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David Thodey
News and interviews on David Thodey including trends, features, blogs and community conversations from an Australian business perspective.
Home sales up 0.6% in September, Telstra to cut 950 jobs: Economy roundup
Telstra jobs go in restructure, IMF warns Australian housing prices overvalued, Whitehaven Coal in takeover talks
Commonwealth Bank warns on higher funding costs, Concerns over ASX merger: Economy roundup
The Commonwealth Bank says it is replacing cheap debt; the Greens are unhappy with the proposed Singapore takeover of the ASX; and Australian shares are flat in morning trade today
Telstra urges Parliament to pass telco reform quickly as Coalition backflips on opposition to new bill
Malcolm Turnbull says the Coalition no longer opposes Telstra's retail and wholesale split, but wants to examine the bill to make sure all changes are right and necessary.
Australian dollar to remain high: Swan, Shares slide: Economy Roundup
The Australian sharemarket opens lower this morning following a weak lead from Europe and Wall Street.
The smartphone wars
Microsoft's release of their new Windows 7 Phone system means there's much more competition in the smartphone market. Is it time to buy a new phone?
Time to come clean on just how uncommercial the NBN is: Kohler
Of course the NBN is not commercially viable, otherwise the government wouldn’t have to do it. But the extent to which it is subsidised in the interests of nation building should be calculated and published.
Telstra told to consider rebranding divisions as uncertainty over NBN, 6,000 jobs cuts increase
Telco analyst warns Telstra should consider rebranding its various departments in order to claw back market share and ready itself to fight against smaller, fast-growing competitors.
Forget Telstra’s latest transformation program – it’s time to pull the whole thing down and start again: Kohler
Yet another transformation of Telstra is underway, but it will be impeded by investors clamouring for dividends. And all the while, Telstra is failing to understand key growth areas of its business.
New home sales fall for fourth straight month, Telstra unveils growth strategy: Economy Roundup
US consumer confidence falls to a seven-month low, with investors now becoming increasingly worried about the strength of the country's economic recovery.
Google wants smartphone carriers out of the way – including Telstra: Kohler
Scores of handsets run on Google's Android operating system are flooding the market, at prices that will allow Google to have a direct relationship with end users – pushing the likes of Telstra to the background.
Tech support companies unfazed as Telstra launches new IT support service
Fast-growing tech support SMEs Geeks2U and eNerds say they are unfazed by Telstra’s decision to start its own premium support service.
Telstra to refund customers who breached smartphone data limits after app breakdown
Telstra is refunding customers who breached their smartphone data limits in July, after the company’s online data usage monitoring tool broke down for two weeks.
Unlocking the economic uncertainty – 10 indicators entrepreneurs need to watch
There is a common message emerging about Australia’s economic outlook – the next 12 months are extremely uncertain.
Telstra considers capping smartphone downloads as customer bad debts soar 44%
Telstra struggling to manage $364 million of bad debts, with more smartphone users suffering “bill shock”, refusing to pay as they rack up huge amounts of data and voice usage.
Telstra shares fall 8% after profit drops 4.7%, but Optus earnings jump 22%
It’s been a mixed morning for the telec industry, with Telstra disappointing the market with a 4.7% fall in net profit and Optus continuing its solid growth with net profit up 22%.
Telstra scraps over 300 management jobs, but could a share buyback be on the cards?
Telstra will shed over 300 management jobs in the coming weeks as part of a move to simplify the company’s internal structure and reduce red tape.
Residential construction to stall in 2011: Economy Roundup
Telstra chief executive David Thodey says the $11 billion agreement with the NBN Co. is a very encouraging milestone.
Analysts say TPG may consider buying AAPT to build scale
Analysts say TPG may consider buying AAPT to build scale
Speculation circulates that TPG could acquire AAPT, in another sign the market will continue to consolidate ahead of the rollout of the NBN.
Property, eHealth and telco sectors welcome Telstra’s NBN deal
Analysts argue that while the Telstra/NBN deal may be beneficial for many, it will still change the telecommunications market forever.
Telstra strikes $11 billion deal with Government on National Broadband Network
Telstra finally strikes deal over the NBN, agreeing to shut down parts of its copper-based networks and move customers to the NBN in exchange for $11 billion in compensation.
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