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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.

 

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in today’s issue of commsday

  • Optus has backed the Australian Communications and Media Authority's proposed a 115 dBm signal threshold for its new mobile coverage maps standard while urging the regulator to simplify the classification system used to describe coverage levels.

  • Vocus has called on the federal government to facilitate increased fibre investment in northern Australia as part of efforts to enable economic development in the region.

  • Although Phil Britt's Rural Fibre Co. has focused on rolling out fibre to the premises in Victoria's Gippsland region, the telco has indicated it could consider serving other regional areas outside NBN Co's fixed-line footprint.

  • The federal government's legislation to establish the Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation will be subject to a parliamentary inquiry, after a referral last week by the Senate's Selection of Bill Committee.

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Broadband Forum’s BASe Summit

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.


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CommsDay Summit 2026

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.


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