Yesterday
TPG Telecom says regional push is growing customer numbers
The country’s third-largest telco, which owns Vodafone and iiNet, is sharing a network with Optus, and hopes this will increase its mobile market share.
February
Labor says it will back high-tech bush mobile phone satellite network
The proposed law would oblige and support companies like Telstra, Optus and TPG Telecom to extend coverage across the country even where there are no towers.
January
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.
Dark fibre hotshot FibreconX hunts for $150m; Lazard on ticket
The business, which is backed by Andrew Forrest’s family office Tattarang, is seeking about $150 million and will target high-profile digital infrastructure investors.
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.
December 2024
Soul Patts launches $122m Tuas block trade; Jarden on ticket
Shares were priced at $6.10 per share – a 5 per cent discount to last close.
October 2024
Australia’s fibre backbone race picks up speed
The Vocus Group’s $5 billion purchase of fibre networks reflects the intensifying competition among companies installing the cables that will handle data for the nation’s digital needs.
Telstra investors protest against executive bonuses
Not all Telstra shareholders are happy about its executive bonuses after the telco’s annual profit was hit by hefty write-downs and restructuring costs.
‘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.
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.
Vocus’ $5b TPG fibre deal; New Lendlease boss; Star fundie goes solo
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Mystery investor revealed in Macquarie, Aware’s $6b tilt for TPG fibre
Should the deal proceed as expected, UniSuper stands to emerge as an indirect minority owner of Vocus, taken private by MAM and Aware for $3.5 billion in 2021.
September 2024
Vocus owners sign up co-investor in $6b-plus tilt for TPG’s fibre
TPG is within days of announcing the winner of the auction which stemmed out of a strategic review ordered nearly two years ago, the sources added.
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.
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.
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.
August 2024
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.
Telcos gear up for tech showdown
Australia’s biggest telcos are battling for taxpayer dollars in the debate over replacing ageing copper wires.
Vocus revives $6.3b dream to buy TPG’s fibre network
But sources said discussions between the ASX-listed telecommunications group and its Macquarie and Aware Super-owned rival were at a very early stage.
July 2024
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.