CommsDay Live

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