CommsDay Live: Recent Episodes
Grahame Lynch
Communications Day's Grahame Lynch keeps telco executives in ANZ up-to-date with essential business intelligence, featuring interviews with C-level executives and government ministers in this weekly podcast. Catch the show at: https://commsday.podbean.com/
In this episode, Grahame Lynch talks with a telco at the centre of the AI revolution: Mark Rafferty of FibreconX which connects hyperscale and cloud DCs in Sydney and Melbourne with major business customers.
In this jumbo edition of CommsDay Live, Grahame Lynch talks with Corning's local head Bill Wallace about how fibre is being deployed in AI infrastructure. Then at 15:30, Grahame talks with Senator Sarah Henderson about the Opposition view of what's happening in comms policy, And from 27.00, Senderz.ai founder Dan Rosen talks about coming verification requirements for SMS broadcasts, not just here in Australia but across the world
Ahead of the CommsDay Summit's Restoring Telecom Reputation session held with the Australian Telecommunications Alliance, we talk with its CEO, Luke Coleman, about how telco can repair its lustre.
In this podcast, Grahame Lynch talks with BAI Communications' Stephen Farrugia about its proposal for reforms in the 600MHz band that could sure up public safety connectivity, as well as the firm's recent acquisition of Titan ICT and its success overseas.
In this episode, we interview visiting Kearney chairman emeritus Alex Liu and managing partner, ANZ Sarovar Agarwal talking AI in the telco, takeouts in MWC and a 10 mile-high look at where the global telecom industry sits right now. It's a fantastic trip through current thinking in the global telecom C-suite
Grahame Lynch interviews Dr Bruce Tonkin, CEO of AUDA, about the 40-year history and evolution of the .au domain. They discuss AUDA's unique multi-stakeholder rules, the role of ICANN, the DNS infrastructure, critical infrastructure protections, and how domain names will shape digital identity and AI-driven services in the future.
Brian Rhoney, Director of Data Center Market Development at Corning Optical, explains how optical fibre and new interconnects are critical to scaling AI clusters, shifting data center traffic, and solving the memory and bandwidth challenges posed by modern GPUs.
The episode also covers supply and infrastructure constraints, power and water considerations, Australia’s competitive position and sovereign AI concerns, and emerging trends like lensed connectivity and replacing copper links with optical solutions.
Interviewer: Grahame Lynch
Australia's data centre industry finally has a peak body to represent its interests to governments and the community. We speak with Belinda Dennett, the head of Data Centres Australia, about the new group's plans and why Australia has an opportunity to become a significant player in the AI infrastructure space.
In this special podcast, NBN Co execs Bec Heap and Brendan Donohoe take CommsDay's Grahame Lynch through the new Accelerate Great initiative, which sees speeds increase on existing plans, new plans and a push to improve the in-home experience. This is the most extensive interview yet on NBN's plans.
From CommsDay Summit 18 June. Chaired by Steve Cannane and featuring Brookfield global data centres CEO Udhay Mathialagan | FibreconX CEO Mark Rafferty | Equinix Australia MD Guy Danskine | NextDC chief operating officer Simon Cooper.
Hear the full panel discussion from this week's CommsDay Summit, moderated by Steve Cannane, featuring:
Comms Alliance CEO Luke Coleman | Telsoc president Michelle Lim | Telecommunications Carriers Forum NZ CEO Paul Brislen | regulatory expert Andrew Sheridan | NSW Dep’t of Primary Industries & Reg Development’s Peter Adams | New Street Research analyst Ian Martin.
In this episode we look at Telstra's new Connected Future 30 program and how it is attempting to even change the lexicon around how the telco describes itself and we do a deep dive into the world of fibre connectivity and data centres with Corning's Kevin Hussey
In this new sponsored podcast, Pankaj Malhotra, Head of Enterprise Networking and Security, Enterprise Wireless Solutions, Ericsson and John Boladian, Vice President Partner Sales Asia Pacific, Enterprise Wireless Solutions at Ericsson to talk about Ericsson's new FWA solution and its benefits for carriers.
In this special episode of Comms Day Live, host Grahame Lynch delves into the remarkable history of Nokia Bell Labs, an organisation at the forefront of technological innovation for over a century. Join us for an exclusive interview with Bell Labs' co-presidents, Peter Vetter and Thierry Klein, as they discuss the lab's pivotal inventions like the transistor, solar cell, laser, and the protocols for Wi-Fi and modern cellular networks.
This episode examines the origins and evolution of Bell Labs, its groundbreaking contributions to telecommunications, and its ongoing impact on the industry. This episode also sheds light on current and future projects, including advancements in AI, quantum computing, and even the first cellular network on the moon. With a continuous commitment to solving real-world problems, Bell Labs remains a beacon of innovation and exploration.
In this episode of CommsDay Live, host Grahame Lynch kicks off the year by diving into a critical topic within the telecom industry—its structural transformation. Joined by Zorawar Singh from Kearney, they explore delayering - concept that challenges traditional vertically integrated telecom models.
The discussion revolves around the potential benefits of delayering via the separation of telecom into three distinct entities: infrastructure, network equipment, and service provision. Singh presents the core thesis of a recent paper, explaining how operating as independent entities can lead to greater enterprise value, operational efficiencies, and financial transparency.
The discussion also touches on the implications of this model for investors, regulatory bodies, and consumers, highlighting the opportunities and challenges that come with such transformational changes. Real-world examples from Australia and other parts of the world illustrate the potential for success and the lessons learned in implementing delayering.
Three great interviewees this week
First, we hear from Kim Hartwell, Chief Commercial Officer at Corning Optical, about a groundbreaking partnership with Australia's FibreSense.
Next, we catch up with James Linton, the new owner of Yomojo, about his plans to expand its service offering.
Finally, Stephen Rue, the new CEO of Optus, shares his vision for revitalising the company by embracing the challenger ethos that once defined it.
In this episode of CommsDay Live, host Grahame Lynch welcomes a special guest, Pekka Lundmark, the global CEO of Nokia. Joining us from his first visit to Australia as CEO, Lundmark shares his journey with Nokia, starting in the 1990s and returning as CEO four years ago.
Lundmark delves into Nokia's involvement in the data centre market and their plans to offer solutions that meet the increasing demands for security and reliability.
The conversation also explores the challenges and opportunities presented by the evolving telecom landscape, including the importance of 5G standalone networks and the future of 6G. Lundmark concludes by discussing the potential for growth in Australia and Nokia's role in supporting these developments.
Welcome back to CommsDay Live! In this episode, host Tim Marshall, former Comms Day editor, sits down with Anna Perrin, Chief Customer Officer at NBN Co. Anna shares her journey in the telecommunications sector, reflecting on the industry's transformation over the past three decades.
They discuss the shift from engineering-led development to a customer-focused approach, the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.
It's a great conversation that concludes our special series based around 30 years of CommsDay.
Welcome to CommsDay Live! In this special episode, Tim Marshall, former CommsDay editor, sits down with Rosemary Sinclair, Chief Executive of the Australian Internet Domain Administration (auDA). As part of a series celebrating the first 30 years of Communications Day, they discuss the evolution of the public internet in Australia and Sinclair's unique experiences in the telecommunications sector.
From her early encounters with the internet to her role in shaping consumer advocacy, Sinclair shares insights into the dramatic changes the industry has undergone. They also delve into the critical importance of connectivity during events like COVID-19 and natural disasters.
Welcome back to CommDay Live, hosted by Tim Marshall, former CommsDay editor and head of TM Advisory. In this episode of a series celebrating the first 30 years of Communications Day, Tim speaks with John Stanton, the outgoing CEO of Comms Alliance.
This fantastic interview elicits John's thoughts on the trajectory of competition in telecommunications over 30 years, the highlights of his 15 years at Comms Alliance, who he enjoyed working with and what he sees as future challenges for the sector.
Welcome back to CommDay Live, hosted by Tim Marshall, former CommsDay editor and head of TM Advisory. In this episode of a series celebrating the first 30 years of Communications Day, Tim speaks with David Kennedy, Managing Director at Venture Insights. David shares his unique perspective on the evolution of the Australian telecommunications sector over the past three decades.
Join us as David reflects on his early career in policy and his experiences with the internet in its nascent stages. He discusses the transformative impact of technology on the industry, the role of government in telecommunications, and the critical issues facing the sector today, such as cyber security and sustainable investment.
Welcome to a special episode of CommsDay Live, celebrating three decades of the Communications Day newsletter. Hosted by former editor Tim Marshall, this episode brings together a unique panel of past editors who have significantly contributed to CommsDay.
Join us for an engaging discussion, featuring Petroc Wilton, Geoff Long, Luke Coleman, David Binning and Grahame Lynch. The panel reminisces about the industry's evolution, from the rise and fall of dot-coms to the transformative impact of the NBN. Hear personal anecdotes, industry insights, and reflections on the technological advancements that have shaped the sector over the years.
Welcome to the second episode of our special series celebrating the 30th anniversary of Communications Day. Hosted by former Comms Day editor Tim Marshall and featuring Grahame Lynch, the founder and publisher of Comms Day, this episode dives deep into the major themes and events that have shaped the telecommunications sector over the past three decades.
We explore the evolution of Telstra, the development of universal high-speed broadband, and the ongoing saga of the NBN. Grahame shares his personal insights on the twists and turns that have defined the industry, reflecting on technological shifts, policy responses, and the heated battles that have taken place.
The episode also touches on the global impact of mobile technology, the rise of OTT players, and the increasing importance of network resilience. As we look ahead, we discuss the challenges and opportunities that lie in the future of telecommunications.
Join us for an engaging and informative discussion that not only celebrates the past 30 years but also contemplates the future of telecommunications.
Welcome to CommsDayLive with Tim Marshall, former editor of CommsDay and now a communications and corporate affairs consultant. This is the first episode in a special series celebrating the 30-year journey of Communications Day, the publication often referred to as the Bible of Australian telecommunications.
In this episode, Tim sits down with the man behind it all, Grahame Lynch, the founder, publisher, editor, commentator, event producer, podcast host, and more. Grahame shares the story of CommsDay's inception, its early days, and its incredible journey of charting the perpetual evolution of the telecommunications industry.
Discover the challenges, the pivotal moments, and the technological advancements that have shaped the industry. From the early days of faxing newsletters to embracing the digital era, Grahame provides an insider's perspective on what it takes to build a lasting and influential publication in a constantly changing sector.
Join us as we explore the past 30 years of telecommunications through the lens of CommsDay, and learn what lessons from the past can guide us into the future.
In this episode, we feature two feature interviews:
00.00 BAI Communications' CEO Peter Lambourne talks about the fascinating evolution of a company that began as a Australian government transmission operation and now provides digital infrastructure services in places such as New York City.
21.00 Allot's VP APAC sales Weiming Li talks about his firm's network native security proposition and its partnerships with some of the world's leading telco groups such as Vodafone, Telefonica and Verizon.
Telstra executive, technology development and innovation Channa Seneviratne talks about the impending 3G shutdown and the specific issue of those with older 4G handsets which may default to 3G for emergency calls. he also talks about the efforts being made by Telstra and other telcos to educate affected users.
In this special edition we have an extended discussion with two Australian-based sectoral experts who travelled to MWC in Barcelona.
First up, Long Street Advisors' CEO Mohammad Chowdhury, a former PWC partner, Vodafone and IBM exec and World Bank economist, who filed a daily column for CommsDay from MWC and joins us on the podcast to look back at the event.
And secondly, from around the 18.00 mark, we speak with Re Group (M & C Saatchi) CEO Patrick Guerrera who has worked on the Optus brand over the past decade and shares his unique perspectives on what he saw at MWC.
Across the two interviews we cover a gamut of topics ranging from AI to quantum to the digital divide and the great 5G ROI drought!
In this week's edition, we hear what Vicki Brady, Telstra CEO, had to say at Mobile World Congress, we catch up with the new CEO of iSeek, Scott Hicks, who talks about their service USP and we catch up with CommsDay editor Rohan Pearce to discuss the TPG results
Mobile World Congress returns to Barcelona from this weekend and to preview some of the major themes of the event we spoke with Paolo Sidoti, ANZ Communications, Media, Technology (CMT) client group lead of Accenture. We cover a gamut of topics including AI and network transformation.
Also we speak with Rohan Pearce about the latest telecom developments at the Quad.
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we speak with NBN CO CEO Stephen Rue following 1H results, focusing on the increasing uptake of Fibre Connect and the implementation of the new Special Access Undertaking
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we also find out about Zella DC, the Perth based micro DC company, which is kicking goals in the US, with CEO Angie Keeler,
and, we speak with CommsDay's Rohan Pearce about Telstra's AI announcements this week
This week Grahame Lynch chats with AWS chief technologist, telco Ishwar Parulkar from California on his predictions for 2024 including increased use of AI by telcos, more comfort with SaaS and APIs, and a renewed move to cloud RANs. Grahame also chats with CommsDay managing editor Rohan Pearce about the news of the week
In the first episode of CommsDay Live for 2024:
We have an extended chat with Kearney partners Shivani Parekh from Chicago and Sarovar Agarwal from Melbourne from that consulting firm's telecom, media and technology practice on why network resilience is rising rapidly up the list of priorities for telco executives. And a hint: getting it right is as much about culture as technology.
CommsDay chief editor Rohan Pearce joins us to look at the new Samsung AI-enabled handsets released this week which are making quite an impression.
And finally, we are joined by London-based CEO of the Mobile Ecosystem Forum, Dario Betti, who shares with us his top global regulatory predictions for 2024 including what is happening with privacy and identity.
In the last episode of CommsDay Live for 2023, Grahame Lynch speaks with:
- Capti CEO Todd Maunder about what he finds compelling about the Vision Network product set which he resells
- Sat.One's Daniel Fairbairn on his company's first OneWeb enterprise signing
- Shadow communications minister David Coleman on the issues that dominated 2023 and how they will play out in 2024
In this sponsored podcast, Grahame Lynch talks with Amplitel CEO Jon Lipton. Amplitel is one of the new breed of tower companies that have emerged in recent years, but we discuss how it is more than a real estate play, but a company going up the value stack in terms of what it offers to customers and developing innovative solutions in areas such as the use of digital twin technology.
In this episode we hear from:
- Rapid7 global chief security officer Jaya Balloo talking about the cyber threats of AI and quantum,
- Netskope SVP, borderless WAN Parag Thakore, and
- Absolute Software CTO Nicko van Someren on the hype around AI in cybersecurity
In this episode we talk with two visiting executives from the US - Amdocs group president of technology and head of strategy Anthony Goonetilleke and Juniper Networks' Senior Director of Product Marketing for AI-Driven Enterprise Christian Gilby - about artificial intelligence, the impact it is having in the market and how it can benefit telcos
In this episode, Grahame Lynch chats with CommsDay's Rohan Pearce about the future of co-regulation as the minister moves to impose a standard over financial hardship cases and ACMA sets ultimatums over industry code revision.
And we hear from Telstra network executives Nikos Katinakis and Channa Seneviratne who spoke at a major briefing on what is happening with 5G and satellite at the telco: in their own words, given some of the selective and inaccurate reporting about what was discussed.
In this episode, we hear from
- PM Anthony Albanese and cybersecurity minister Clare O'Neil about their new national cybersecurity co-ordinator appointment
- Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin and MD marketing and revenue Matt Williams about the reaction to an appeal court's rejection of the Telstra-TPG regional sharing deal
- Optus's MD enterprise Gladys Berejiklian on the company's approach to partnerships, and
- a chat with Mathworks' Ruth-Anne Marchant about what 6G might look like
In this episode:
we hear from the founder of Freelancer.com Matt Barrie and his thoughts on AI
Rosemary Sinclair from auDA talks about the trust premium of the .au domain, and
* Visiting Cradlepoint executives Lindsay Notwell and Lisa Guess talk about the rise of 5G slicing and where Australia is at in wireless enterprise use cases
Vocus is the diamond sponsor of this year's CommsDay Summit and we took the opportunity to speak with its head of enterprise and government Andrew Wildblood about this year's talking points and developments at the company
Grahame Lynch chats with Adam Beck, the head of digital urbanism at ENE.HUB, about the company's vision for frictionless 5G and how its smart pole functionality is building bridges with local communities and government.
In this episode we catch up with former M2 and Vocus boss Geoff Horth to find out about his new converged service provider SUPA and the new shadow communications minister comes to the studio.
TPG Telecom returned a good set of numbers this week in an indication that it has turned the corner and now has positive momentum in the years ahead. Grahame Lynch spoke with Inaki Berroeta.
In this special sponsored edition of CommsDay Live, Grahame Lynch talks with Mansour Karam, the co-founder of Apstra, now a unit of Juniper Networks.In this podcast, they discuss the origin story of Apstra, how Karam saw a shared vision between Apstra and Juniper, what was the original problem that Apstra sought to solve, the idea behind intent-based networking and how Apstra performs in blind end-user studies. They conclude by discussing what lies in the future for Apstra.
This week we take a look at a new academic paper which finds fault with national broadband measurement programs and suggests alternative ways to get more meaningful data on broadband experiences with co-author Dr Vijay Sivaraman. We also hear from the new CEO of Vocus, Ellie Sweeney, who replaces the retiring Kevin Russell in a few weeks.
CommsDay Live, the podcast, is back for 2023. In this episode, host Grahame Lynch catches up with Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce to discuss all the top news that happened over the January holidays.
In our last episode for calendar year 2022, we chat with:0.00 Vocus chief executive, enterprise and government Andrew Wildblood about what his company in doing in leosats, private LTE and fibre deployments in the north of Australia11.45 Amdocs VP, Customer Business Executive for the ANZ region Zoltan Losteiner and hear what he has to say about trends in enterprise communications and network automation, and24.15 Telco Together founder Renee Bowker on their tenth anniversary, highlights and plans from here on.It's a big final episode for the year!
In this episode we hear from Indara's Jason Horley and Matt Healy on their plan for a regional mobile network in uneconomic markets that could support the needs of all three cellcos and more, as per the NZ RCG model. Our editors Rohan Pearce and Simon Dux look at a series of related announcements and views from Amplitel, the NT government and NSW Gig State.
In this episode we hear from Amplitel CEO Jon Lipton and chat with CommsDay editors Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce about the week that was
CommsDay held its Wholesale Forum this week in Sydney: Directions for Australian telecom wholesale with panellists Zia Bhadiar partner, Oliver Wyman, Venture Insights MD David Kennedy, Vocus GM - Wholesale national sales Tristan Clash, Symbio GM Products Dylan Brown, Superloop chief commercial officer Nick Pachos and Swoop CTO Tom Berryman. This panel looks at the big trends in Australian wholesale markets: NBN resale, dark fibre and private access networks, 5G, leosat and more
The moderator is James Linton, formerly of Exetel
This week, we speak with:
- Executive editor Rohan Pearce about the government's post budget regional comms roadshow
- Swoop's chief revenue officer Sean Clarke joins us to talk about his company and its wholesale strategy, and
- Vocus dir, government relations Luke Coleman on the problems with overlapping and expensive universal service subsidies and how LEOsats may come to the rescue
This week, Grahame Lynch and Simon Dux discuss the impact on the telecom sector of the federal budget.
We also chat with Dominic Morrow and Michelle Peter from Aussie Broadband about what their company is doing in the wholesale space, while we also catch up with newly appointed head of Ciena in ANZ, Ivan Polizzi.
In this edition, we chat with Mark Rafferty, the CEO of FibreconX and we hear from communications minister Michelle Rowland who delivered the Charles Todd Oration today.
In this episode we hear some of the highlights of Telstra chairman John Mullan's statements at this week's AGM and we talk about the news of the week with CommsDay chief editor Simon Dux
This week Grahame Lynch talks about the Optus data breach and we hear from Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, communications minister Michelle Rowland and treasurer Jim Chalmers.
Grahame also talks with the visiting SVP from Ribbon Communications, David Hiscock.
This week we listen in to Telstra CEO Vicky Brady and shadow minister Sarah Henderson at the annual ACCAN event, discuss the rather bleak view of the ACCC of the telco sector and discuss Australian plays on satellite-to-mobile. We return in two weeks
Telstra made two big tech announcements this week around the AFL and NRL rights. We get the lowdown from Simon Dux who interviewed Telstra CFO Michael Ackland.
In this episode of CommsDay Live:
- what Telstra CEO Vicki Brady said in her first speech in the role
- Senator Jim Molan talks physical threats to telecom infrastructure
- Telegeography analyst Marvin Tan on trans Pacific capacity
- Nokia President of Network Infrastructure Federico Guillen on supply chain issues
In this edition we play the highlights of Telstra CEO Andy Penn's NPC address on cybersecurity and what Optus' Gladys Berejiklian said at the Daily Telegraph Bush Summit in Griffith.
In this week's podcast, Grahame Lynch discusses the latest TPG Telecom results with CEO Inaki Berroeta and does a deep dive into the future of the NBN Co with Symbio CEO Rene Sugo
Both Telstra and NBN Co released their financial results this week. We hear from Michael Ackland, Brendon Riley and Andy Penn of Telstra about fixed wireless, national fibre trunk and network sharing topics while we also have an extended chat with NBN CEO Stephen Rue about his results.
In this special edition of Commsday Live, we chat with Julian Todd, the great great grandson of Sir Charles Todd, who pioneered the overland telegraph cable from Adelaide to Darwin which connected the Australian colonies to the world for the first time. This month sees the 150th anniversary of this massive 19th century engineering feat.
In this episode, CommsDay's Grahame Lynch and Rohan Pearce cogitate over minister Michelle Rowland's decision this week to ask the NBN, ACCC and RSPs to try again and come up with a mutually agreeable Special Access Undertaking.
In this week's CommsDay Live, the editors team of Grahame Lynch, Rohan Pearce and Simon Dux look at NBN, Starlink, ACMA's new spectrum auction, Victrak and More Telecom.
This week CommsDay editors Grahame Lynch, Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce discuss: * TPG's response to Optus' criticisms of the Telstra network sharing pact * NBN Co's HFC triumph * Cellular industry embraces satellite delivery of 5G * Whats happening at Circles.Life * and much much more
In this special edition of CommsDay Live, we bring you Gladys Berejiklian's first interview with media since she stepped down as NSW Premier to join Optus as managing director of enterprise, business and institutional. In this interview, she talks about why she chose to work in telecoms - and specifically Optus - for her post-political career, how she sees tough economic times impacting telecom spend and what she thinks about the proposed Telstra-TPG network sharing pact.
In this podcast we take a deep dive at TPG's investor day this week and listen to excerpts of what CEO Inaki Berroeta and consumer head Kieren Cooney had to say about the telco's trajectory as they consolidate following their merger with Vodafone. And then later on in the show (15:00) we hear more from Cooney on the Telstra regional network tie-up and a fulsome response from Optus' VP regulatory and public affairs Andrew Sheridan who contends the deal will be bad for competition.
This week we take a look at what happened at the Australasia Satellite Forum and from Australia's first astronaut Paul Scully-Power on what is about to happen in what he terms Space 2.0 and the Space Internet. It's a bold vision he paints. We also discuss other highlights of the event with Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce.
Grahame Lynch talks about the news of the week with Rohan Pearce and Simon Dux including free NBN from the CBA for some loan customers, new builds from Marchnet and Nexthop, and the latest in Victorian government telco funding
In this episode, Grahame Lynch talks with Simon Dux about CPI-linked price rises in mobile and the creation of a new no 3 telco in New Zealand, as well as Rohan Pearce about opposition to the Telstra-TPG network sharing pact and a new role for the NSW Telco Authority
In this episode of CommsDay Live we hear from Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin and CFO Michael Venter on their annual results, talk about the NBN SAU and Quad telecom developments with Rohan Pearce and China's latest foray into Pacific telecoms with Simon Dux
In this episode, we speak with Oliver Wyman partner Steven Hall about a new global telco consumer survey that has some interesting and perhaps contrarian findings about Australian consumers. We also discuss new sub cables and ground-to-air broadband networks with our editors Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce
It's the last week of the federal election campaign and this week we hear what comms minister Paul Fletcher and shadow comms minister Michelle Rowland had to say at CommsDay Summit last week. We also chat with Rohan Pearce about the latest regional comms grants and a rather extraordinary state government gift to solar eclipse watchers in Western Australia.
In this week's podcast, Grahame Lynch recaps what the telcos said at CommsDay Summit this week about policy and regulation. With an election brewing there are concerns about investment disincentives and excessive regulation. We hear from Vocus CEO Kevin Russell, Symbio CEO Rene Sugo, Optus' Andrew Sheridan, IAA CEO Narelle Clark and TPG CEO Inaki Berroeta.
In this episode we have an extended chat with NEC VP Patrick Lopez from Canada about Open RAN as well as the week that was in Australian telecom news with Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce including Labor's new regional comms policy.
This week we have two feature interviews.
We catch up with Telstra's next CEO Vicki Brady who was announced as the successor to Andy Penn when he steps down later this year.
And we find out all about the new auDA domain range "direct AU" from CEO Rosemary Sinclair
In this week's podcast:
We revisit last week's CommsDay Melbourne Congress and the discussions on the impending process to update NBN Co's special access undertaking which governs its wholesale terms and conditions. We hear from ACCC commissioner Anna Brakey, NBN head of strategy and transformation Will Irving and Aussie Broadband MD Phil Britt.
And NBN Co's Gavin Williams takes us through the technology behind the $750 million fixed wireless upgrade announced this week
This special episode of CommsDay Live features highlights from our Melbourne Congress.
We hear from:
Regional Communications Minister Bridget McKenzie
Telstra InfraCo CEO Brendon Riley
Optus VP regulatory and public affairs Andrew Sheridan
HyperOne CEO Bevan Slattery
Telstra network & infrastructure execIskra Nikolova
Optus VP Access Networks Strategy, Planning and Quality Kent Wu
TPG Telecom general manager Wireless & Transmission Network Yago Lopez
More from the Congress next week
This week's edition takes a step back from the latest news and looks at the two year horizon with technologist Kevin Bloch. What are the trends impacting telcos in areas such as edge, the metaverse, automation and hyperscale.
Kevin is best known for his 21 years as CTO with Cisco and he is now involved with a range of global ICT start-ups. Find out more at https://www.blochadvisory.com
This week we have an extended chat with Telstra's GE networks and IT Nikos Katinikas on the view from MWC Barcelona and where mobile networks are heading.
We also catch up with Rohan Pearce for the week that was
In this episode, we chat with
- TPG Telecom CEO Inaki Berroeta on the regional mobile deal with Telstra
- Simon Dux about TPG's fixed network plans and Uniti results
- Rohan Pearce about the ACCC's latest data on NBN RSP market share and Aussie Broadband results
In this episode, we hear from NBN Co at Senate Estimates talking about the meteorite hit on its satellite and the status of its fibre upgrade plans as well as Telstra's 1H analyst call where it talked about conditions in a COVID-influenced market and what satellite might do to stem its costs in universal service areas.
In this episode we discuss with:
- Chief editor Simon Dux the new tri band deployment at Optus Mobile and Megaport's stellar results
- Executive editor Rohan Pearce the new NBN wholesale rebates and latest developments in spectrum policy, and
- NBN CEO Stephen Rue the latest half yearly results at the firm
In this episode we talk about:
- measuring gaming traffic and improving user experience with Canopus Networks CEO Dr Vijay Sivaraman
- Telstra's new fibre plans with executive editor Rohan Pearce and we hear from Telstra CEO Andy Penn direct
This weekend marks the 30th anniversary of Optus gaining the second telecom carrier license and the introduction of competition. We speak with the founding CEO of Optus, Bob Mansfield about those early days and times subsequent heading the boards at Telstra and Vocus.
In our last episode of the year we talk with Nokia's chief customer experience officer, Ricky Corker, an Aussie expat in North California who talks about how he sees the state of telecoms as we head into 2022.
We also catch up on the week that was with Rohan Pearce and Simon Dux.
See you early next year!
Weeks ahead of his departure from NBN after eight years as chair, Grahame Lynch conducts an extensive interview with Dr Ziggy Switkowski about his record at the national operator and what lies ahead.
In this episode we hear from:
- Aussie Broadband MD Phil Britt on the $340m+ OTW buy
- Federal minister Jane Hume on new Telstra legislation which passed the Senate
- Simon Dux talks about recommendations for the space industry and a new Pacific cable landing in Sydney
- Rohan Pearce talks about the war on SMS phishing and TPG's smart capex philosophy
In this episode we hear from:
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Telstra's Kim Krough Anderson on its technology strategy and talk with Rohan Pearce about Telstra Investor Day
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Labor's Anthony Albanese and Michelle Rowland on their new NBN fibre plan, and
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison on his Critical Technologies Footprint
In this edition of CommsDay Live:
- CommsDay's Rohan Pearce discusses the Regional Telecommunications Review
- Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin discusses improved results
- Superloop CEO Paul Tyler philosophises about the challenger telco market
This week we have an extended discussion with Hawaiki CEO Remi Galasso about the proposed Nui cable which will connect Singapore, Indonesia, Northern and Eastern Australia, NZ's South Island and the US.
We also discuss Telstra's aggressive new play in 5G home broadband and issues with a new bill which may capture some in a regulatory net they don't want to be in.
In this week's episode:
- Grahame Lynch and Simon Dux discuss Telstra's amazing deal to buy Digicel and some of the possible risks that have been barely contemplated by media and financial market analysis
- NBN CEO Stephen Rue is grilled by Labor in Senate Estimates on the decision to abandon a 5 year old plan to offer G.fast over the FTTC network in favour of direct fibre lead-ins
- Rohan Pearce discusses the TSSR annual report and discussion around anti-scam regulation
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Telstra CEO Andy Penn talks about new Deloitte research which shows the desirability of hybrid work practices, mixing home and office attendance
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Rohan Pearce talks about a new regional network initiative and legislation aimed at tower cos and a decoupled Telstra
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Simon Dux talks the great mmWave speed wars and Equinix's mammoth new Sydney DC investment
In this episode:
- Simon Dux catches up with Boost Mobile founder Peter Adderton and finds out all about his plan to disrupt roaming and billing with MobileX platform
- In a sponsored interview, we discuss the wholesale opportunities for 5G and IoT with CSG's Finn Kornbo,
- and we find out about CSG's acquisition of Melbourne's DGIT with Ian Watterson of CSG and Greg Tilton of DGIT
In this episode we talk with:
CommsDay editors Rohan Pearce and Simon Dux about the week that was
Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman Judi Jones on her decision to leave next year
Communications Chambers' Robert Kenny on fascinating new research comparing broadband data usage across countries
and we hear Communications Minister Paul Fletcher's response to the controversial Julian Leeser private members bill
In this episode of CommsDay Live:
- Grahame Lynch examines Liberal MP Julian Leeser's private members bill which would create expensive and unworkable new obligations on the telecom sector
- We speak with CSG's Haifa el Ashkar on how telcos will evolve out to 2030, with a focus on B2B
- We hear from Foxtel CEO Patrick Delany on its transformation into the streaming market
- Optus head of 5G Harvey White talks about the importance of partnerships in developing 5G
- Chief editor Simon Dux discusses the new ACMA 5 year spectrum outlook
- Executive editor Rohan Pearce discusses the Telstra deal to reclaim control of its stores from Vita Group
In this episode of CommsDay Live:
- CommsDay executive editor Rohan Pearce talks us through the latest complaints data from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman and an unflattering take on how the telco sector is performing from Roy Morgan
- CommsDay chief editor Simon Dux looks at Telstra's involvement in providing 5G for a flying car race and the latest news from Fibreconx
- We have an extended discussion on trends in the Australian streaming video on demand market with Kantar Worldpanel's Tamsin Timpson
In this episode of CommsDay Live:
- we hear from RTI CEO Russ Matulich about the new Go cable from Guam to Oregon which will expand US connectivity for Australian users traversing via existing cables to Guam
- CSG head of Asia Pacific and SVP Ian Watterson chats with us in a sponsored interview about strategies for improving customer experience at telcos
- we do a deep dive on the T25 announcement at Telstra Investor Day hearing from Telstra CEO Andy Penn direct and then chief editor Simon Dux rounding up Telstra's plans in the infrastructure, consumer and business segments
In this week's podcast we:
- do a deep dive on the new network upgrade announcements in this week's NBN corporate plan with CEO Stephen Rue
- discuss Aussie Broadband's massive market share gains and all the other announcements from this week's FY results with MD Phil Britt
- remember Reg Coutts who passed away this week
In this episode of CommsDay Live we
- interview auDA CEO Rosemary Sinclair to find out what's happening in the Australian domain space
- speak with Superloop CEO Paul Tyler to hear about latest results and thoughts on the future, and
- hear from Uniti CEO Mick Simmons on opportunities and challenges ahead
In this episode, we speak to:
ACCAN CEO Teresa Corbin on her surprise move to Telstra to take a consumer advocacy role
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin on the new SubHub platform
and, Vocus CEO Kevin Russell on a new cable connecting Darwin and Singapore
In this episode,
- Federal communications minister Paul Fletcher tells how he arrived at his spectrum cap decision this week,
- NBN CEO Stephen Rue describes the factors that helped the operator overcome some adversity to meet its targets for the FY, and
- Telstra CEO Andy Penn tells us about the trends in its core mobile business over the past FY
In this week's episode:
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Aussie Broadband MD Phil Britt talks about how churn wins fed its high 4Q growth and how COVID is impacting its NBN POI fibre deployment
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Superloop CEO Paul Tyler talks about the Exetel acquisition, and
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in a sponsored interview, Telstra's Ashley Grove talks about how businesses are adopting the NBN Satellite Service
In this week's show we hear from:
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The CEO of Boost Mobile, Peter Adderton, about his plans to expand the MVNO into new areas such as mobile and NBN broadband.
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and, Luke Hartsuyker who is heading the triennial review into regional telecommunications.
In this episode, we speak with:
- Tangerine and More Telecom founder Andrew Branson on a partnership with CBA
- TPG Telecom enterprise GM customer sales and strategy Chris Russo on its aggressive plans in the segment, and
- FSG CEO Andrew Roberts on its innovative new trials of regional domestic roaming and neutral hosting
Telstra's strategy to realise greater value from its infrastructure paid dividends this week when it sold 49% of its tower business for $2.8b to a consortium of wealth and super funds. We bring you what InfraCo CEO Brendon Riley and Telstra CEO Andy Penn had to say.
(5:01) We also revisit the Australasia Satellite Forum last week: in particular, a panel of operators asked what's hot in the enterprise market and whether there is still resistance to use of satellite there. Speakers include Optus' Nick Miller, Telstra's Sandeep Kumar, Speedcast's Hamish Lee, Av-Comm's Michael Cratt, ST Engineering iDirect's Michael Walshe and NBN Co's Jason Ashton.
(15.22) And we wrap up with a panel looking at the job being done by the Australia Space Agency and whether government is doing the right thing by the space sector. Featured are Sitael's Mark Ramsey, Symbios' George Dyke, Equatorial Launch Australia's Carley Scott, Asia Pacific Aerospace Consultants' Bill Barrett and Moonshot's Troy McCann.
A special edition of CommsDay Live taking a look at the Australasia Satellite Forum which was held in Sydney this week.
In this episode, we hear from Optus head of satellite and space systems Nick Leake, EOS Communications Systems CEO Glen Tindall, federal regional communications minister Mark Coulton, NSR research analyst Jose Del Rosario and Satsol CEO Tony Ferris,
We also feature a sponsored interview with Telstra head of satellite sales Sandeep Kumar.
NBN Co kicked off the process to revamping its Special Access Undertaking this week with a pricing options paper designed to kick start a industry discussion ahead of an ACCC roundtable later this month. The paper makes some concessions on the controversial CVC but is backed with research from Accenture predicting price rises at the lower end if the usage charge is completely removed. We are joined by NBN Co legal and regulatory head Jane Van Beelen and EGM, commercial pricing Ken Walliss to discuss the paper.
We talk with James Spenceley, the founder of Vocus and chair of Airtasker, about Swoop, the company he also chairs and which just listed on the ASX in the past few days.
We also catch up with Commsday's Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce talking about TV spectrum, fibre innovation and much more
This week Grahame Lynch talks with Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin on the telco's annual results, which were a tale of two halves with bright spots in mobiles and enterprises. We also follow up with Simon Dux on Optus' latest 5G standalone breakthrough.
We also chat with the regional director of OneWeb, David Thorn, about the satellite firm's regional plans and finish up with Rohan Pearce reporting from the Senate Estimates NBN hearing.
In this edition of CommsDay Live we take an extended look at an issue many have put in the too hard basket: how to get OTTs to pay their share of the expensive broadband network investment which gets their offerings to the masses. Canopus Networks' Vijay Sivaraman and Kevin Bloch talk with Grahame Lynch about a problem that suddenly doesn't seem so insurmountable now that OTTs are compensating legacy media publishers on precisely the same "unequal bargaining power" grounds.
We also talk with the CommsDay editors Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce about the news of the week.
In this week's special CommsDay Summit edition of the podcast we hear from:
[01.00] Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin on the Living Network initiative [12.00] Telstra CEO Andy Penn on what telcos need to do to help the digitisation of society [19.30] CommsDay's Simon Dux on what communications minister Paul Fletcher and Vocus keynote speakers said [26.45] CommsDay's Rohan Pearce on what Symbio Networks' Rene Sugo and HyperOne said at the event
This week we held The Great 5G Panel at CommsDay Summit.
The MC was Steve Cannane from the ABC and the panelists were:
- Telstra network engineering executive Ash Hunter
- Optus director, network planning, access & quality Kent Wu
- TPG Telecom GM wireless transmission network Yago Lopez
- Nokia Oceania CTO Rob Joyce
- VMWare Telco Solutions Architect APJC Arul Dharmalingam
- Ericsson acting head of network solutions ANZ James Evans
2.00 The big inversion of 5G is coming - how will it change industries and the economy?
15.30 What is the role for open cloud and open RAN in 5G networks?
29.05 There is a push for a cloud native 5G core - is this achievable or even desirable?
35.00 What does standalone 5G mean for the mobile network? Why is it important?
42.05 How can 5G improve revenue and can it claim a share of the wallet spend currently dedicated to fixed broadband?
In this edition of CommsDay Live we talk with:
- Telstra CEO Andy Penn about the operator's spectrum win in the mmWave band
- CommsDay chief Simon Dux about Pentanet, the WA ISP who bought 5G spectrum in Perth
- NBN Co's CCO Brad Whitcomb and EGM, commercial Ken Walliss on the operator's new pricing review paper and its plan to work with the ACCC on future initiatives
- CommsDay executive editor Rohan Pearce talks about RSP reaction to the NBN's paper
In CommsDay Live this week:
- we speak with executive editor Rohan Pearce on Telstra's payphone setback plus an extended dissertation on its marketing strategy from its CMO
- we have an extended chat with Cradlepoint AP MD Gavin Wilson on the role of LTE and 5G in the enterprise
- we chat with chief editor Simon Dux on new regional communications funding and the rise and rise of ribbon fibre
In this episode we talk to:
- CommsDay chief editor Simon Dux on the entry of Samsung into the Australian 5G network market and momentum building for an Australia-Antarctica submarine cable
- Enex TestLab's Matt Tett on the development of an IoT device security mark scheme
- CommsDay executive editor Rohan Pearce on bad telco behaviour with financially distressed customers and the latest from Aussie Broadband
In this week's CommsDay Live we speak to:
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OneQode CEO Matt Shearing about the new gaming hub it has established in Guam which seeks to equalise latencies for gamers across the region
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CommsDay's Simon Dux on a new public safety mobile broadband trial and reforms in datacentre planning approvals in NSW
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CommsDay's Rohan Pearce on Telstra's treatment of indigenous customers and the end of pandemic co-operation between NBN Co and its RSPs
In this special diet edition of CommsDay Live, Grahame Lynch and Simon Dux look at:
- proposed new space launch fees that have Australian companies worried
- A new CBRE survey that says positive things about the Australian DC investment outlook
- Deloitte's take on telcos and hyperscalers
- New telecom regulatory officials at the ACCC, and
- NBN Co getting close to urban planning authorities
In this episode of CommsDay Live we talk with:
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Viasat chief officer, global government affairs John Janka tells us about its dispute with SpaceX and what the actual issues are with co-ordination of competing satellite constellations
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We dissect the MIRA/Aware takeover bid for Vocus with Simon Dux
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We talk about the ACCC's latest probe on Google and ACMA's plans to introduce spectrum management reform
In the latest CommsDay Live, we have an extended chat with Equinix Australia MD Guy Danskine about the DC firm's worldwide bare metal release as well his view on what's happening in the local market.
And we also take a look at the management team behind GigaComm, Nokia's new innovation lab in Sydney and the Australian MVNO wars.
In this week's episode of CommsDay Live:
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we feature an extended interview with Vocus CEO Kevin Russell for his take on their latest results and his thoughts on the activity around fibre consolidation and investment
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we exclusively interviewed Telstra InfraCo fibre executive Kathryn Jones on the release of metro dark fibre as a product - an announcement which certainly had the sector buzzing
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we hear from TPG CEO Inaki Berroeta on plans to move some of its NBN customers onto its wireless net - and get chief editor Simon Dux's take,
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and we talk to executive editor Rohan Pearce about the MNF results and RSP concerns about proposed broadband service standards
In this week's episode:
1) We have a chat with Aussie Broadband MD Phil Britt about stellar results, mobile plans, a new fibre and network core investment and thoughts on the NBN pricing review.
2) We hear from NBN CCO Brad Whitcomb on why NBN pricing is good value and Simon Dux looks at the fine detail of the pricing review and RSP reaction
3) Rohan Pearce looks local government concerns about 5G deployment and Telstra issues with ACCC broadband monitoring
In this episode of Commsday Live we discuss:
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The NBN half year results and next steps in an interview with CEO Stephen Rue
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The Telstra half year results with Simon Dux and ask CEO Andy Penn about the planned towers sale
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Look at the week in fibre networks, with a new "hyperscale" national fibre network announcement, a $3.4b bid for Vocus Group and we talk with Fibreconx about a new fibre ring network in Sydney connecting 32 data centres.
In this week's CommsDay Live we speak with Roy Morgan CEO Michele Levine on recent findings showing the incredible rise of streaming video, both across subscription and broadcaster platforms over the past year. She also discusses the wide variance in trust ratings across the major tech brands and why that might be the case.
We also talk with CommsDay executive editor on the spat between Federal Emergency Management Minister David Littleproud and telcos this week as well as a fibre rollout in regional South Australia.
And CommsDay chief editor Simon Dux talks about NBN's decision to suspend new HFC activations because of a shortage of modem chipsets, the end of the CVC boost and some news on a fascinating new data centre company with a novel approach to energy use.
In this week's episode, we listen to Telstra CEO Andy Penn who expanded at CEDA this week about what he saw as the future of work, his plans to make the telco fully Agile in the proper noun sense and, in a brief digression into telecom matters, why he thinks there is room for both 5G and the NBN to co-exist.
We also speak to Rohan Pearce about the newest telco to list on the ASX - Pentanet - and what the ACCC had to say about Google in adtech. And we catch up with Simon Dux to hear what Australian telcos have to say about Open RAN as Europe gets behind it as well as new moves from FSG into NBN wholesale.
Welcome back to the CommsDay Live podcast.
(00:50) We have an extended chat with the Australian technology entrepreneur Bevan Slattery about his latest project - an undersea fibre cable connecting Western Australia to the Middle East - as well as his views on the geopolitical issues with cables in East Asia and what the regulatory backlash against the FAANG companies might lead to. We also discuss physical security issues around internet infrastructure.
(26.40) We talk to CommsDay executive editor Rohan Pearce about spectrum developments over new year, innovation initiatives in 5G and a new entrant in the mmWave sector.
(32.02) We talk to CommsDay chief editor Simon Dux about Telstra's latest 5G milestone and a big distance breakthrough with NBN's wireless trials.
In our last episode for 2020 we talk with:
[00:39] NBN CIO Debbie Taylor on a massive new digital transformation program, to be co-designed with RSPs
[11:15] CommsDay's Rohan Pearce on his interview with the new Belong CEO, new critical infrastructure laws and the launch of a new Melbourne region by AWS, and
[17:18] CommsDay's Simon Dux on shadow comms minister Michelle Rowland's thoughts on regulation, AirTrunk's DC launches in Asia and latest spectrum developments from ACMA
[26:30] Final thoughts for the year
In this week's podcast, we hear from
[01.15] Laurie Patton at the Federal Parliament's NBN hearing who gets into an argument with government members about whether he was wanted there and over who is responsible for the NBN definitive agreements
[11.00] CommsDay's Rohan Pearce about Optus' 5G update this week and new pit and pipe legislation that was introduced into the lower house
[14.58] CommsDay's Simon Dux on latest developments at two telcos Vonex and Spirit
[19.38] Ericsson ANZ CEO Emilio Romeo on what's happening in Australian 5G, reflections on the firm's 130th anniversary in Australia and observations from 5G developments internationally
[36.00] TransGrid telecommunications executive Andrew Ng on the power utilty's telecommunications business, its views on digital transformation and developments at the firm.
In this week's podcast:
[00.40] AMTA CEO Chris Althaus is stepping down after 15 years representing the industry to government and the community. In this interview he looks back at the highlights of his time and tells us what still needs to be done to keep Australia on top.
[11.08] Optus VP regulatory & public affairs Andrew Sheridan previews the company's business update this week and talks to the reasons why the investment climate in Australia is challenging for telecom infrastructure operators.
[20:49] CommsDay executive editor Rohan Pearce looks at Victoria's big telecom investment, a Wagga agtech company making good in NY and a new data centre investment fund.
[26:28] CommsDay chief editor Simon Dux takes us through what happened at the Australian Space Forum in Adelaide.
In this week's episode we talk with:
[1:06] Vocus CEO Kevin Russell about their plans to list on the NZ Stock Exchange and a catch-up on the Australian business
[9.50] CommsDay's Simon Dux on the latest with Chorus and how telcos are impacted by the SA lockdown
[14.21] Casa Systems' director, product management (access devices) Nathan Gowdie on Whole Home Wi-Fi and its benefits for both ISPs and end users
[29:06] CommsDay's Rohan Pearce on two new digital brands hitting the market: Felix and Gomo
[33.34] Gigafy GM Chris Hawke on opportunities for the broadband operator in the emerging build-to-rent market
We have a star-studded, interview-packed edition this week.
[0.50] Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin tells us about a COVID-afflicted last half for the company and her plans for setting up a post-COVID comeback.
[8.45] Executive editor Rohan Pearce joins Grahame Lynch to discuss the Telstra restructure and its other Investor Day announcements.
[16.10] Telstra CEO Andy Penn and CFO Vicki Brady talk about the announcements at Investor Day including the TowerCo spin-off, the move into energy and the push for higher NBN margins.
[26.46] In a sponsored interview, Cisco's Daniel Hutchins brings us up to speed with converged IP transport and why this is an important inflection point for the idea.
[35.22] SingTel CEO Chua Sock Koong is retiring after 13 years in the job and three decades with the company. In this interview she tells us how COVID has impacted the group, her reflections on changes over the years and where she thinks the company's best opportunities lie in the future
This week we take a look at the US election, the latest Canberra NBN hearing and big developments in the MVNO Market
[1:05} We talk with CommsDay chief editor Simon Dux about Optus' takeover of Amaysim, the launch of the new GoMo band and calls from Commpete for regulatory intervention in the MVNO market. Simon also talks about the issues which private LTE operators face in gaining licensed spectrum.
[5:15] Executive editor Rohan Pearce takes a look back at this week's NBN parliamentary hearing where they discussed their preparations for the next bushfire season as well as their mmWave trials. We also discuss NBN's acquisition of its business satellite services providers.
[10:25] In an extended chat, I discuss the US election with renown NY telecom analyst Dave Burstein. We canvass what a Biden win might mean for the pushback on China's role in the global telecom supply chain as well as what it will mean for the net neutrality debate. And we then move on to take a look at America's 5G market, what's happening with the user case and handset prices. It's a great discussion across a wide array of topics and worth a listen.
In this special edition of CommsDay Live we recap the CommsDay Summit this week which featured 30 speakers and attracted 300 delegates in person at the Fullerton Hotel, Sydney and online via a video stream.
[1.25] We hear from communications minister Paul Fletcher who vigorously defends the NBN multi technology mix and the financial prudence behind its new $4.5b network upgrade
[8.52] Shadow communications minister Michelle Rowland disagreed and provided her explanation as to why she thinks NBN Co is on the wrong path
[12.55] Telstra CFO Vicki Brady warned that the economics of the fixed broadband market are unsustainable and called for NBN pricing relief
[16.11] Vocus GM Government and Special Projects Michael Ackland said that the coming arrival of LEOsats will hit the industry before it knows it
[19.58] CommsDay chief editor Simon Dux discusses Ericsson's estimates of 5G uptake, what Optus had to say on 5G and Telstra's release of its latest Digital Inclusion Index
[25.00] CommsDay executive editor Rohan Pearce discusses ACMA's call at the Summit for an end to co-regulation and a licensing regime for service providers, what TPG Telecom plans for 5G and what MNF thinks can be improved about the numbering regime.
The big news of the week was a raft of new pricing and product announcements from NBN Co.
{01:40} NBN Co chief customer officer Brad Whitcomb talks us through the Focus on Fast and other initiatives announced to RSPs on Wednesday and answers our questions
{16:20} Grahame Lynch looks at RSP reaction
{18:20} CommsDay exec editor Rohan Pearce looks at Mobile Blackspots Round 5A and Gig 10 Adelaide's latest milestone
{22.30} CommsDay chief editor SImon Dux wraps up Telstra Vantage and takes a look at a Gold Coast community which wants fibre, not satellite
[28.30} Vy Tran unveils the three winners of our podcast review competition!
It was a big news week and we cover lots of territory from leosats to NBN to IPOs in this episode.
In this edition:
- [1:02] We speak with Aussie Broadband MD Phil Britt about the stunning success of his new IPO and the week early listing of share trading on the ASX
- [6.44] A China company is proposing a massive 1,300 leosat constellation to take on Starlink, OneWeb and more
- [13.10] We speak with CommsDay chief editor Simon Dux on the bidding war for OptiComm, musings by Telstra on executive pay and Optus' latest 5G initiative
- [19.35] We speak with CommsDay executive editor Rohan Pearce on trends in MVNOs and NBN Co's latest efforts to boost users up the speed tier chain
We talk with CommsDay editors Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce about the telco impacts of the federal budget, AirTrunk's move into Japan, telco vulnerabilities to traffic hijacking and much much more in this special instant coffee episode!
This week I take a look at Telstra's extensive raft of enterprise and residential service announcements as well as a fascinating speech by Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin where she poses the question over whether OTTs should help out with broadband investment.
In this episode:
- [0:36] I talk to Sanjay Nayak of Telstra about their new enterprise proposition called Adaptive Networks
- [9:30] Rohan Pearce of CommsDay discusses Telstra's residential announcements
- [13.20] We listen to some highlights from Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin's speech where she discussed digital inclusion and the need for OTTs to support network investments
- [17:01] We discuss this speech and a new Gold Coast fibre network with Simon Dux of CommsDay
- [20.18] CommsDay Summit is back on October 26/27 and we discuss the return to physical conferencing with Veronica Kennedy-Good of Mindshare
This week we deep dive into the $4.5b investment in upgrading NBN's residential and business networks with more fibre.
In this episode we hear from:
- [1.44] NBN CEO Stephen Rue explaining the detail of the GPON upgrade to half the FTTN footprint and the expansion of the business fibre plan
- [6.25] Communications minister Paul Fletcher who explains to me the reasoning behind the network upgrade and why now and not before or later
- [11.02] CommsDay editor Rohan Pearce who discusses the financials behind the plan
- [17.37] CommsDay chief editor Simon Dux who spoke with the major RSPs this week and garnered their reactions
- [24.55] and I give my own take on what it all means in terms of broadband demand and willingness to pay
Wondering what are the potentially transformative effects of subsea cables on the Sunshine Coast? Want to know more about the heavy-duty wireless broadband plans that are challenging NBN plans?
In this episode:
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[7:10] I interview CEO Russ Matulich of RTI Cables on the benefits it will have on Australia, above and beyond what the Sunshine Coast landing will have achieved over the next 5 years and how IBC to Darwin might do the same there.
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[25:52] Tangerine Telecom CEO Andrew Branson reveals the company's challenger to NBN plans - its heavy-duty wireless broadband plans.
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CommsDay editor Simon Dux rounds up the discussion on 60GHz wireless and 5G ecosystems.
What are the trends in smartphones, wearables, and smart glasses in Australia and New Zealand? What about the investment climate for mobile operators?
In this episode:
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[23:19] I interview Telsyte MD Foad Fadaghi on the latest trends on smart devices in Australia and New Zealand
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[13:49] New Street Research analyst Ian Martin discusses the investment climate for the mobile operator sector and infrastructure more generally
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CommsDay editors Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce sum up private LTE in mining, ACCC on app stores and more
Want to know how the COVID pandemic has influenced consumer behaviour according to the latest annual survey on digital media consumption?
In this episode:
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[20:49] I interview Deloitte's media team leader Leora Nevezie to discuss the latest annual survey about digital media consumption and how the pandemic has influenced consumer behaviour
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[11:33] Ribbon Communications CEO Bruce McClelland reveals the company's activities in ANZ (sponsored)
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CommsDay editors Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce on Blue Wireless, NextDC, NBN and more
Welcome to CommsDay Live, Australia and New Zealand’s #1 telecommunications news source. I am host Grahame Lynch, and join me in this premier episode as I speak with:
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[2:36] Comms Alliance CEO John Stanton on how COVID is impacting telcos
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[27:11] Federal communications minister Paul Fletcher on the biggest overhaul of spectrum management in 25 years
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CommsDay editors Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce on latest developments at Optus, Uniti, Superloop and more