Yesterday
Former TPG Telecom email customers to be slugged up to $95 annually
Accounts with iiNet, Internode and Westnet addresses will start paying a yearly fee from September after they were transferred to a Norwegian-owned company.
- Jenny Wiggins
This Month
AT&T hack undermines US national security, experts say
The telco giant said a hacker had compromised its network and stolen records of calls and text messages from nearly all of its 100 million wireless customers.
- Ryan Gallagher
Telstra increases phone plan prices above inflation rate
The telco is lifting prices for most of its mobile plans – and analysts warn there could be more price increases to come.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Analysis
- Due diligence
Competition for broadband intensifies as consumers crack down on bills
Small telcos such as Superloop and Aussie Broadband have been stealing internet customers from Telstra, TPG Telecom and Optus as consumers shop around.
- Jenny Wiggins
America’s campaign to kill Huawei has failed
After international sanctions drove profits down 70 per cent, the Chinese telecommunications company learnt that it didn’t need to rely on the West.
- The Economist
June
Mitsui-backed Campana plots $400 million ASX-listing; hires CLSA
Mitsui has been an investor since it co-led Campana’s $US40 million ($60 million) Series B equity raise in 2018.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Why Apple’s new iPad calculator is causing excitement
From calculators to new payment features to let you split the bills in restaurants, Apple announced updates that will affect iPhones, iPads, Macs and watches.
- John Davidson
May
Optus raises monthly mobile plan prices by 5-6pc
Optus has quietly raised prices of its cheapest and most popular monthly mobile phone plans for new customers above the rate of inflation, blaming higher costs.
- Jenny Wiggins
Optus sued by regulator for breaches in 2022 cyberattack
The communications regulator has filed a lawsuit in the Federal Court claiming Optus did not protect customers’ information before it was struck by a cyberattack.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Telstra’s biggest surprise isn’t its 2800 job cuts
Telstra boss Vicki Brady is sending a message to the market: the telco must lift returns on investment, and that means hard choices.
- James Thomson
Mobile users face price rises as Telstra swings the axe
Customers could be hit with above-inflation price increases for mobile phone plans, as well as higher internet fees, as the telecommunications giant slashes costs.
- Updated
- Jenny Wiggins
Musk in Bali to launch Starlink satellite internet service
The billionaire head of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of social platform X to launch the service alongside outgoing Indonesian President Joko Widodo.
- Updated
- Firdia Lisnawati and Niniek Karmini
42-year-old Sydney tech company saved with $150m price drop
Casa Systems bought NetComm for $161 million in 2019. Five years later another US company is buying it out of administration for just $US7 million.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Fresh meat in the Optus sandwich promised a helping hand
Optus and its owner, Singtel, have made governance changes to try to make the incoming CEO’s job easier. We’ll wait to see the proof.
- Anthony Macdonald
NBN fixer Stephen Rue to restore Optus’ credibility
Stephen Rue has been charged with restoring Optus’ reputation with consumers and improving its services when he leaves the NBN to run the beleaguered telco group.
- Jenny Wiggins
Why TPG Telecom changed its mind on Optus
After the departure of former Optus boss Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, the rival telco groups decided to let “bygones be bygones”.
- Jenny Wiggins
April
Optus parent writes off billions and strikes $1.6b deal with TPG
Singtel has had to write off billions of dollars on Optus, offset partly by the beleaguered telco striking a $1.6 billion deal with Australian rival TPG.
- Updated
- Jenny Wiggins
Telstra mulls strategic review of its massive health portfolio
Telstra boss Vicky Brady talked up her desire to actively manage the telco’s sprawling portfolio at the half-year result.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
TPG, iiNet email accounts bounce to Philippines, Norway
Users of TPG Telecom and iiNet email have to deal with a call centre and a parent company in the northern hemisphere after their accounts were handed over to The Messaging Company.
- Jenny Wiggins
March
Optus-Brookfield mooted deal a boon for sector valuations
Expectations that the telco could fetch $16 billion to $18 billion could be a win for rivals Telstra and TPG Telecom, E&P analysts say.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
