From CommsDay Summit 18 June. Chaired by Steve Cannane and featuring Brookfield global data centres CEO Udhay Mathialagan | FibreconX CEO Mark Rafferty | Equinix Australia MD Guy Danskine | NextDC chief operating officer Simon Cooper.
Hear the full panel discussion from this week's CommsDay Summit, moderated by Steve Cannane, featuring: Comms Alliance CEO Luke Coleman | Telsoc president Michelle Lim | Telecommunications Carriers Forum NZ CEO Paul Brislen | regulatory expert Andrew Sheridan | NSW Dep’t of Primary Industries & Reg Development’s Peter Adams | New Street Research analyst Ian Martin.
In this episode we look at Telstra's new Connected Future 30 program and how it is attempting to even change the lexicon around how the telco describes itself and we do a deep dive into the world of fibre connectivity and data centres with Corning's Kevin Hussey
In this new sponsored podcast, Pankaj Malhotra, Head of Enterprise Networking and Security, Enterprise Wireless Solutions, Ericsson and John Boladian, Vice President Partner Sales Asia Pacific, Enterprise Wireless Solutions at Ericsson to talk about Ericsson's new FWA solution and its benefits for carriers.
In this special episode of Comms Day Live, host Grahame Lynch delves into the remarkable history of Nokia Bell Labs, an organisation at the forefront of technological innovation for over a century. Join us for an exclusive interview with Bell Labs' co-presidents, Peter Vetter and Thierry Klein, as they discuss the lab's pivotal inventions like the transistor, solar cell, laser, and the protocols for Wi-Fi and modern cellular networks. This episode examines the origins and evolution of Bell Labs,...
In this episode of CommsDay Live, host Grahame Lynch kicks off the year by diving into a critical topic within the telecom industry—its structural transformation. Joined by Zorawar Singh from Kearney, they explore delayering - concept that challenges traditional vertically integrated telecom models. The discussion revolves around the potential benefits of delayering via the separation of telecom into three distinct entities: infrastructure, network equipment, and service provision. Singh present...
Three great interviewees this week First, we hear from Kim Hartwell, Chief Commercial Officer at Corning Optical, about a groundbreaking partnership with Australia's FibreSense. Next, we catch up with James Linton, the new owner of Yomojo, about his plans to expand its service offering. Finally, Stephen Rue, the new CEO of Optus, shares his vision for revitalising the company by embracing the challenger ethos that once defined it.
In this episode of CommsDay Live, host Grahame Lynch welcomes a special guest, Pekka Lundmark, the global CEO of Nokia. Joining us from his first visit to Australia as CEO, Lundmark shares his journey with Nokia, starting in the 1990s and returning as CEO four years ago. Lundmark delves into Nokia's involvement in the data centre market and their plans to offer solutions that meet the increasing demands for security and reliability. The conversation also explores the challenges and opportunities...
Welcome back to CommsDay Live! In this episode, host Tim Marshall, former Comms Day editor, sits down with Anna Perrin, Chief Customer Officer at NBN Co. Anna shares her journey in the telecommunications sector, reflecting on the industry's transformation over the past three decades. They discuss the shift from engineering-led development to a customer-focused approach, the importance of diversity and inclusion in the workplace, and the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. It's a great c...
Welcome to CommsDay Live! In this special episode, Tim Marshall, former CommsDay editor, sits down with Rosemary Sinclair, Chief Executive of the Australian Internet Domain Administration (auDA). As part of a series celebrating the first 30 years of Communications Day, they discuss the evolution of the public internet in Australia and Sinclair's unique experiences in the telecommunications sector. From her early encounters with the internet to her role in shaping consumer advocacy, Sinclair shar...
Welcome back to CommDay Live, hosted by Tim Marshall, former CommsDay editor and head of TM Advisory. In this episode of a series celebrating the first 30 years of Communications Day, Tim speaks with John Stanton, the outgoing CEO of Comms Alliance. This fantastic interview elicits John's thoughts on the trajectory of competition in telecommunications over 30 years, the highlights of his 15 years at Comms Alliance, who he enjoyed working with and what he sees as future challenges for the sector....
Welcome back to CommDay Live, hosted by Tim Marshall, former CommsDay editor and head of TM Advisory. In this episode of a series celebrating the first 30 years of Communications Day, Tim speaks with David Kennedy, Managing Director at Venture Insights. David shares his unique perspective on the evolution of the Australian telecommunications sector over the past three decades. Join us as David reflects on his early career in policy and his experiences with the internet in its nascent stages. He ...
Welcome to a special episode of CommsDay Live, celebrating three decades of the Communications Day newsletter. Hosted by former editor Tim Marshall, this episode brings together a unique panel of past editors who have significantly contributed to CommsDay. Join us for an engaging discussion, featuring Petroc Wilton, Geoff Long, Luke Coleman, David Binning and Grahame Lynch. The panel reminisces about the industry's evolution, from the rise and fall of dot-coms to the transformative impact of the...
Welcome to the second episode of our special series celebrating the 30th anniversary of Communications Day. Hosted by former Comms Day editor Tim Marshall and featuring Grahame Lynch, the founder and publisher of Comms Day, this episode dives deep into the major themes and events that have shaped the telecommunications sector over the past three decades. We explore the evolution of Telstra, the development of universal high-speed broadband, and the ongoing saga of the NBN. Grahame shares his per...
Welcome to CommsDayLive with Tim Marshall, former editor of CommsDay and now a communications and corporate affairs consultant. This is the first episode in a special series celebrating the 30-year journey of Communications Day, the publication often referred to as the Bible of Australian telecommunications. In this episode, Tim sits down with the man behind it all, Grahame Lynch, the founder, publisher, editor, commentator, event producer, podcast host, and more. Grahame shares the story of Com...
In this episode, we feature two feature interviews: 00.00 BAI Communications' CEO Peter Lambourne talks about the fascinating evolution of a company that began as a Australian government transmission operation and now provides digital infrastructure services in places such as New York City. 21.00 Allot's VP APAC sales Weiming Li talks about his firm's network native security proposition and its partnerships with some of the world's leading telco groups such as Vodafone, Telefonica and Verizon....
Telstra executive, technology development and innovation Channa Seneviratne talks about the impending 3G shutdown and the specific issue of those with older 4G handsets which may default to 3G for emergency calls. he also talks about the efforts being made by Telstra and other telcos to educate affected users.
In this special edition we have an extended discussion with two Australian-based sectoral experts who travelled to MWC in Barcelona. First up, Long Street Advisors' CEO Mohammad Chowdhury, a former PWC partner, Vodafone and IBM exec and World Bank economist, who filed a daily column for CommsDay from MWC and joins us on the podcast to look back at the event. And secondly, from around the 18.00 mark, we speak with Re Group (M & C Saatchi) CEO Patrick Guerrera who has worked on the Optus brand...
In this week's edition, we hear what Vicki Brady, Telstra CEO, had to say at Mobile World Congress, we catch up with the new CEO of iSeek, Scott Hicks, who talks about their service USP and we catch up with CommsDay editor Rohan Pearce to discuss the TPG results
Mobile World Congress returns to Barcelona from this weekend and to preview some of the major themes of the event we spoke with Paolo Sidoti, ANZ Communications, Media, Technology (CMT) client group lead of Accenture. We cover a gamut of topics including AI and network transformation. Also we speak with Rohan Pearce about the latest telecom developments at the Quad.
In this episode: * we speak with NBN CO CEO Stephen Rue following 1H results, focusing on the increasing uptake of Fibre Connect and the implementation of the new Special Access Undertaking * we also find out about Zella DC, the Perth based micro DC company, which is kicking goals in the US, with CEO Angie Keeler, and, we speak with CommsDay's Rohan Pearce about Telstra's AI announcements this week
This week Grahame Lynch chats with AWS chief technologist, telco Ishwar Parulkar from California on his predictions for 2024 including increased use of AI by telcos, more comfort with SaaS and APIs, and a renewed move to cloud RANs. Grahame also chats with CommsDay managing editor Rohan Pearce about the news of the week
In the first episode of CommsDay Live for 2024: We have an extended chat with Kearney partners Shivani Parekh from Chicago and Sarovar Agarwal from Melbourne from that consulting firm's telecom, media and technology practice on why network resilience is rising rapidly up the list of priorities for telco executives. And a hint: getting it right is as much about culture as technology. CommsDay chief editor Rohan Pearce joins us to look at the new Samsung AI-enabled handsets released this week whic...
In the last episode of CommsDay Live for 2023, Grahame Lynch speaks with: * Capti CEO Todd Maunder about what he finds compelling about the Vision Network product set which he resells * Sat.One's Daniel Fairbairn on his company's first OneWeb enterprise signing * Shadow communications minister David Coleman on the issues that dominated 2023 and how they will play out in 2024
In this sponsored podcast, Grahame Lynch talks with Amplitel CEO Jon Lipton. Amplitel is one of the new breed of tower companies that have emerged in recent years, but we discuss how it is more than a real estate play, but a company going up the value stack in terms of what it offers to customers and developing innovative solutions in areas such as the use of digital twin technology.
In this episode we hear from: * Rapid7 global chief security officer Jaya Balloo talking about the cyber threats of AI and quantum, * Netskope SVP, borderless WAN Parag Thakore, and * Absolute Software CTO Nicko van Someren on the hype around AI in cybersecurity
In this episode we talk with two visiting executives from the US - Amdocs group president of technology and head of strategy Anthony Goonetilleke and Juniper Networks' Senior Director of Product Marketing for AI-Driven Enterprise Christian Gilby - about artificial intelligence, the impact it is having in the market and how it can benefit telcos
In this episode, Grahame Lynch chats with CommsDay's Rohan Pearce about the future of co-regulation as the minister moves to impose a standard over financial hardship cases and ACMA sets ultimatums over industry code revision. And we hear from Telstra network executives Nikos Katinakis and Channa Seneviratne who spoke at a major briefing on what is happening with 5G and satellite at the telco: in their own words, given some of the selective and inaccurate reporting about what was discussed....
In this episode, we hear from * PM Anthony Albanese and cybersecurity minister Clare O'Neil about their new national cybersecurity co-ordinator appointment * Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin and MD marketing and revenue Matt Williams about the reaction to an appeal court's rejection of the Telstra-TPG regional sharing deal * Optus's MD enterprise Gladys Berejiklian on the company's approach to partnerships, and * a chat with Mathworks' Ruth-Anne Marchant about what 6G might look like
In this episode: * we hear from the founder of Freelancer.com Matt Barrie and his thoughts on AI * Rosemary Sinclair from auDA talks about the trust premium of the .au domain, and * Visiting Cradlepoint executives Lindsay Notwell and Lisa Guess talk about the rise of 5G slicing and where Australia is at in wireless enterprise use cases
