CommsDay Live

#27 Matt Tett on the development of an IoT security mark scheme

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

#26 OneQode's Matt Shearing on the opportunities in optimising latency for gamers

In this week's CommsDay Live we speak to:

* OneQode CEO Matt Shearing about the new gaming hub it has established in Guam which seeks to equalise latencies for gamers across the region

* CommsDay's Simon Dux on a new public safety mobile broadband trial and reforms in datacentre planning approvals in NSW

* CommsDay's Rohan Pearce on Telstra's treatment of indigenous customers and the end of pandemic co-operation between NBN Co and its RSPs

 

#25 CommsDay's Grahame Lynch & Simon Dux discuss the week's news

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

#24 ViaSat's John Janka on the issues with satellite interference in space

In this episode of CommsDay Live we talk with:

* 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

* We dissect the MIRA/Aware takeover bid for Vocus with Simon Dux

* We talk about the ACCC's latest probe on Google and ACMA's plans to introduce spectrum management reform

#23 Equinix Australia MD Guy Danskine

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.

#22 Vocus CEO Kevin Russell and Telstra InfraCo fibre executive Kathryn Jones

In this week's episode of CommsDay Live:

* 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

* 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

* 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,

* and we talk to executive editor Rohan Pearce about the MNF results and RSP concerns about proposed broadband service standards

 

 

#21 Aussie Broadband MD Phil Britt and NBN CCO Brad Whitcomb

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

 

#20 NBN Co Stephen Rue on where the operator heads next

In this episode of Commsday Live we discuss:

* The NBN half year results and next steps in an interview with CEO Stephen Rue

* The Telstra half year results with Simon Dux and ask CEO Andy Penn about the planned towers sale

* 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.

#19 Roy Morgan's Michele levine on the rise and rise of streaming video

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.

 

#18 Andy Penn talks future of work & the need for both 5G & NBN

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.