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The iTnews Podcast is having a break this fortnight and will return with a new episode shortly. We relive one of our top episodes from 2024 with NBN Co talking security.

In this episode of the ASIAL Security Insider podcast, we explore the evolving landscape for women in the security industry. To help us discuss important issues like career opportunities, challenges, and the pathways to success, we are joined by Hayley Van Loon, Deputy CEO of Crime Stoppers International and Managing Partner, Asia Pacific at Harod, and Claudia Nave, an analyst within the Digital Forensics and Threat Intelligence team from NBN Co.#IWD2025 #MarchForward#UNWomenAustralia#WomenInSecurity#ASIAL#security #securityAustralia

Dr. Kate Cornick is the CEO of LaunchVic, leading efforts to build Victoria's startup ecosystem and she has been in the role since 2016, and her impact has been incredible in funding and supporting numerous Venture Capital firms, angel networks, accelerators and more. With a Ph.D. in telecommunications engineering, she has held key roles at NBN Co and the University of Melbourne. Recently appointed to the Australian Government's R&D Advisory Committee demonstrating her impact and contribution; and Kate continues to be strong advocate for innovation, diversity, and entrepreneurship, driving programs that empower founders and attract investment to the state of Victoria in Australia. Please note: This a replay of the episode that was released in June 2022. ***Hosted by Vidit Agarwal, Founder of Curiosity Center and The High Flyers Podcast.It's now time to explore your curiosity. If you're keen to discuss sponsorship and partnering with us, email us at vidit@thehighflyerspodcast.com today! -> Find out more about Vanta here and get your compliance superpower for your business today.***Follow us on Instagram, LinkedIn or TwitterGet in touch with our Founder and Host, Vidit Agarwal directly hereContact us via our website to discuss sponsorship opportunities, recommend future guests or share feedback, we love hearing how to improve! Thank you for rating / reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show! ***The High Flyers Podcast re-imagines the traditional notion of a "high flyer" and is a premier product of the Curiosity Center. The podcast showcases the journeys of relatable role models from their sunrise (childhood) to today. Listeners love the unique and direct inside access to these relatable role models, companies and industries in every walk of life to help us all be 1% better everyday, together.180+ guests have joined Vidit Agarwal on the show from around the world including Heads of state, Olympians, Business and cultural leaders, Social Advocates, Investors, Entrepreneurs and more. Past guests include: Anil Sabharwal, Mark Suster, Ahmed Fahour, Holly Ransom, Daniel Petre, Paul Bassat, Simon Holmes a Court, Michael Traill, Osher Gunsberg, Ed Cowan, Carol Schwartz, Wyatt Roy, Jack Zhang, Martijn Wilder, Holly Kramer, Dom Price, Sam Kroonenburg, Mike Schneider and more.The Curiosity Center is your on-demand intelligence hub for knowledge, connections and growth to achieve your potential, everyday. Join 200,000+ Investors, Founders, Decision Makers and Emerging Leaders. Learn with the world's best at www.curiositycenter.xyz***

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 conversation that concludes our special series based around 30 years of CommsDay.

Vote Now for the iTnews Podcast in the Listeners' Choice Award at the Australian Podcast Awards! VOTE HEREThis week's episode brought to you by Stellar Cyber and the  2024 State of Security report. NBN Co has launched a new five-year security strategy to align with the Australian government's cyber security initiatives, while reinforcing the role of security as a business enabler. Chief Security Officer Darren Kane, in a recent iTnews Podcast interview, discussed how NBN Co's strategy integrates physical and cyber security into a unified model. The strategy emphasises the quantification of security risks in financial terms to enhance communication with executives and the board. We love to hear from our readers and advertisers, so please get in touch and let the friendly iTnews team help with your enquiry.

Optus is getting a new CEO: Stephen Rue, current head of NBN Co, is jumping across to Australia's number two telco later this year.Paul Budde, telecommunications management and business consultant with Paul Budde Consultancy, talks to Sean Aylmer about why the appointment 'raised eyebrows', and the current challenges in the industry.Find out more: https://fearandgreed.com.auSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane McNamara, customer experience expert from NBN Co, joined Peter Gleeson on 4BC Drive to talk about the impacts of reliable internet when operating a small business.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jane McNamara, customer experience expert from NBN Co, joined 4BC Drive and Peter Gleeson to explain how Queenslanders can find out whether they've chosen the best home internet deal for them and when it's time to change providers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

ACCC green lights changes to NBN Co's pricing and service standards, NBN's Jane Van Beelen explains how broadband will get cheaper. Plus, a misleading tweet sends Bitcoin surging and then crashing down.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NBN Co's adding even more homes to the fibre rollout -- yay! But also... Australia's slipping WAY down in the global broadband rankings. Boo! Meanwhile, Vertical Hold's hosts are being peppered with ATO/MyGov scams, and they've had more than enough of that... Special guest Finder's Angus Kidman (@gusworldau)! Vertical Hold is brought to you by Uniden Australia. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalhold.com.au facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

Jo & Vanessa discuss NBN Co to refine its prices with small business providers in mind, Mediback Cops strict operating conditions from insurance regulator over cyber-attack, Google adjusts privacy policy, Adobe's $20 Billion takeover of Figma Faces EU Merger, Twitter Update & Lawsuits, China restricting of Chip making Metals, EU & Japan look to partner on AI & Interview with Professor Priya Rajagopalan to discuss Post-Carbon Infrastructure & Built Environment Research Centre.

What will NBN Co's plan to write-down $31 billion, rather than claw it back from customers, mean for the future of broadband speeds and prices in Australia? Guests tech journalist Nick Ross (@nickrosstech) and Aussie Broadband CTO John Reisinger. Vertical Hold is brought to you by Aussie Broadband – changing the game with their award-winning network and Australian based support. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalhold.com.au facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

NBN Co, the government-owned company behind our NBN internet, will write off at least $31 billion that will allow it to cut wholesale internet prices in the future.   Maccas reckons it has the formula for the future of drive thru and it has just gone live with its first real-world experiment.   Netflix Is expanding Its ‘Preview Club' to let more people watch upcoming shows and movies early.   ---   Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/FluxappGooglePlay Daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/fluxnewsletter Flux on Instagram: http://bit.ly/fluxinsta Flux on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flux.finance   ---   The content in this podcast reflects the views and opinions of the hosts, and is intended for personal and not commercial use. We do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, statement or other information provided or distributed in these episodes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The chief executives of Australia Post and NBN Co have been defending their decisions to award millions in bonuses to senior executives. They faced questions at senate estimates last night. 

The chief executives of Australia Post and NBN Co have been defending their decisions to award millions in bonuses to senior executives. They faced questions at senate estimates last night. 

NBN Co increasing support for disadvantaged urban families. Zoom's app is now known as Zoom Team Chat. The Sims 4 is going free-to-play starting next month. Meta Quest Pro VR headset found in hotel room. Twitter really wants Elon Musk to buy them. Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aussietechheads/message

Aussie Tech Heads - Episode 777 NBN Co has laid out a fresh proposal to scrap separate bandwidth charges and introduce flat-rate pricing. Security researcher Sick Codes worked with Doom modder Skelegant to get the game running on a John Deere tractor display. It turns out a Janet Jackson song had the power to crash some laptops back during the Windows XP era. Weekly wrap up of tech news and views, and maybe a tangent or two from the longest running Tech News podcast in Australia. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/aussietechheads/message

In this week's podcast, Grahame Lynch discusses the latest TPG Telecom results with CEO Inaki Berroeta and does a deep dive into the future of the NBN Co with Symbio CEO Rene Sugo

Both Telstra and NBN Co released their financial results this week. We hear from Michael Ackland, Brendon Riley and Andy Penn of Telstra about fixed wireless, national fibre trunk and network sharing topics while we also have an extended chat with NBN CEO Stephen Rue about his results.

This week CommsDay editors Grahame Lynch, Simon Dux and Rohan Pearce discuss: * TPG's response to Optus' criticisms of the Telstra network sharing pact * NBN Co's HFC triumph * Cellular industry embraces satellite delivery of 5G * Whats happening at Circles.Life * and much much more

Top 3 things gamers need to hear this week: 1. Spyro Remastered Confirmed! 2. Live in or are visiting Perth? We're having a God Mode night, everything you need to know! 3. All the Spiderman PS4 details! Where are all the trial versions and demo's? We discuss why we don't see them anymore! We took a trip to OPTIMUS GAMING – VR facility here in Perth, all the highlights and don't forget to check out the video at gameonAUS.com I've Got You In My Sights: You will not BELIEVE what NBN Co. told Aussie Broadband when they approached them about Pete's internet issues! THIS IS THE PROBLEM! Check out all of GOA shows.

Top 3 things gamers need to hear this week: 1. Spyro Remastered Confirmed! 2. Live in or are visiting Perth? We're having a God Mode night, everything you need to know! 3. All the Spiderman PS4 details! Where are all the trial versions and demo's? We discuss why we don't see them anymore! We took a trip to OPTIMUS GAMING – VR facility here in Perth, all the highlights and don't forget to check out the video at gameonAUS.com I've Got You In My Sights: You will not BELIEVE what NBN Co. told Aussie Broadband when they approached them about Pete's internet issues! THIS IS THE PROBLEM! Check out all of GOA shows.

Sony's Horizon: Zero Dawn - early reviews are in Some guy modded GTA V to turn all of the cops and their vehicles into NSW Australian police, this came up in a Ch 7 news story slamming it and were not happy Game On Australia Podcasts next big thing Dan slams the NBN but he found a great way to make them notice your problems first! 1st party vs 3rd party modems for gaming Start-ups are having issues and we talk about why NBN Co. is to blame Weve got the most insane audio from a youtube vid of a gamer kid whose dad runs his games over with a ride-on lawnmower, but we dont know if its real Petes MINI challenge for Dan Pete makes the call that gamers of the 80s and 90s were more skilled by comparison than todays gamers from having played a bit of retro gaming lately as Dan tests his theory on Castlevania NES We talk gaming droughts and get to the bottom of why gamers stop gaming.. and the answer could be sitting right next to you RIGHT NOW! Do you think console gaming lost its way in the early noughties? Petes experiencing anxiety about the Nintendo Switch coming out soon.. What are you playing: Dan: Skylanders Pete: NES Mini Classic retro titles Gradius / Castlevania + California Games on NES original Old Skool Retro Pick of the Week: MOAM Make An Offer Mondays are making offers retro gamers cant refuse. Check out all of GOA shows.

Sony's Horizon: Zero Dawn - early reviews are in Some guy modded GTA V to turn all of the cops and their vehicles into NSW Australian police, this came up in a Ch 7 news story slamming it and were not happy Game On Australia Podcasts next big thing Dan slams the NBN but he found a great way to make them notice your problems first! 1st party vs 3rd party modems for gaming Start-ups are having issues and we talk about why NBN Co. is to blame Weve got the most insane audio from a youtube vid of a gamer kid whose dad runs his games over with a ride-on lawnmower, but we dont know if its real Petes MINI challenge for Dan Pete makes the call that gamers of the 80s and 90s were more skilled by comparison than todays gamers from having played a bit of retro gaming lately as Dan tests his theory on Castlevania NES We talk gaming droughts and get to the bottom of why gamers stop gaming.. and the answer could be sitting right next to you RIGHT NOW! Do you think console gaming lost its way in the early noughties? Petes experiencing anxiety about the Nintendo Switch coming out soon.. What are you playing: Dan: Skylanders Pete: NES Mini Classic retro titles Gradius / Castlevania + California Games on NES original Old Skool Retro Pick of the Week: MOAM Make An Offer Mondays are making offers retro gamers cant refuse. Check out all of GOA shows.

NBN Co, the company behind the NBN, reckons it is at risk of being an unsustainable business - thanks to competition from new players… including Elon Musk's Starlink.   Glencore, the world's biggest mining company, has admitted to bribery and market manipulation (over 11 years), and will pay $2.1 billion to settle the case.   Skincare brand Glossier is waving goodbye to its founder, who is stepping down after one hell of a rocky year.   ---   PLAY QUICK STICKS TODAY (FOR THE FINAL TIME) FOR A CHANCE TO WIN $$$: Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play Store): http://bit.ly/FluxappGooglePlay   ---   The content in this podcast reflects the views and opinions of the hosts, and is intended for personal and not commercial use. We do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, statement or other information provided or distributed in these episodes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On the show this week we get serious about the internet and how you subscribe to it. We look at the NBN, 4G backup, Wireless Broadband and Starlink options, all shapes and sizes. No matter how happy you are with the internet, it's time to challenge the status quo. Don't forget to leave a review and feel free to contact me directly at any time.Make sure you enter the Navman giveaway for a chance to win a dashcamYou can follow Geoff Quattromani on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/gquattromanior Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gquattromanion Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GeoffQuattromani

In this week's podcast: We revisit last week's CommsDay Melbourne Congress and the discussions on the impending process to update NBN Co's special access undertaking which governs its wholesale terms and conditions. We hear from ACCC commissioner Anna Brakey, NBN head of strategy and transformation Will Irving and Aussie Broadband MD Phil Britt. And NBN Co's Gavin Williams takes us through the technology behind the $750 million fixed wireless upgrade announced this week  

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.  

Kate Cornick is the CEO of LaunchVic, the Victorian Government's initiative to accelerate startups and create new jobs in Victoria. Before taking this position, Kate worked in a variety of roles in startup land, including leading the development of a human resources technology startup through a listing on the Australian Stock Exchange, as well as acting as General Manager at NBN Co. In her conversation with Alex Carpenter, Kate discusses Australia's low number of startup founders per capita relative to other countries, and potential ways of supporting Australians to begin their startup journey. See the full show notes https://w2d1.com/kate-cornick

Charlie talks with the co-founder and former CEO of iiNet, Michael Malone. A maths graduate with an early interest in the emerging internet, Michael calculated he needed to sign up 200 clients at $25 a month to allow himself access to the Net in 1993. Working out of his parent's garage in Padbury, he built up one of the largest ISPs in the country with over $1B in sales over the next 20 years, taking on industry giants and even Hollywood studios. One of WA's true tech success stories, Michael is now a non-executive director at Seven West Media and NBN Co, as well as an investor in several startups and tech businesses. "It's pretty special when you're sitting down with an 18-year-old (South African) kid, we were paying 6 times the average national income, youth unemployment was 50% at the time, and that 18-year-old kid can buy his Mum her first house." ~ Michael Malone. For more: https://iinet.net.au/customers/ and https://www.perth.net.au/ ~~ Startup West is recorded at Riff studios in beautiful downtown Perth, Western Australia; produced by Startup News, edited by Carmen Yee Kai Wen and brought to you thanks to support from the New Industries Fund, Spacecubed, Curtin University, RSM, the City of Perth and Dinner Twist. Startup West acknowledges the Whadjuk Nyoongar people, traditional owners of the lands and waters of Perth, where this podcast was recorded, and we pay our respects to Elders past, present and emerging.

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In Australia, we have over 7 million people living in rural and remote areas.  That's over a quarter of the population.     It's also a fact, that people living in rural and remote areas have higher rates of hospitalisations, deaths and injury, but they also have poorer access to, and use of, primary health care services, compared to people living in Major cities.   So the people who need healthcare the most in Australia, have the least amount of access to it.   So what can we do? How do we use technology, infrastructure and know how to close the gap when it comes to delivering more accessible healthcare to all Australians.    One way is improving connectivity.  And in this episode, Pete chats with Jen Beer from NBN, all about healthcare in rural and remote areas of Australia.  They drill into the importance of connectivity in these locations, and some of the critical success factors enabling digital health for patients and practitioners.     Check out the episode and full show notes here.   Loving the show?  Leave us a review, and share it with some friends, become a THT+ Member for early release, ad free and bonus episodes of the podcast, access to our online community forum, and free tickets to our quarterly summits.  For more information visit here.

Vodafone's pitching hard for totally unlimited plans for mobile and home broadband users, while NBN Co reveals which parts of Australia really won the fibre upgrade lottery. Special guest ZDNet Australia editor Chris Duckett (@dobes) - Vertical Hold is brought to you by Aussie Broadband – changing the game with their award-winning network and Australian based support. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalhold.com.aufacebook.com/VerticalHoldAU@verticalholdau

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with NBN Co CEO Stephen Rue following the company's annual results.

SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves speaks with NBN Co CEO Stephen Rue following the company's annual results.

Telstra's strategy to realise greater value from its infrastructure paid dividends this week when it sold 49% of its tower business for $2.8b to a consortium of wealth and super funds. We bring you what InfraCo CEO Brendon Riley and Telstra CEO Andy Penn had to say. (5:01) We also revisit the Australasia Satellite Forum last week: in particular, a panel of operators asked what's hot in the enterprise market and whether there is still resistance to use of satellite there. Speakers include Optus' Nick Miller, Telstra's Sandeep Kumar, Speedcast's Hamish Lee, Av-Comm's Michael Cratt, ST Engineering iDirect's Michael Walshe and NBN Co's Jason Ashton. (15.22) And we wrap up with a panel looking at the job being done by the Australia Space Agency and whether government is doing the right thing by the space sector. Featured are Sitael's Mark Ramsey, Symbios' George Dyke, Equatorial Launch Australia's Carley Scott, Asia Pacific Aerospace Consultants' Bill Barrett and Moonshot's Troy McCann.    

It's virtual E3 season, with dozens of major games announcements over the weekend. Here's just a few of that caught our eye.Bethesda's Starfield had its first game footage, though still incredibly vague apart from the obvious "you'll be on spaceships visiting far away worlds" vibes. But the big news was the confirmation this game is the first Bethesda title to be announced as a full Xbox exclusive, scheduled for release on November 11, 2022. It was notable that the combined Xbox and Bethesda event was opened not by Microsoft's Phil Spencer but by Bethesda's Todd Howard, a big statement on the unification of the massive developer with the platform giant.In another crucial development during the Xbox event was the consistent foregrounding of how most every game was announced as day one on Xbox Game Pass, pushing the subscription service as the primary mode of access to Xbox first-party games, but also that Xbox Cloud Gaming is no longer being mentioned as a side project but as one of the 'platforms' games are being launched on. At every end screen where platforms were mentioned, Xbox Cloud Gaming sat clearly alongside Xbox Series consoles and Windows 10 PCs. That pre-announcement of the increased cloud delivery format made it easy to just slide this in everywhere, but it is perhaps the most important development for the future of Microsoft's gaming business – as a service you join, not a box you buy.Elsewhere in E3 news, dozens of games have had announcements and dates across the various conferences, including Left 4 Dead spiritual successor Back 4 Blood coming on October 12, Halo Infinite still coming 'this year' but getting an entirely free multiplayer mode, a Jack Sparrow crossover in Seat of Thieves, Ubisoft announced a new Mario + Rabbids game coming next year, Diablo II Resurrected is coming September 23, Rainbow Six Extraction is coming September 16, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands – a Borderlands fantasy D&D inspired spin-off – is coming early 2022, Forza Horizon 5 is taking this show to Mexico, and perhaps my personal favourite of the show so far is a vampire shooter called Redfall from the team behind Dishonored.The Federal Court has approved the $112M settlement in the robo-debt court battles, with presiding judge Bernard Murphy has delivered an unequivocal rebuke to the federal government, calling it an unlawful program. "The proceeding has exposed a shameful chapter in the administration of the Commonwealth social security system and a massive failure of public administration... It should have been obvious to the senior public servants charged with overseeing the robo-debt system and to the responsible minister at different points that many social security recipients do not earn a stable or constant income..." The settlement means the federal government does not have to admit any liability regarding the scheme.https://www.zdnet.com/article/federal-court-approves-au112m-compensation-in-settlement-for-robo-debt-failure/NBN Co is considering whether to pursue a request to have its monopoly broadband provider status revoked in markets where it is facing competition from 5G services. The National Broadband Network is held to a special access undertaking agreement until the year 2040, which must have any changes or updates cleared by the ACCC. The NBN points out that one in three homes are not using the NBN, calling this a reflection of the dynamic nature of the market and not that the NBN is delivering a poorer quality of service than alternatives in many locations. NBN has a long term target of of 73-75% uptake, which has been pushed outward over the years from an original target of 2021 out to today's target of 2024.https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nbn-co-says-5g-competition-is-challenging-its-monopoly-status-565686Google has just opened up Google Workspace for everyone that has a Google account, allowing people to go beyond just collaborating on documents and folders toward a much more unified space for p... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

NBN Co kicked off the process to revamping its Special Access Undertaking this week with a pricing options paper designed to kick start a industry discussion ahead of an ACCC roundtable later this month. The paper makes some concessions on the controversial CVC but is backed with research from Accenture predicting price rises at the lower end if the usage charge is completely removed. We are joined by NBN Co legal and regulatory head Jane Van Beelen and EGM, commercial pricing Ken Walliss to discuss the paper.

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NBN Co's promoting a "soft cap" on NBN ISP CVC charges, but will that add up to any change at all in the cost of Australian broadband services? HTC's announced a pair of new premium VR headsets -- but how do they stack up against Oculus or the upcoming PlayStation 5 VR kit? Guests Finder innovations editor Chris Stead (@oldmatemedia) and Aussie Broadband managing director Phil Britt Vertical Hold is brought to you by Aussie Broadband – changing the game with their award-winning network and Australian based support. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalhold.com.au facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

أضرب الفنيون المتعاقدون مع الـNBN عن العمل لمدة أسبوعين. ويطالب هؤلاء بتحسين أوضاع عملهم "غير المقبولة" والتي يقول بعضهم إنهم تحملوها لسنواتٍ طويلة ولم يعد بامكانهم الاستمرار.

In this edition of CommsDay Live we talk with: * Telstra CEO Andy Penn about the operator's spectrum win in the mmWave band * CommsDay chief Simon Dux about Pentanet, the WA ISP who bought 5G spectrum in Perth * NBN Co's CCO Brad Whitcomb and EGM, commercial Ken Walliss on the operator's new pricing review paper and its plan to work with the ACCC on future initiatives * CommsDay executive editor Rohan Pearce talks about RSP reaction to the NBN's paper

This week we go through the what, how and why of Starlink, plus speak to one of their first customers in Australia. Lisa from Victoria explains the setup process, the experience so far and what it means to have an internet connection like those in the cities. Don't forget to leave a review and feel free to contact me directly at any time.You can follow Geoff Quattromani on Twitter at https://www.twitter.com/gquattromanior Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/gquattromanion Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/GeoffQuattromanior text me on +61 467 439 078 (not kidding)

In this week's CommsDay Live we speak to: * OneQode CEO Matt Shearing about the new gaming hub it has established in Guam which seeks to equalise latencies for gamers across the region * CommsDay's Simon Dux on a new public safety mobile broadband trial and reforms in datacentre planning approvals in NSW * CommsDay's Rohan Pearce on Telstra's treatment of indigenous customers and the end of pandemic co-operation between NBN Co and its RSPs  

In this special diet edition of CommsDay Live, Grahame Lynch and Simon Dux look at: * proposed new space launch fees that have Australian companies worried * A new CBRE survey that says positive things about the Australian DC investment outlook * Deloitte's take on telcos and hyperscalers * New telecom regulatory officials at the ACCC, and * NBN Co getting close to urban planning authorities

In this episode of Commsday Live we discuss: * The NBN half year results and next steps in an interview with CEO Stephen Rue * The Telstra half year results with Simon Dux and ask CEO Andy Penn about the planned towers sale * Look at the week in fibre networks, with a new "hyperscale" national fibre network announcement, a $3.4b bid for Vocus Group and we talk with Fibreconx about a new fibre ring network in Sydney connecting 32 data centres.

NBN Co is well on the way to recording its first full year profit after recording EBITDA of $424 million for the half-year. CEO Stephen Rue joins Brooke Corte. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Optus shows us the future of 5G right now, while Google's Rick Osterloh talks Google Assistant and Smart Homes and NBN Co's Bill Morrow gets ready to depart   Special guests finder.com.au editor-in-chief Angus Kidman, CNET Senior Editor Claire Reilly and ZDNet Deputy Editor Corinne Reichert   Vertical Hold is brought to you by Belkin. Vertical Hold: Behind The Tech News - podcast hosts @adam_turner and @alexkidman speak to Australia's leading technology journalists every Friday to get the stories behind the tech news of the week. verticalholdauaudio.libsyn.com facebook.com/VerticalHoldAU @verticalholdau

The government's long-awaited energy plan has rejected Chief Scientist Alan Finkel's Clean Energy Target, which focused on subsidies for renewables, in favour of a National Energy Guarantee (NEG). The government has promised affordability and reliability, as well as compliance with Australia's international climate obligations. Energy Security Board chair Kerry Schott headed a group of energy experts charged with developing a scheme, the details of which are now being modelled. She says the states and territories will have a degree of flexibility in how they legislate on emissions reduction targets. “Depending on where their emissions target, is that will dictate within their region what reliability they need.” Schott, who is also a director of NBN Co, said she acknowledges it is “not 100% perfect”. But she is confident it is financially viable. On consumer unhappiness, she said: “We do take these complaints very seriously and are working on correcting it.”

Why were certain areas rolled out before others? what packages should you get? What do you do if the speeds don't live up to what you were sold? Kelly Stevens from NBNCo joins us in studio to answer all of your questions.