CrossTalk was a weekly half-hour telecommunications podcast produced for the industry journal CommsDay.
Latest episodes
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32 min
24 Jul '15 - NBN Migration - still not right?
The government has outlined a framework for migrating customers to the NBN, with a threat of regulatory action on the industry if the process isn't smoothed out.Last year Tony Warr…
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30 min
17 Jul '15 - Will the NBN keep up with demand?
No sooner had NBN released its Network Design Rules document than one blogger was questioning whether the 2Gbps uplink capacity per node was enough to cater for peak demand. After…
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32 min
10 Jul '15 - New law will see Government get to grips with network design
The Attorney General (AG) has circulated draft legislation that will give the Government greater control over how networks are designed and maintained.The belief is that the commer…
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30 min
2 Jul '15 - ACCC not sold on Telstra’s Double Dipping
The ACCC has revised its decision on access pricing, saying wholesalers should be paying more than 9.6 percent less to Telstra.Whilst ACCC chair Rod Sims expects the savings to be…
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33 min
25 Jun '15 - The Internet of What Things?
Last week the Communications Alliance workshopped issues that will arise from the Internet of Things – technically and regulatory. But do we have a clear vision of what the IoT is?…
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32 min
19 Jun '15 - Broadband and mobile are growing, but is it fast enough?
Ericsson and Cisco have both released reports highlighting the growth in data usage, internet speeds and device adoption. Not surprisingly, the figures are all on the rise.Yet, wit…
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28 min
12 Jun '15 - Will new contracts fix NBN's rollout problems?
NBN’s history has been blighted by poor relationships with construction contractors. Has the new team fixed the problem?In the past, NBN’s immediate partners complained of inconsis…
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30 min
5 Jun '15 - Copyright law will help the Government’s website blocking
A government review has concluded that there are only minor changes needed to how agencies enforce website blocking, but it seems to ignore the impending changes to copyright law.U…
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31 min
28 May '15 - Hong Kong Takes Fibre to the Curtain
Hong Kong Telecom has moved on from providing fibre to the basement, with more than 80 percent of households able to receive fibre right to their home. Now they are reaching furthe…
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27 min
21 May '15 - Time for a rethink on the USO?
At the CommsDay Australasia Satellite Forum this week Paul Fletcher, Parliamentary Secretary to the Communications Minister, raised questions about the future of the Universal Serv…
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28 min
14 May '15 - Why Verizon wants to buy AOL
Earlier this week Verizon announced that it plans to buy AOL in a deal worth $4.4 billion. So what are they after?In the past telcos acquired media players for their content – reme…
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31 min
7 May '15 - Why the sudden need for scale?
TPG wants to buy iiNet, so does the M2 Group. Meanwhile Vocus and Amcom want to merge, but TPG wants to stop them. Perhaps they’re next on the TPG menu.So, what will happen next? W…
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30 min
30 Apr '15 - Did New Zealand get it right on broadband?
Australia and New Zealand embarked on high speed broadband roll-outs around the same time. Their approach, it seems, is cheaper, faster – with more reliance on fibre - and has been…
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27 min
23 Apr '15 - Price could kill the NBN, not the speed
NBN detractors only question whether it’ll deliver the speed we demand. It’s less of an issue than the question of price.For some time in the industry the question of CVC charges h…
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31 min
16 Apr '15 - Is the NBN Fast Enough For Home Workers
Is the NBN being designed in a way that will boost productivity by encouraging more of us to work from home?People have been talking about telecommuting for decades, yet research f…
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31 min
9 Apr '15 - How Dallas Buyers Lost the Battle They Won
The copyright owners for the movie Dallas Buyers Club won a court battle against iiNet this week, but the ruling could scupper any plans for speculative invoicing, making action ag…
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27 min
1 Apr '15 - Will you be paying for Netflix, whether you want to or not?
Netflix has arrived in Australia. Are their competitors worried? Not really. Stephen Langsford, the CEO of Quickflix, says their presence will help to grow the market. Perhaps it’s…
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33 min
26 Mar '15 - Website blocking: the easy way to protect copyright, but does it work?
The government has introduced the Copyright Amendment (Online Infringement) Bill 2015. It will enable copyright owners to approach the Federal Court to request an injunction agains…
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32 min
19 Mar '15 - iiNet takeover the least of our competitive worries
Despite protestations from The Greens it seems highly unlikely that the ACCC will reject TPG’s $1.4 billion takeover of iiNet. It simply creates another sizeable player to challeng…
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31 min
12 Mar '15 - What price, the last mile?
This week the ACCC reached a draft decision on how much access seekers should pay Telstra for fixed line services on Telstra’s network. As usual, everyone is disappointed. Telstra…