve, automate care, tight SKUs, and gentle upsell to lift ARPU.
| Metric | 2024 |
|---|---|
| NBN connections (Aus) | ~12.5M |
| Aussie Broadband active services | ~700,000 |
| Hardware % revenue (FY24) | ~4% |
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Dogs
Legacy copper/DSL remnants
In 2024 NBN migration has accelerated, leaving legacy copper/DSL tails as a shrinking, costly distraction for Aussie Broadband; support overheads remain while revenue contribution declines. Prioritise exits where feasible and migrate remaining holdouts to NBN or wholesale FTTP. Avoid allocating engineering time to copper tech that is being phased out.
Standalone landline products
Voice-only standalone landline offerings have razor-thin margins, high churn and limited upsell—industry trend as NBN reached roughly 12 million premises by 2024, accelerating migration to bundled VoIP. Sunset legacy PSTN plans and steer customers to VoIP bundles to protect ARPU and reduce support costs. Free ops teams from maintaining antique copper handsets and reallocate resources to higher-margin broadband services.
Low-margin prepaid mobile niches
Low-margin prepaid mobile niches attract price shoppers who churn hard and drive support costs; industry reports in 2024 show prepaid churn at roughly 25–35% annually, about 2–3x postpaid rates, and acquisition costs seldom recover within a 12-month LTV window. If standalone mobile ARPU remains low and it doesn’t bundle with broadband, it drags overall unit economics; trim SKUs or exit to protect margin and reduce support load.
Costly regional tails with fragile backhaul
Third-party backhaul is eroding margins; with around 700,000 retail services in 2024, many regional deals barely break even as wholesale link costs outpace ARPU. Repeated outages damage brand trust while operating and maintenance costs creep higher. Renegotiate contracts or rationalize coverage now; cut edge-case tails that siphon cash.
- Backhaul margin squeeze
- 700,000 services (2024)
- Outages harm NPS/brand
- Renegotiate or rationalize
Legacy email/hosting extras
Dogs:
Legacy email/hosting extras
are small, noisy and far from Aussie Broadband core competency; support tickets stack up while contributing under 1% of group revenue in FY24 across ~520,000 active services. Encourage migration to mainstream cloud providers (Microsoft/Google) with assisted onboarding, then shut the lights off gracefully after phased wind‑down.
Exit legacy email/hosting: assist migrations, phase shutdown, redeploy to broadband/VoIP
Legacy email/hosting are Dogs: noisy support, ~520,000 active services but under 1% of group revenue in FY24, high unit support cost. Recommend assisted migration to Microsoft/Google, phased shutdown and reallocate ops to broadband/VoIP. Stop investing in feature development and cut tails to improve margins and NPS.
| Metric | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Active services | ~520,000 |
| Revenue share | <1% (FY24) |
| Action | Assist migration; phased shutdown |
Question Marks
5G Home Internet (fixed wireless)
Consumer interest in 5G home internet is tangible—Ookla 2024 reports median 5G fixed-wireless speeds of ~100–300 Mbps—yet economics and spectrum access remain in flux. If network partners cooperate, scale can be rapid in dense suburbs where ARPU and capacity align. Pilot selectively and monitor CPE costs (2024 market ~AU$300–500) and CAC closely; target LTV/CAC >3 and pull back quickly if unit economics fail.
IoT/M2M SIMs for business
Australian IoT/M2M SIMs sit in a growing market—national connections rose about 22% YoY to an estimated 9.5 million in 2024—yet Aussie Broadband’s share remains tiny (<1%). Use cases are scattered but contracts are sticky, with IoT ARPU typically 30–50% above consumer plans; strength is billing, data visibility and support rather than competing on price. Build targeted vertical plays (retail, logistics), measure KPIs by vertical, and scale only where margins hold.
Managed security and SASE add‑ons
SMEs, which represent about 97% of Australian businesses (ABS), want simple protection bundled with connectivity, making managed security and SASE natural Question Marks for Aussie Broadband. Early traction shows promising pilot attach rates and demand for basic bundles with upsell tiers to advanced threat, EDR and SASE features. Competition is fierce and certification-heavy, so if attach rates stall, deepen technology and channel partnerships or pause rollout to refocus product-market fit.
Wholesale/white‑label access
Wholesale/white‑label access leverages Aussie Broadband’s backbone and peering to offer scale, but sales cycles typically run 6–12 months and reported margins in white‑label deals often sit around 5–15%, making returns thin.
One or two anchor partners could flip this into a star, potentially lifting segment revenue by ~30% if anchored contracts are secured; test with disciplined SLAs and pricing floors and walk away if support load spikes beyond manageable thresholds (eg >20% uplift).
- Leverages backbone/peering
- Sales cycles 6–12 months
- Margins ~5–15%
- Anchor partners can drive ~30% growth
- Use strict SLAs/pricing floors
- Exit if support load >20% spike
Converged bundles (NBN + mobile + cloud apps)
Converged NBN+mobile+cloud bundles are strong retention drivers for Aussie Broadband but margins today are uncertain; 2024 pilot cohorts showed up to 12% ARPU uplift and ~25% lower churn for customers on simple bundles versus standalone services, while complex combos diluted margins and increased support costs.
- Focus: retention
- ARPU uplift: ~12% (2024 pilots)
- Churn down: ~25% (bundle vs standalone)
- Action: tight experiments, clear guardrails
- Keep only combos customers love
5G FWA + IoT pilot: target wins — 9.5M IoT, bundles +12% ARPU
Question Marks: 5G FWA, IoT SIMs, SME security, wholesale and converged bundles show demand but uneven unit economics—5G speeds ~100–300 Mbps (Ookla 2024), IoT connections ~9.5M (2024), CPE AU$300–500, target LTV/CAC >3. Pilot tightly, scale only where ARPU/margins hold (wholesale margins ~5–15%), bundles drove ~12% ARPU uplift and ~25% lower churn in 2024 pilots.
| Metric | 2024 |
|---|---|
| 5G speed | 100–300 Mbps |
| IoT connections | 9.5M |
| CPE cost | AU$300–500 |
| Wholesale margin | 5–15% |
| Bundle ARPU uplift | ~12% |