Established in 1994, Communications Day is the authoritative source for commercial, regulatory, political and technology news and analysis for telecommunications in Australia and New Zealand. Delivered every working day to a reader base of C-level executives, regulators, government and opposition ministers and their staff, CommsDay provides essential business intelligence and a key competitive advantage for anyone working in the ANZ telecoms sector.
Australia's telecommunications planning framework is imposing significant delays on mobile infrastructure rollout, according to a new industry-backed report calling for nationally coordinated planning rules and a new digital infrastructure coordinator. The analysis, commissioned by the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association from Deloitte Access Economics, proposes six reforms aimed at accelerating mobile network deployment and reducing regulatory complexity.
SIGN UP TO READRegulatory complexity in Australia's telecommunications sector is constraining infrastructure investment and slowing network deployment, according to new modelling commissioned by the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association.
SIGN UP TO READThe Australian Communications Consumer Action Network has called for retail price protections, tighter service standards and direct compensation for households in a community engagement report aimed at influencing the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission's review of NBN Co's regulatory proposal for FY27-29.
SIGN UP TO READNBN Co has pushed back against several recommendations contained in a new community engagement report released by the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, arguing that a number of the proposals conflict with the regulatory framework governing the wholesale network.
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The Broadband Forum’s BASe Summit is coming to Melbourne this month in partnership with CommsDay. The Summit will feature presentations, panels, and roundtable discussions of technical advancements, real-world implementations, testing and strategic technical planning. Additionally, the valuable peer-to-peer engagement of this face-to-face event will be aided by valuable networking, social mixer, and and a demonstration by nbn Australia.
Australia’s pre-eminent telecommunications industry conference, CommsDay Summit, returns to Sydney this June for its 25th edition, taking place at the Fullerton Hotel on June 2–3. The Summit will again bring together the most senior leaders in Australia’s communications sector, including the CEOs of major network operators and retailers, senior executives from leading global technology vendors and the heads of the country’s key regulatory and co-regulatory bodies.
Around 400 delegates are expected to attend, creating a forum that combines senior representation with an environment small enough to allow genuine conversation and effective networking.
For the first time, the event will open with a pre-Summit reception on the evening of June 1, giving delegates, speakers and sponsors an additional opportunity to connect ahead of the main conference.
A special pre-Summit Monday “Restoring Telecom Reputation” forum, developed with the Australian Telecommunications Alliance, will examine how the sector can strengthen public confidence amid heightened regulatory, political and consumer scrutiny.
The program will also address the key issues shaping the industry, including sustainability, the maturation of 5G and fibre networks, artificial intelligence and the growing energy demands of digital infrastructure.