CommsDay Live

#44 Telstra CEO Andy Penn outlines T25 plan, RTI CEO Russ Matulich and CSG SVP Ian Watterson

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

 

#43 NBN CEO Stephen Rue and Aussie Broadband MD Phil Britt

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

#42 auDA CEO Rosemary Sinclair & Superloop CEO Paul Tyler

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

#41 Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin

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

#40 Telstra CEO Andy Penn, NBN CEO Stephen Rue and Communications Minister Paul Fletcher

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

 

#39 Aussie Broadband MD Phil Britt, Superloop CEO Paul Tyler and Telstra Satellite's Ashley Grove

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

 

#38 Luke Hartsuyker on the Regional Telecommunications Review, Peter Adderton on big plans at Boost Mobile

In this week's show we hear from:

* The CEO of Boost Mobile, Peter Adderton, about his plans to expand the MVNO into new areas such as mobile and NBN broadband.

* and, Luke Hartsuyker who is heading the triennial review into regional telecommunications.

#37 Tangerine Telecom on its new CBA tie-up, FSG on domestic roaming, neutral host trials

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

 

#36 Telstra InfraCo CEO Brendon Riley and more from the Australasia Satellite Forum

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.

 

 

#35 Wrapping up the Australasia Satellite Forum

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.