CommsDay Live

#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