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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

  • Telstra and Optus are working to ensure 6G is standardised in a way that meets the Australian market’s distinctive coverage, resilience and spectrum requirements, RadComms 2026 has heard.

  • The Australian Communications and Media Authority internally dubbed its process for reallocating expiring spectrum licences the “everything project” because of its sweeping scope, according to ACMA manager for expiring spectrum licences Sean McQueen.

  • An outdated spectrum-sharing rule is preventing low-Earth orbit satellites from reaching their potential and holding back an estimated $100 billion in consumer benefits, according to Amazon Leo head of international spectrum management Chris Hofer.

  • Telecommunications remained a relatively minor source of cost-of-living pressure in July, with prices rising more slowly than the broader Consumer Price Index over the preceding year.

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