This Month
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
August
- Opinion
- Telecommunications
Why Telstra’s latest strategy shift might pay off
Why Vicki Brady wants to keep Telstra’s infrastructure assets close and growing even if mobiles remain today’s success story.
- Updated
- Jennifer Hewett
July
- 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
May
- 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
March
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Aussie Broadband shows how not to make a move on your rival
The spat between two telco rivals is going places you rarely see.
- Anthony Macdonald
Aussie Broadband alleges Superloop sell order ‘oppressive’
Aussie Broadband has taken rival internet broadband provider Superloop to court, claiming an order by the smaller company to slash its stake could cost it $3.7 million.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Analysis
- Telecommunications
‘Floptus’, hacks and outages: Optus show eyes next chapter
There has rarely been a dull moment at Optus. Now, a buyout offers a chance to reset.
- Updated
- Paul Smith
Five banks escort NBN Co around London; bond deal in the works
Government-owned broadband provider NBN Co is zipping around London, accompanied by five banks, testing the waters for a billion-dollar Euro bond.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
February
NBN Co shrinks workforce 10pc as net loss deepens to $696m
The National Broadband Network Company’s growth is slowing, but it expects demand for faster internet services to boost future revenues.
- Jenny Wiggins
September 2023
The playbook to ensure digital transformation works
Telco infrastructure group Superloop have won an AFR Digital Transformation Award for their successful technology stack overhaul and improved digital operation.
- Edmund Tadros
August 2023
Is Elon Musk a threat to Australia?
The mercurial billionaire, who is unusually involved in his companies, has huge commercial interests in China, and a growing foothold in Australia.
- Nick Bonyhady
Investors pile into NBN $850m green bond
Investors leapt on the five-year high-grade fixed rate Australian dollar corporate bond on Wednesday.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The NBN dream is getting smaller
NBN Co’s results day is unlike a listed company. It is a shame analysts are so polite because NBN Co’s numbers warrant further scrutiny.
- Anthony Macdonald
NBN Co won’t try to up average revenue this year
The internet company is facing a series of headwinds, with Elon Musk’s Starlink taking customers and slow uptake of fibre services.
- Nick Bonyhady
July 2023
- Analysis
- Telecommunications
Optus’ satellite phone deal is a future win, but has muted impact now
Text messages sent via Optus’ plan to let users connect via satellites could take two minutes to transmit, helping explain why Telstra’s shares weren’t dented.
- Nick Bonyhady
Optus strikes deal with Musk’s Starlink, bypasses regional NBN
But TPG Telecom said the deal showed a decision by the competition regulator last month to block its network sharing agreement with Telstra was wrong.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Opinion
- The AFR View
NBN battles the satellites
It would be a stretch to call this a technological disaster for the NBN. But it is another underscoring of technological risks
- The AFR View
NBN aims to match Elon Musk’s Starlink but may have to write off $620m
Telstra’s network chief Nikos Katinakis says the existing regional service is so poor that it wants to avoid being associated with the product.
- Nick Bonyhady and Lucas Baird
May 2023
Musk’s Starlink grows 20pc since Feb, charges past NBN satellite users
The rapid growth of Elon Musk’s low earth orbit satellite play shows the technology’s high-octane trajectory and its threat to rural NBN services.
- Lucas Baird