Yesterday
‘Transformative’: Vocus buys TPG fibre networks for $5.25b
Macquarie Group will pitch more aggressively for data-hungry customers as it expands the Vocus Group’s national fibre network footprint.
- Updated
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Macquarie’s private equity job at Vocus hits $5.25b peak
Macquarie is again pushing the boundaries of what it means to be an infrastructure investor in Australia.
- Anthony Macdonald
This Month
Young people, Telstra sceptics: How Boost CEO plans to grow telco
The pre-paid telco backed by Peter Adderton and Paul Keating claims to be gaining market share in an industry that CEO Jason Haynes says is riddled with too many choices.
- Jenny Wiggins
‘Not just going to happen’: Telstra boss warns on AI boom
Vicki Brady says Australia could miss out on a vital boost to productivity from artificial intelligence if it fails to build the core infrastructure required.
- James Thomson
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
No magic, just hard work: What Telstra’s AI push really looks like
Vicki Brady’s big lesson on deploying AI? The gains are incremental, and they’re hard-won. But the opportunity is real, and the value is starting to emerge.
- James Thomson
September
Optus communications ‘manifestly inadequate’ in 2023 phone outage
Senators want new rules to force telco groups to keep the public updated when phone and internet connections fail.
- Updated
- Jenny Wiggins
- Exclusive
- Telecommunications
AusSuper’s mobile towers empire slumps deep into the red
The country’s largest superannuation investor was already at odds with its partner, Singtel-owned Optus, over a delay in rolling out network infrastructure.
- Jenny Wiggins
Telco groups protest state ‘profiteering’ from antennas
Telecommunications companies are pushing NSW to scrap fees for adding antennas and other equipment to mobile towers on Crown land.
- Jenny Wiggins
Optus recruits make the most of NBN’s gardening leave
Catching everyone’s eye was Stephen Rue, having “continued to provide ongoing service to NBN Co during his notice period”.
- Myriam Robin
WiseTech’s Richard White in $400m cash deluge
Richard White continues to free up an awful lot of cash.
- Myriam Robin
Telstra Health loses 300 jobs but stays on the block
The telco group is holding off from offloading Telstra Health as chief executive Vicki Brady restructures swathes of the company to boost profits.
- Jenny Wiggins
Hyped unicorn Linktree is another ZIRP horror story
Accounts for the one-time tech darling make for eye-watering reading.
- Mark Di Stefano
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Vodafone gets a start in the bush, now to make it work
Vodafone’s never been able to justify going to the bush. It needs at least 100,000 more customers to make its new deal work.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How AirTrunk helped make the careers of these bankers
The $24 billion sale of the data centre business was making waves long before this week.
- Anthony Macdonald
TPG Telecom, Optus network-sharing deal gets ACCC approval
TPG Telecom will market its mobile phone services to more Australians after the competition regulator said it could share networks with Optus in regional areas.
- Jenny Wiggins
NBN Co names Vocus’ Ellie Sweeney as next CEO
The Vocus Group boss will step into Stephen Rue’s shoes as he prepares to take the reins at Optus.
- Jenny Wiggins
David Dicker’s private jet life among F1 elite
The founder of Dicker Data might not have his team on the F1 grid, but he’s gotten onto the tarmac.
- Mark Di Stefano
August
TPG Telecom cuts 120 jobs as interim profits slide
The telco group, which is carrying more than $4 billion in debt, says it needs to keep reducing its expenses.
- Jenny Wiggins
How Russia’s Mark Zuckerberg became a wanted man
The arrest in France of Telegram owner Pavel Durov turned him into a folk hero among those concerned about free speech and government censorship.
- Paul Mozur and Adam Satariano
Aussie Broadband pays first dividend, cuts jobs
Aussie Broadband declared its first-ever dividend after it connected more customers to the internet, boosting annual net profit by 21 per cent.
- Jenny Wiggins
