CommsDay Live

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: * Telstra's Kim Krough Anderson on its technology strategy and talk with Rohan Pearce about Telstra Investor Day * Labor's Anthony Albanese and Michelle Rowland on their new NBN fibre plan, and * 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

In this episode: * Telstra CEO Andy Penn talks about new Deloitte research which shows the desirability of hybrid work practices, mixing home and office attendance * Rohan Pearce talks about a new regional network initiative and legislation aimed at tower cos and a decoupled Telstra * 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: * 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 * Superloop CEO Paul Tyler talks about the Exetel acquisition, and * in a sponsored interview, Telstra's Ashley Grove talks about how businesses are adopting the NBN Satellite Service