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STRATEGY BRIEFING 3 July 2019 AUSTRALIA’S SPECIALIST FIBRE AND NETWORK SOLUTIONS PROVIDER CONNECTING ALL MAINLAND CAPITALS WITH ASIA
09:10 – 09:30 Overview Kevin Russell 09:30 – 11:00 Vocus Network Services Kevin Russell, Andrew Wildblood, Mark Callander, Ellie Sweeney 11:00 – 11:15 Coffee Break AGENDA 11:15 – 11:45 Vocus Retail Antony de Jong 11:45 – 12:15 Vocus New Zealand Mark Callander 12:15 – 13:00 Key Takeaways and Q&A Kevin Russell Lunch 3
EVALUATING VOCUS ASSETS & MARKET EXECUTION & OPPORTUNITY TIMING WE ARE IN THE EARLY STAGE OF A 3 YEAR TURNAROUND 4
THREE YEAR TURNAROUND UNDERWAY • New leadership 1 PEOPLE AND CULTURE • LTI introduced • New Vocus values introduced • FY19 guidance will be met PLANNING AND EXECUTION • Cash and balance sheet well managed 2 • Cost out program established • 3 year operating plan and goals established VOCUS NETWORKS • Clear market priorities 3 REVENUE ENABLERS • Australia Singapore Cable operational • Invest in key products (SD-WAN, Secure) 4 STRATEGIC FIBRE BUILDS • 5 year pipeline established • Steady operational improvements TECHNOLOGY SIMPLIFICATION • Network Operations Centres consolidated 5 AND MODERNISATION • SuperCore network consolidated • Future State plans agreed and vendors selected • Commander brand relaunched RETAIL TURNAROUND • Optus MVNO renegotiated, with a path to 5G 6 • NBN price increases implemented • Cost and operational improvements underway 5
SIMPLIFYING TO THREE INDEPENDENT OPERATING BUSINESSES VOCUS NETWORK SERVICES VOCUS RETAIL VOCUS NZ Strong performer with Untapped growth potential Reset and turnaround strategic options Full service offering of fibre Leading fibre and network Reseller of broadband, mobile, OVERVIEW solutions provider voice, energy connectivity, broadband, voice energy and mobile • Enterprise • Consumer TARGET • Federal, state and local • Price sensitive consumers • Enterprise MARKETS government • Small to medium enterprises • Government • Wholesale • Wholesale • c.25,000km fibre NETWORK • 4,200km of inter capital fibre • 5,500+ on-net buildings • 3 owned data centres ASSETS • 17 owned data centres 6
SIMPLIFYING TO THREE INDEPENDENT OPERATING BUSINESSES VOCUS NETWORK SERVICES VOCUS RETAIL VOCUS NZ Strong performer with Untapped growth potential Reset and turnaround strategic options Full service offering of fibre Leading fibre and network Reseller of broadband, mobile, OVERVIEW solutions provider voice, energy connectivity, broadband, voice energy and mobile • Enterprise • Consumer TARGET • Federal, state and local • Price sensitive consumers • Enterprise MARKETS government • Small to medium enterprises • Government • Wholesale • Wholesale • c.25,000km fibre NETWORK • 4,200km of inter capital fibre • 5,500+ on-net buildings • 3 owned data centres ASSETS • 17 owned data centres OUR CORE BUSINESS 7
NEW TIER ONE EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP TEAM KEVIN RUSSELL ANDREW WILDBLOOD MARK CALLANDER ELLIE SWEENEY Managing Director & Chief Executive, Enterprise Chief Executive, New Zealand Chief Operating Officer Chief Executive Officer & Government Chief Executive, Wholesale and International ANTONY DE JONG MARK WRATTEN ASHE-LEE JEGATHESAN AMBER KRISTOF Chief Executive, Chief Financial Officer General Counsel Head of People & Culture Business & Consumer & Company Secretary 8
PEOPLE ARE THE LEAD INDICATOR OF PROGRESS IN A TURNAROUND Employee NPS Voluntary Attrition Alignment with goals, “How likely are you to recommend objectives and values1 Vocus as a place to work?” 8 7.1 20% 6.5 6 15% -1 -3 May-18 Sep-18 Current May-18 Sep-18 Current 9 1 Out of 10
VOCUS RETAIL More than halfway through navigating the structural headwinds in Voice and Broadband Voice SIOs1,2 Copper and NBN SIOs1,2 (‘000s) (‘000s) IP Voice Legacy Voice NBN Copper Copper 402 • ARPU: $59 (187) Voice 589 (84) • AMPU: $27 505 215 • ARPU: $49 138 402 • AMPU: $26 404 NBN 181 367 • ARPU: $64 185 +182 36 • AMPU: $21 Jun-17 Jun-19* Jun-17 Jun-19* • Material margin dilution due to loss of legacy voice and copper ADSL SIOs, together with the migration to lower margin NBN products • Expect the impact of erosion to be fully offset by new revenue streams and cost savings during H2 FY21 * End May-19 SIOs + 1 month forecast. ARPU and AMPU based on H1FY19 1 Services in operation 10 2 Retail (including Consumer and Commander)
GUIDANCE 2019 2020 2021+ $350m – $370m $350m – $370m Vocus Network Services Underlying EBITDArange Underlying EBITDArange accelerating Capex to be (excl. ASC) EBITDA growth in EBITDA growth $160m – $170m Vocus Network Services of Retail business $20m – $30m offset stabilised during H2FY21 Cash conversion by similar decline in Retail 90 – 95% and primed for growth in Expect stronger FY22 NLR1 H2 performance 2.90 – 2.95 X New Zealand Capex to be steady growth Underlying D&A $200m – $210m less than $160m ~$15m on FSTP2 / ~$30m on IRU’s3 Cash conversion Above financial metrics all within original guidance 90 – 95% NLR continues to reduce 1 Net Leverage Ratio (Net Debt/EBITDA) 2 Future state technology program 11 3 Indefeasible Rights of Use (“IRU’s”)
VOCUS NETWORK SERVICES Kevin Russell, Andrew Wildblood, Mark Callander, Ellie Sweeney
VOCUS NETWORK SERVICES What are we building? AUSTRALIA’S SPECIALIST FIBRE AND NETWORK SOLUTIONS PROVIDER 13
VNS Overview WHAT WE DO WELL Customers People Delivery Fibre Secure Great relationships, Passionate, Industry-leading Complex and Trusted partner easy to do capable and capability unique builds for highly secure business with customer-focused networks Proven track record 14
VNS Overview WHY OUR CUSTOMERS CHOOSE VOCUS We have you covered Trusted Dedicated, local account management by leading brands and Government agencies 24/7 local network operations centres Security-cleared staff operating secure network Make it easy Crazy about customers The nimble challenger that’s The challenger brand our easy to do business with customers deserve Innovative and Australia and NZ wide network commercially disruptive with reliability, resilience and reach, Disruptive pricing for competitive products and growing International capability Innovative solution design 15
VNS Overview SUBSTANTIAL Enterprise market Government market Wholesale market OPPORTUNITY TO GAIN MARKET $5.5b $0.6b $3.5b SHARE Current Vocus Share Current Vocus Share Current Vocus Share c. 4.5% c. 11.5% c. 8.5% $9.6b directly addressable A challenging time for all of our competitors connectivity, network security, voice and collaboration market1 Current Vocus Share: c. 6% Impacted by Cost out of Vastly more challenges and customer facing complex product priorities in their activity and IT portfolios 1 Excludes mobile of $4.3b core consumer transformations Sources: Management estimates based on Vocus billing data, Ovum, Gartner, IDC, company annual reports business 16
VNS Overview MARKET DEMAND IS DRIVING UTILISATION OF VALUABLE ASSETS All mainland capitals connected with Asia Market demand Valuable assets Digitisation, automation, Secure inter-capital AI and Machine Learning network is the only Driving increasing demand complete alternative for data connectivity over to Telstra Australia’s long distances Vocus was built to be the ‘carrier’s carrier’ Hyperscale cloud Australian mobile companies are operators deploying 5G consuming significant Need to deploy or upgrade capacity across backhaul to existing and Australia and into Asia new greenfield sites Acceleration of Addressing the Australian enterprises digital divide adopting private and between metro and public cloud regional Australia 17
VNS - E&G ENTERPRISE & GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS TODAY Enterprise Government EG revenue (excludes Coral Sea Cable) 5,300 200 Enterprise customers Government customers DC & Cloud (Federal, State, Local) Other 7% 1.84 3.06 8% Average products Average products per customer per customer Voice 15% Geographically diverse 54% 54% Fibre Trusted, secure network customer base across States 16% 16% 60% of ASX200 On procurement panels Internet are Vocus customers for Federal, State and Local Government customers 70% of revenue Top 200 customers is from Fibre and Internet = 50% of total revenue 18
VNS - E&G KEY DRIVERS OF GROWTH IN ENTERPRISE & GOVERNMENT Targeted approach Products Channel People Partnerships to market Aligned to our Rationalised Reinvigorated The right skill set Disruptive unique assets and updated indirect sales and incentives to plays with and offering product set model support growth big tech 19
VNS - E&G TARGETED APPROACH Government and Special Projects Enterprise E&G Indirect & Alliances TO MARKET Co-funded, Large Local Govt Small and secure or departments Niche industry mid-sized high- and agencies corporates capacity across Fin Services Key verticals networks Federal and Prof Services Small System Integrators State requiring different Governments Oil & Gas Mining products and go to Broadcast Media market approach Cloud services Niche industry offers Voice Collaboration / Unified Comms Secure network services Ethernet, private and IP wide-area networks Internet access Dark fibre, wavelength 20
VNS - E&G PRODUCTS ALIGNED TO THE NEEDS OF OUR TARGET MARKETS Now FY20 - FY22 Networks and Limited product set Invest in team capability and Grow our voice and Connectivity relevant products collaboration portfolio Expand reach through NBN On-demand product Cloud, Wholesale products experience Open new markets through Platforms retrofitted to serve productising international capacity Integrated network to and Security Enterprise customers provide enhanced Secure network products customer experiences for government Workplace Collaboration Leverage our network to capitalise on growth in cloud services Product Simplification Industry Solutions 21
VNS - E&G NBN Why partner with NBN? Complements Vocus’ long-haul network, enabling us to disrupt and Complementary Customers Sales Economics Capital take share Vocus long-haul fibre, Ability to win major customers beyond Up-sell existing customers with Use NBN as an alternative to other Preserve capital for strategic Vocus NBN access the reach of our new products and wholesale networks fibre builds, leverage network own network reach enabled for highest NBN to connect by NBN overall return customer tails Growing NBN product suite Launched Launched August Jan 2019 April 2019 July 2019 July 2019 2019 Q1 FY20 NNI Business NBN Fibre Wholesale NBN Enterprise Linking Internet Upgrades NBN Business Symmetric Ethernet Grade Access 22
VNS - E&G SEPARATE AND SECURE NETWORK FOR GOVERNMENT CUSTOMERS Specialised network to grow Government share • Existing contracts with major ~$600m 35% 65% Federal Government customers Addressable Government State Federal Market (FY19) • Partitionable network and management systems • Security-cleared staff 35% of market 65% of market opportunity opportunity • Reach remote locations is in State is in Federal • Australian-owned company and local network operations centres 23
VNS - E&G INVEST IN CHANNEL, PEOPLE & PARTNERSHIPS Reinvigorate indirect Invest in Strategic sales channel our people Partnerships 2019 2023 • Upskill to match growth ambition • Grow in public cloud, voice 350 partners 50 partners
VNS – W&I TARGETED APPROACH Wholesale and International TO MARKET Global Data centres System technology, Tier III & IV Integrators content and MSPs media carriers Key verticals RSPs focusing on high bandwidth services to deliver maximum returns Cloud services Niche industry offers Voice Collaboration / Unified Comms Secure network services Ethernet, private and IP wide-area networks Internet access Dark fibre, wavelength 25
VNS – W&I TOP 100 CUSTOMERS Vision REPRESENT 80% OF To be the first-choice network into and within Australia and New Zealand WHOLESALE REVENUE Data Centre 1,100 $24,000 4.5Tbps $7.5m Strong International Total Average International Revenue relationships Carriers Customers MRR data per team with all key 9% 2% member players Domestic Global Carriers Technology 31% 12% Wholesale revenue distribution Top 50 customers 65% of total revenue Managed 17% Top 100 customers Service 80% of total revenue Provider 29% Retail Service Provider Top 200 customers 90% of total revenue 26
VNS – W&I FOUR DISCRETE MARKETS WE PLAY IN WITH TARGETED PRODUCT SET AND SELECTIVE CLIENT BASE Typical Contract Competitive Capex Competition Terms Advantage Intensity Business Model Market dynamics Telstra 2-5 years Low • NBN enabler with nationwide reach • Challenging market for RSPs, Resale • Leverages core infrastructure but Wholesale floats on the tide Reseller Optus Low assets • Low operating leverage MyNetFone • Voice pull through for improved margins Telstra 2-5 years High • Connecting where our customers • Cloud adoption driving bandwidth need to be in every instance and connectivity Optus IRUs Data Centre Medium • Combination of leased and IRU • Requirement for diversity and pushing 10+ years contracts content to the edge Connectivity • Customer funded builds that • Leverage international relationships reduce cashflow impacts Connectivity Telstra 2-5 years Medium • Long-term, high bandwidth deals • Stable recurring annuity revenue streams • High operating leverage • On-net; minimal costs and high margins Managed Optus IRUs High • Deal structure important • Network coverage and reliability Data Services 10+ years • Low competition outside Telstra • Positioned as alternative to Telstra Indigo 1-3 years High • First mover advantage with ASC • Strong demand for data and traffic International • Network ownership economics moving to the West Hawaiki IRUs High • Protected solutions with swaps • Resiliency and diversity needs for large Data SXC 10+ years bandwidth users such as OTTs • Strong established relationships 27
VNS – W&I VOCUS CAN HARNESS INTERNATIONAL ASSETS FOR DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL GROWTH ASC is Vocus’ ticket to play in the International market • Customers include major global technology companies, OTT players and international carriers with high bandwidth demands • Internet traffic is moving to the West with low latency and diversity the key requirements for OTTs and international carriers • Vocus has sold nearly 10x the capacity of the entire SMW3 cable system in the first six months of operation • Leverage ASC ownership economics for strategic swaps that strengthen our position and reach in international market AUSTRALIA SINGAPORE • Leverage customer relationships established through CABLE ASC on other international assets and cable routes Global technology companies and international carriers will only deal with cable owners 28
VNS – W&I THREE DISTINCT Global International and Content Distribution INTERNATIONAL Technology Giants Domestic Carriers Networks (CDNs) • Adoption of cloud-based • Increased focus on • Growth in bandwidth COHORTS Trends services, big data diversity, service uptime in all market segments • Live video streaming, • Protection within and • Connectivity is the critical better quality between Data Centres enabler of CDN partners What makes Vocus different? • Augmented reality • Bandwidth explosion with • Delivers lowest cost and and virtual reality double digit CAGR lowest latency content • Design of the Australia Singapore Cable with 4 fibre pairs, breakout Customer • Network scale and • Network scale and • Commercial flexibility into Indonesia capacity capacity and content reach Value • Capacity advantage 60Tbps Proposition • Network reach throughout Australia • Pull through services and network reach • Network scale and capacity with one owner versus competitor 36Tbps with four owners • Ownership economics • Ownership economics • Ownership economics Capability • Ability to deliver data anywhere Leverage • Relationships • Relationships • Relationships in Australia on our network • Software enabled • International voice, • Software enabled Future • Protection solution can be offered customer experience bi-laterals customer experience Capability with strategic swaps at ownership • Low commit with • Online ordering and APIs • Flexible bandwidth high burst flexibility • Realtime provisioning provisioning in real time economics • Realtime provisioning • Zero touch provisioning • Australia Singapore Cable is wholly Australian owned Bandwidth sold on ASC 68.7% 31.2% 0.1% (in excess of 3.5 Tbps) 29
VNS – W&I WHY CONSIDER SWAPS ON ASC - WHAT ARE THE KEY DRIVERS Swap considerations International Go To Market Sell Swap A B Yield Management Value Accretion Capacity Value of Lease Earnings Improvement offered to the capacity IRUs Extended Reach Vocus to Vocus Capex Avoidance Align ASC value to capacity offered International Network Planning Sales Management and Commercial C 30
VNS – W&I KEY DRIVERS Sales enablement Pricing and OF GROWTH IN Development of sales operations commercial WHOLESALE AND to increase selling effectiveness Leverage dedicated INTERNATIONAL and customer engagement Enhanced customer delivery pricing team across VNS Maximise profitability across with team focused on end to segment opportunities process, not just sales effort Align incentive programs Product simplification, with the optimal returns online ordering and APIs for the business GTM enhancements International Dedicated product resource Build specialist international for Wholesale and International sales team to capitalise on market business opportunity created by ASC Increased base management Focus on pull the through capability, white space management of domestic services and customer marketing Potential new presence Consistent selling methodology and in Singapore and US marketing supported campaigns 31
VNS – I&O LEADING FIBRE ASSETS CONNECTING AUSTRALIA WITH ASIA Our fibre and core transport network are our key assets • 15,020km of inter-capital network in Australia • Over 9,500km of metropolitan and regional fibre in all major centres • 4,200km of inter-capital network in New Zealand • More than 5,500 on-net buildings • Connectivity to 17 major sports stadiums • Australia Singapore Cable gateway to Asia • North West Cable System connecting offshore oil and gas facilities • Own and operate portfolio of 17 data centres in Australia • Delivering Secure network and operations for Government customers 32
VNS – I&O PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF RUNNING NETWORKS Operating ahead of target metrics Customer Network Systems Satisfaction Resilience Availability Customer Service Delivery Targets beaten Targets beaten NPS Score 40 IP Core Network Operating Support Systems (OSS) 30 Edge network 20 Business Support Systems Voice Network (BSS) 10 Transmission Network IT Systems 0 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Jun-19 33
VNS – I&O PROVEN TRACK RECORD OF WINNING AND BUILDING LARGE SCALE CABLES Delivery date Description • 2,100km, 12TB capacity North West Cable Oct 2016 • Connecting offshore oil and gas facilities in the Timor Sea, between Port System (NWCS) Hedland and Darwin • 4,600km, 60TB capacity Australian • New high capacity route to Asia (and onto Europe) replacing ageing and Singapore Sep 2018 unreliable SeaMeWe3 system Cable (ASC) • Delivered ahead of time and under budget • 4,800km, 40TB capacity Sydney to Honiara and Port Moresby Coral Sea Cable Dec 2019 • 800km Domestic submarine cable network between 4 islands in Solomon System Islands 34
VNS – I&O OUR OPPORTUNITY IS TO SIMPLIFY, MODERNISE AND ENABLE GROWTH Phase 2 Future State Phase 1 FY20+ Initial integration • Simplify and 2017-2019 modernise • NOC Consolidation • Network consolidated M&A Activity to Supercore • Ipera, Amcom, • Stabilised Delivery Nextgen, Vocus, • Voice consolidation M2, IPTel • Isolated Secure Network • Secure gateway 35
VNS – I&O TECHNOLOGY FUTURE STATE Simplify and modernise BSS Phase 2 – 2020 to 2023 • Commencing H1FY20 Phase 2 • Consolidate six Edge Networks into one Edge • Consolidate eight BSS environments into two non-customised, cloud-based environments • Implement Programmable Network to automate network actions Core Transmission City A • Digital customer self-service Phase 1 • Software Defined Networking City C City B 2017 - 2019 • Network Functions Virtualisation • Simplified network planning and operations Physical fibre • Optimised customer provisioning Fibre 36
VNS – I&O Financial efficiency • Reduce cost to serve and improve speed of service provisioning, assurance and monitoring • Annual Opex savings of c.$30m and Capex reductions of $30m by FY23 Customer experience • Provide customers with enhanced control over consumption, activation, billing, monitoring • Expand our market reach through enabling Channel Partners BENEFITS OF FUTURE Disrupt • Potential to disrupt the market with new commercial models including; STATE Bandwidth on Demand, Pay by minute, SLA, Capacity, Latency Partner ecosystem • Participate in the ecosystem of Global Cloud and Software Providers • Extend network to global players using virtualisation and open standard interfaces Product innovation • Easier product innovation with new software, product catalogue and simplification of product • Improve speed to market and ability to white label with Challenger Partners 37
VNS – I&O TARGETED MILESTONES – FUTURE STATE Current Milestone FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 state 1 Capex spend $15m $30m $33m $5m New Edge Network build1 Network - 55 110 160 41 (No. sites) Consolidation and Simplification Edge Networks 6 12 BSS Stack consolidation 8 2 BSS Consolidation and Modernisation New BSS platforms Front end Back end - implemented systems systems NFV Programmable NW Management Advanced Network and New Systems implemented - Orchestration Basic Automation Automation SDN Control Automation Infrastructure and $165m $161m $150m $145m $135m Operations Opex 1 Does not include customer fibre builds 38 2 Excludes secure network
LONGER TERM OPPORTUNITIES IN OIL AND GAS MARKET North West Cable System The Opportunity Sunrise • Numerous scoping studies underway with potential oil and Evans Shoal gas partners along NWCS route Bayu • Vocus is uniquely placed and Undan Cash has unparalleled expertise in Maple submarine cable connectivity CRUX Poseidon Prelude • Typically 15 year annuity Torosa Ichthys revenue structure, frequently Brecknock Calliance Burnside customer funded 39
LONGER TERM OPPORTUNITIES STRATEGIC FIBRE BUILDS UNDER REVIEW Projects assessed against financial and strategic Project Opportunity returns and are potentially customer funded • Vocus regional fibre assets well positioned 5G fibre A to service 5G and NBN Fixed Wireless backhaul backhaul Indonesia • Close proximity to burgeoning Eastern B Indonesian market of 60m people Cable B • Ability to connect to offshore projects including Scarborough gas shelf C Port Hedland C branch cable • Completes the loop around Australia, improving redundancy credentials with key D clients • Ability to connect mining clients that are A demanding high capacity fibre Geraldton D • Mining region generates 1/3 of Australia’s to Port GDP Hedland cable • Makes Vocus the only competitive option to incumbent provider 40
VOCUS RETAIL Antony de Jong
VOCUS RETAIL Strategic direction Vocus Retail Turnaround Leverage three Diversification Deploy low cost, being established strategy underway strong brands of revenue and digital operating as a separate to return business (Dodo, iPrimus, growth through model – move standalone to revenue and Commander) mobile and away from Business Unit profit growth in to clear market energy legacy systems FY22 segments 42
VOCUS RETAIL IS EXECUTING A MULTI-BRAND STRATEGY Dodo Be the simplest choice for For individuals on the go who The small business telco iPrimus household services – always want to stay in touch that disrupts, to give Australian Revenue fixed, mobile and energy “The most flexible internet small businesses better value by brand Commander “Simple Not Stupid” you can get” at speed Other “Making business faster, faster” • Price conscious consumers • Consumers who value superior • SMBs up to 50 staff • Skew to lower income service and reliability • Value speed and service Target segment and youth • Willing to pay more for more from a well established, • Movers, renters and switchers trusted brand Broadband • Broadband - NBN • Broadband - NBN • Broadband – NBN Voice • Mobile • Voice • Voice Revenue Mobile by product • Energy • Mobile • Mobile Energy Other • Entertainment • Energy 43
VOCUS IS THE FOURTH LARGEST NBN PROVIDER The reality of NBN economics 21.6% • One-time NBN costs to acquire and connect 14.2% are high - chasing share is costly • NBN variable pricing constructs for RSPs are not aligned with end customer fixed price 8.3% • Majority of customers are on unlimited plans – higher speed tiers and higher usage impact AMPU SIO Market Share 6.8% The Vocus approach • Increase price in market consistent 49.2% with increasing costs • Migrate to higher ARPU plans where possible • Develop Wireless Broadband options as cost effective alternatives Telstra TPG Optus Vocus Other 44
NBN INDUSTRY Accessibility and affordability PRICING Broadband for all Australians, especially price-conscious CONSULTATION and disadvantaged An opportunity • lower entry level pricing • support voice only customers to make NBN more economically and operationally Simplicity and certainty sustainable Pricing aligned to support unlimited data plans • abolish CVC, variable cost is incompatible with fixed prices • range of consumer speed tiers to support various customer needs Fairness Promote competition, level the playing field • complexity benefits larger players and hurts competition 45
OPPORTUNITY FOR MOBILE TO DRIVE GROWTH Grow aggressively in Mobiles to reflect Fixed share Vocus participates in $12.8bn market • High brand awareness relative to other challenger brands $5.1 $4.9 $4.2 $3.7 • Strong consideration for Dodo in broadband 100% • Optus MVNO has path to 5G and Fixed Wireless Broadband Fixed Fixed Fixed Fixed • 3x SIO growth across 3 brands in next 3 years 80% 21% revenue share Commander to drive disruption in SMB and take 7% 6% revenue share revenue share share from majors 60% • Commander is uniquely placed as SMB-only brand Segments targeted by Vocus represent • Competes with larger multi-segment brands focused 72% of AU Telco Market elsewhere 40% • Commander heritage built over 30 years with 36% awareness is a platform for growth Mobiles Mobiles Mobiles Mobiles • Most customers need an NBN sales conversation with 80% 20% yet to migrate
BUNDLING ENERGY EXPANDS TENURE AND MARGINS Broadband is the entry point into the home Customer tenure improves with Almost 70% of Dodo customers with 2 products and over every additional product 90% with 3 products have Broadband as the core BB Customers Incremental av tenure (months) 2% 8% 10 Mobile + Mobile + 77% 30% Electricity Electricity + Gas 6 2 BB + Mobile/ 3 products Electricity/ Gas products BB + 2 of 20% Mobile/ Electricity + Gas 0 3% 68% Electricity/ Gas 92% BB BB + Mobile/ Energy BB + Mobile + Energy • Brand awareness of 40% for • Draw from Vocus NZ experience • Regulatory changes Dodo in Energy is approx. double – broadband led sales with and price transparency will other retail Energy challengers attachment of energy and accelerate customer switching mobile and single acquisition • Only 10% of current NBN and billing experience • Commander also uniquely and Mobile customers take placed to offer Energy to SMB’s Energy from Dodo today 47
ESTABLISHING THE BUILDING BLOCKS IN VOCUS RETAIL NBN margin Launched Dodo brand Customer base focus, $10 price $5/$10 discount relaunch 76% management increase to out “Bundle and prompted focus, refreshed of contract New mobile Save” awareness and NBN migration customers and offers, digital Optus MVNO campaign. New GM Energy 14% consideration program updated plans improvements Agreement, Energy price commenced MyDodo service refresh leading rebuilding portal launched to SIO growth Energy team Sep-18 Dec-18 Feb-19 Mar-19 Apr-19 May-19 Coming Mobile and Bundle Online New brand and ‘Back to New offshore sales New simplified refresh reducing in- sales Business’ campaign launch team to drive cross- bundles and market plans by 50% capability attracting +380k unique sell/upsell mobile plans launched website visitors AU labour and marketing 20% year on year offshore Ombudsman complaints efficiencies implemented post headcount reduction improved 15% formation of Retail BU in March 48
VOCUS NEW ZEALAND Mark Callander
VOCUS NZ, SUSTAINED GROWTH WITH SIGNIFICANT MARKET SHARE OPPORTUNITY Consistent and sustained revenue growth over five years from core telco and energy bundles. Incremental EBITDA delivered, whilst consolidating merged companies and investing for growth. Revenue EBITDA 363.5 340.6 350.4 331.7 61.3 55.6 53.6 50.3 H1 H1 188 30.6 FY15 (A) FY16 (A) FY17 (A) FY18 (A) FY19 (F) FY15 (A) FY16 (A) FY17 (A) FY18 (A) FY19 (F) FY15-17 financials represented on a pro-forma basis for one-off and non-recurring items and contribution of acquired entities throughout the historical period 50
NZ TELCO MARKET MARKET INSIGHTS – $5.4BN Data Consumption Market Share Significant market share opportunity exists for Vocus NZ’s core telco Intensifying • Consumer broadband products, leveraging network reach and capability. Targeted growth • Streaming services market share 13% in the non-core energy market through cross sell and bundling. • Catch up services of total connections • Video and user content • Enterprise and • Rugby World Cup Government revenue Addressable Addressable share at 5% of market Market Market Consumer Telco Business Telco Network Ownership Critical Rationale Market Structure Bandwidth explosion positive Less price discounting as fibre Fixed Mobile Fixed & ICT Mobile for infrastructure owners uptake reduces switching c. $1.4bn c. $1.9bn c. $1.1bn c. $1.0bn compared to Resellers, key numbers, but some aggressive enabler of Wholesale market short term discounting still opportunity exists Business Industrial Consumer Energy Energy Energy Differentiation based Lifetime value of c.$3.5bn c.$3.1bn c.$3.4bn on network performance customers increasing a reality driven by through effective bundling unconstrained and and service reputation Source: Commerce Commission Telco Market Monitoring report 2018 unlimited fibre based plans driving organic growth Electricity company annual reports, Electricity authority – Electricity Market Information website Chorus and MBIE UFB Quarterly connectivity update; management estimates 51
INCREASED BANDWIDTH DEMAND MAKES NETWORK OWNERSHIP AND ECONOMICS CRITICAL TO DELIVER SUPERIOR VALUE SAN JOSE (USA) SYDNEY WHANGAREI ~4,300km fibre backhaul Three core network data (AUSTRALIA) network throughout New centres, interconnection with AUCKLAND Zealand over 30 major data centres in TAURANGA HAMILTON NZ and 100% UFB coverage NEW PLYMOUTH NAPIER PALMERSTON NORTH Spare capacity across 360+ 200Gbps wavelengths over a NELSON fibres nationwide providing multi-terabit optical transmission WELLINGTON ability to generate future growth network with market leading at relatively low marginal costs partners including Infinera, Juniper, Cisco and Nokia CHRISTCHURCH DUNEDIN Vocus NZ Third Party Netw ork Disciplined investment in network In-house team manages and INVERCARGILL International Connectivity and equipment upgrades has resulted develops technology and applications in efficient capital requirements across a single framework 52
LEVERAGING BRANDS, PRODUCTS AND NETWORK ECONOMICS TO GROW ADDRESSABLE MARKET SHARE Mass market Business Wholesale Consumer SE Medium Enterprise Corporate and Government • Dual brand strategy to win customers • Credible and trusted brands that • Proven experience in Government • Harvesting the network to • Well established brands that are compete in all enterprise market sector with involvement in One.govt maximise profitability household names and pioneers of segments • Appointment to the TaaS panel • Highly motivated wholesaler that the internet • Carrier grade network that provides under a direct supply relationship offers flexible solutions the only real alternative to the last year • Broadband led strategy with • Customised solutions including incumbents compelling reasons to bundle • Infrastructure assets key to deliver SaaS platforms • Brands sit on common platforms and • Longstanding reseller partnerships network solutions and earning • New market entrants driving growth infrastructure to enable singular scale due to flexible approach and focus leverage and new opportunities on providing complementary • Digital leadership is a key competitive services • Strong voice and carrier advantage relationships FY19 Revenue by Segment (%) 55% 45% Mass market Enterprise, Government and Wholesale 53
NZ STRATEGIC PILLARS Focusing on what moves the needle Increase bundling Harvest the network Significant opportunities to increase broadband Utilise the scale and capacity of Vocus NZ's and energy bundles, along with mobile to reduce network to drive profitability and reinforce its churn and increase customer lifetime value position as a motivated wholesaler for existing and new market entrants More focus and investment Continuing to grow share in UFB into new market segments Continue to capitalise on network performance Leverage the Vocus brand and networks in the and customer experience to take share in UFB Enterprise sector with further investment in both and high value segments direct and indirect sales channels Government Reduce cost to serve Capitalise on strong Government Singular focus driving business simplification and relationships and the product investment in automation to reduce costs, increase productivity TaaS to drive further results in this sector and lead on customer experience to win 54
CONSUMER MARKET Opportunity and strategy UFB1 provides a generational opportunity to grow our New Zealand consumer broadband market current 13% market share Vocus NZ Consumer strategy 1.8 50% 92% Significant c.1.4 million million connected broadband broadband UFB homes Dual brand strategy targeting homes UFB homes uptake data usage passed data hungry households with growth unlimited plans for simplicity Vocus NZ Consumer strategy Price competitiveness without 8% compromising on the customer 15% 33% experience 50% 24% 62% 71% 6% Broadband led strategy with 21% compelling reasons to bundle 8% 32% 16% 12% 26% 13% 17% 17% Grow UFB to take unfair 21% 14% 4% 14% 2% market share - goal to 9% 5% 1% connect 1 in 4 kiwi homes 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Less than 20 GB 20-50 GB 50-100 GB 100 GB or more No cap Source: Statistics New Zealand, Internet service provider survey. 55 1 UFB – Ultra Fast Broadband
BUSINESS MARKET Highly attractive connectivity market, with UFB and the move to the cloud Opportunity and strategy providing an opportunity as customers make their next long term New Zealand business telco market dynamics choice of telco partner Vocus NZ Business strategy 310k 50%+ network High adoption 61% -1% NPS enterprise issues moving to of fibre at 52% planning for Unloved Target growth in key telco segments with high customers the cloud SD-WAN Customers fixed data requirements with market share upside New Zealand business telco market (NZ$m)1 Core focus is market share gains in Medium Enterprise, Corporate and Government Fixed Mobile Brand Proposition Market1 Market1 Increased investment in sales capability and Enterprise Connectivity resources to deliver on the market opportunity $550m $220m and ICT Agnostic Provider Leverage our agnostic network position with Connectivity Corporate and $300m $220m partners Solution Flexibility Dedicated Government Service Enhance product development using the service Solution Flexibility Medium $130m $280m proposition built for the Government (TaaS) Competitive Pricing Enterprise Dedicated Service Migrate small business to mass market life Simple Bundles Mass Market Data Performance $160m $240m cycle management Value Bundling $2.1bn 56 1 Management estimates
WHOLESALE MARKET Opportunity and strategy A motivated wholesale partner, leveraging and harvesting our national network scale New Zealand wholesale telco market Vocus NZ wholesale strategy Service Carrier Enhance product suite and New Entrants Provider Market portals for online ordering and Community customer management. Key enabler of full white label Companies with no Telco Companies with limited Large Telcos solutions. capability that require an Telco capability with effective white label existing customer base • Large international Providing access to solution for market entry carriers network infrastructure, both • Smaller providers that domestically and • New industry sectors now require network reach to • Domestic carriers internationally, for data and offering Telco services enhance their services voice solutions. • Network diversity for core • System integrators and IT • Ability to evolve and grow data routes Leveraging network scale companies that require with these customers and expertise in voice at an network connectivity interconnection level. A key provider of diversity to other network operators. 57
VOCUS NEW ZEALAND A platform for future growth Focus on market share gains Mobile growth with Launch of Orcon into Market share gains in in Medium Enterprise an MVNO structured the Small Enterprise the Consumer segments for success market segment • Increased investment in • Harvest the network sales channels • Improve mobile offering • Simple and compelling to deliver high growth to increase market share market proposition focused across retail brands and • Leveraging new product on network performance wholesale enablement capability and software • Test the market for a and ‘always on’ enablement of the network mobile partnership focused • Continue the broadband for consumption of bandwidth on growth • Leverage low cost led strategy with energy operating platform while and mobile bundling, it delivering exceptional has only just begun service 58
KEY TAKEAWAYS Kevin Russell
KEY TAKEAWAYS This is a three year turnaround Team and plan in place and now we have to execute and deliver The core business is Vocus Network Services and we see sustainable profitable growth in FY20 and beyond Simplification and modernisation of technology has a significant market and financial prize Diversification of revenue and cost saving opportunities will return Retail to growth as it transitions through legacy headwinds Strong New Zealand business positioned for further growth 60
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