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Cloud providers are the fastest growing segment of most Australian data centre providers, according to one telecoms analyst who says major global cloud service providers have huge growth expectations for the Asia Pacific region and are investing their capital to reflect their rapid growth.

Pay TV and free-to-air TV are under a growing threat from video-on-demand, according to a senior telecoms analyst who says global streaming is gathering pace, with the Internet now rivalling broadcast TV as a vehicle to deliver consumer content.

TPG Telecom is now Australia's second-biggest provider of fixed-line broadband and is increasingly putting the big two telcos — Telstra and Optus — under competitive market pressure, according to a new report.

Telstra’s mobile network is well-positioned to offer superior services to those offered by NBN Co, the company building the national broadband network, according to the latest report by a telecoms analyst.

The Australian telecommunications market is predicted to change dramatically over the next 10 years with the transformation of the telecom industry and a range of economic sectors dependent on telecom infrastructure, according to a newly published analyst report.

The online shopping market in Australia continues to grow strongly and in 2013 is expected to account for 7% of total retail sales, according to fresh research.

The internet TV advertising industry is set to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 42% from 2011 to 2016, increasing in value from $54 million to $311 million according to Frost & Sullivan's latest report on the Australian Online Video Market, written in association with media and technology company, The Video Network (TVN).

Growth in the Australian market for online search and directories slowed slightly from 27% in the 2009 financial year to 21% in 2010, yet it remains the fastest growing segment within the overall online advertising sector and is now worth $1,139 million.