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- Nov 6, 2024
- 7 pages
Today
TPG turns on its Optus tie-up, hoping to steal Telstra customers
The company’s network-sharing agreement with its rival, signed off by competition regulators in September, will expand its coverage into regional areas.
- Jenny Wiggins
This Month
Optus says tough new scam rules are ‘unworkable’
New rules to stop scams are “unworkable and ineffective”, Optus says. But billionaire Andrew Forrest wants the government to go further.
- Jenny Wiggins
Cheap satellite calls could soon be coming to a phone near you
A new generation of providers with low orbiting networks could transform phone use and challenge major telecoms groups like Telstra and Optus within two years.
- Jenny Wiggins
Banker John Wylie wants Telstra to sell off NBN income stream
The fund manager and Telstra shareholder is urging the telco giant to package up cash payments it receives from NBN Co and sell them to boost its stock price.
- Updated
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- NBN
NBN-Telstra rethink could unlock billions for internet access: Wylie
If improving internet access is to be done through the NBN, there’s a different and better way for this to be funded.
- John Wylie and Vidhur Rangaswamy
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Foxtel’s $3.4b sale a bet on a billionaire, not a deal of the decade
There’s much more to the pay TV and streaming provider’s ownership change than the headline price. Now Saudi Arabia is involved.
- Anthony Macdonald
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Telstra’s Vicki.ai a glimpse into the future of Australian business
Telstra’s decision to hive off its AI projects and staff will make other companies take notice. The big consulting groups and tech companies must be loving it.
- Anthony Macdonald
AI can stop phones dropping out, Telstra boss says
Vicki Brady says the telco group’s customers have ‘no appetite’ for phone outages. Her $700 million Accenture deal shows it is getting serious about AI.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Exclusive
- Telecommunications
Telstra spends $700m on massive AI rollout
The telecommunications giant is bringing in Accenture to apply the technology across its entire business as it tries to cut costs and boost returns.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Exclusive
- Workplace
Insignia Financial latest to let staff work on Australia Day
Insignia Financial has joined the likes of Medibank, REA Group and Telstra in giving employees the option of working on public holidays such as Australia Day.
- Euan Black
Telstra moves to overtake Optus in race to plug into Musk’s Starlink
Telstra is hoping to steal a march on its rival, signing a new deal with SpaceX to connect its mobile customers to the billionaire’s satellite network.
- Tess Bennett
December 2024
News Corp sells Foxtel to British sports streaming giant in $3.4b deal
The multibillion-dollar deal will dramatically alter the local media landscape and create a rich competitor for sports broadcast deals.
- Zoe Samios
Denholm on Musk: He’s entitled to his opinion, I’m entitled to mine
Robyn Denholm rose from obscurity to become the highest-profile Australian in business. But overseeing the world’s richest man as Tesla chair is no easy thing.
- Paul Smith
Do you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
Australia’s 50 highest-paid CEOs in 2024 revealed
Macquarie Group’s Shemara Wikramanayake is Australia’s best-paid CEO for the fourth year in a row.
- Patrick Durkin
Canva, Cotton On and Atlassian among the top 20 corporate givers
The amount of funds donated by the top 50 corporate philanthropists has jumped to $1.7 billion.
- Sally Patten
Telstra snaps up Boost Mobile, delivering Paul Keating a $40m payday
The telecommunications giant has acquired the specialist pre-paid mobile phone business for $140 million. The former prime minister owns 29 per cent.
- Jenny Wiggins
ASX nears record; Northern Star’s $5b deal; Telstra buys Boost Mobile
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Telstra acquires Boost Mobile in $140m deal
Investor sources told this column that Boost Mobile’s acquisition price was just under $140 million, which did not include a meaningful deferred payment.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
November 2024
Business says Trump’s return turns up competition for investment
Executives from Telstra, QBE, Challenger and Mirvac have warned that the US and even Britain risk pulling away from Australia by cutting red tape.
- Updated
- Jonathan Shapiro