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 roundupFriday, 29 October 2010
Sales of new homes increased by 0.6% in September, breaking four consecutive months of declines, according to the latest results from the Housing Industry Association. ...
Commonwealth Bank warns on higher funding costs, Concerns over ASX merger: Economy roundup
Tuesday, 26 October 2010
The Commonwealth Bank has warned that higher funding costs will hurt Australian banks in the short term and the sector is facing significant challenges. ...
Telstra urges Parliament to pass telco reform quickly as Coalition backflips on opposition to new bill
Thursday, 21 October 2010
Telecommunications giant Telstra has urged Parliament to quickly pass legislation that will split the company's retail and wholesale divisions, saying laws must be created to allow construction of the NBN. ...
Australian dollar to remain high: Swan, Shares slide: Economy Roundup
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
The value of the Australian dollar will continue to remain high due to local terms of trade remaining high, treasurer Wayne Swan has told American television network CNBC. ...
The smartphone wars
Tuesday, 12 October 2010
The mobile phone market has become a lot more competitive this morning with Microsoft's launch of their new mobile phone system, Windows 7 Phone, which will be appearing on new phones in the shops over the next few weeks. ...
Time to come clean on just how uncommercial the NBN is: Kohler
Thursday, 07 October 2010
The government needs to pluck up its courage and confess the extent to which the national broadband network is uncommercial – that is, the amount of subsidy embedded in it. ...
Telstra told to consider rebranding divisions as uncertainty over NBN, 6,000 jobs cuts increase
Thursday, 30 September 2010
Telstra should consider rebranding its various departments including BigPond in order to claw back market share and ready itself to fight against smaller, fast-growing competitors, one telco analyst warns. ...
Forget Telstra’s latest transformation program – it’s time to pull the whole thing down and start again: Kohler
Thursday, 30 September 2010
Actually what David Thodey should do is build a whole new Telstra in parallel with the old one, and then shut the old one down. I'm serious. This company has been renovated more often than my house, which was built about the same time; it's time to pull it ...
New home sales fall for fourth straight month, Telstra unveils growth strategy: Economy Roundup
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Sales of new homes fell for the fourth consecutive month in August, according to the Housing Industry Association, with representatives saying the industry is at risk if interest rates continue to rise. ...
Google wants smartphone carriers out of the way – including Telstra: Kohler
Monday, 27 September 2010
When Telstra's share price fell to record lows last week the talk was all about the NBN, but perhaps the real source of Telstra's woe is that it's being trampled in the elephant fight between Google and Apple. ...
Tech support companies unfazed as Telstra launches new IT support service
Wednesday, 01 September 2010
Fast-growing tech support SMEs Geeks2U and eNerds say they are unfazed by Telstra's decision to start its own premium support service, believing their emphasis on personal customer service and an established market presence will give them an advantage. ...
Telstra to refund customers who breached smartphone data limits after app breakdown
Monday, 16 August 2010
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, leaving users high and dry as to just how much they were downloading. ...
Unlocking the economic uncertainty – 10 indicators entrepreneurs need to watch
Friday, 13 August 2010
As the biggest names in corporate Australia line up to deliver their companies' latest profit results, 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%
Friday, 13 August 2010
Telstra is 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%
Thursday, 12 August 2010
It's been a mixed morning for the telecommunications 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% on the strength of its mobile division. ...
Telstra scraps over 300 management jobs, but could a share buyback be on the cards?
Thursday, 22 July 2010
Telco giant 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
Monday, 28 June 2010
Residential construction will stall in 2011, according to new figures published by the Housing Industry Association. ...
Analysts say TPG may consider buying AAPT to build scale
Thursday, 24 June 2010
The telecommunications industry is buzzing with speculation that second-tier firm TPG could acquire AAPT, in just another sign the market will continue to consolidate ahead of the rollout of the National Broadband Network. ...
Property, eHealth and telco sectors welcome Telstra’s NBN deal
Tuesday, 22 June 2010
The property, eHealth and telco sectors have welcomed Telstra's agreement with the National Broadband Network, saying it will deliver them countless benefits and opportunities for new projects. ...
Telstra strikes $11 billion deal with Government on National Broadband Network
Monday, 21 June 2010
Telco giant Telstra has finally struck a deal with the Government over the National Broadband Network, agreeing to shut down parts of its copper-based networks and move customers to the NBN in exchange for $11 billion in compensation. ...
