communications day ANZ

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

  • SUBCO will build a new 850km terrestrial cable between Sydney and Melbourne, targeting June 2028 for service, founder Bevan Slattery told the CommsDay Wholesale Congress yesterday.

  • The Australian Communications and Media Authority is taking a “much sharper look” at how telcos across the consumer service supply chain can be held to account, general manager of its consumer division Cathy Rainsford said yesterday.

  • Australia can secure AI sovereignty by retaining “enough of the right infrastructure assets” under Australian ownership and operation to provide choice, with partnerships used to fill in any technology gaps, according to Telstra Digital Infrastructure executive Sandy Cameron.

  • Telstra is assessing a range of opportunities for investment to support Australia’s digital infrastructure needs, including investing in further subsea cable capacity, according to CEO Vicki Brady.

Plus more

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CommsDay Wholesale Congress

After several successful editions in Melbourne, the CommsDay Wholesale Congress returns to Sydney in 2026, bringing the industry together at the Sheraton Grand, Sydney Hyde Park for two days of focused discussion, networking and deal-making across Australia’s wholesale telecommunications ecosystem.


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