CommsDay Live

#10 Special CommsDay Summit episode

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.

#9 NBN CCO Brad Whitcomb talks Focus on Fast

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!

#8 Aussie Broadband MD Phil Britt talks about his new IPO

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

#7: A look at the Federal Budget, telco vulnerabilities to traffic hijacks and more

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!

#6: Telstra's Sanjay Nayak explains Adaptive Networks, Optus pushes on OTTs & network investment

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

#5 Stephen Rue, Paul Fletcher explain the major NBN network upgrade

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

#4: Subsea cables to Australia and heavy-duty wireless broadband plans

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:

• [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. 

 

• [25:52] Tangerine Telecom CEO Andrew Branson reveals the company's challenger to NBN plans - its heavy-duty wireless broadband plans.

 

• CommsDay editor Simon Dux rounds up the discussion on 60GHz wireless and 5G ecosystems.

#3: ANZ smart devices trends and the mobile operators’ investment climate

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:

 

• [23:19] I interview Telsyte MD Foad Fadaghi on the latest trends on smart devices in Australia and New Zealand

 

• [13:49] New Street Research analyst Ian Martin discusses the investment climate for the mobile operator sector and infrastructure more generally

 

• CommsDay editors Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce sum up private LTE in mining, ACCC on app stores and more

#2: How has COVID-19 influenced digital media consumption?

Want to know how the COVID pandemic has influenced consumer behaviour according to the latest annual survey on digital media consumption?

 

In this episode:

 

• [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

 

• [11:33] Ribbon Communications CEO Bruce McClelland reveals the company's activities in ANZ (sponsored)

 

• CommsDay editors Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce on Blue Wireless, NextDC, NBN and more

#1: Federal communications minister Paul Fletcher on the biggest overhaul of spectrum management in 25 years

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:

 

• [2:36] Comms Alliance CEO John Stanton on how COVID is impacting telcos

 

• [27:11] Federal communications minister Paul Fletcher on the biggest overhaul of spectrum management in 25 years

 

• CommsDay editors Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce on latest developments at Optus, Uniti, Superloop and more