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This is the new phone hell in the workplace

Younger workers who don’t say hello when they answer a call need to know it’s a problem, especially in the workplace.

This Month

Stephen Rue joined Optus in November and has shaken up the company’s management.

Optus abandons independent consumer advocate after executive shake-up

The country’s second-largest telecoms group had pledged specialist support for customers after being accused of selling unneeded products to vulnerable people.

ACMA says the price of spectrum has been falling globally.

Telcos, government clash over mobile spectrum pricing

Australia’s biggest telcos want to pay billions of dollars less for their frequencies, but academics say they are being handed a finite resource on the cheap.

June

Campana builds and owns network communication infrastructure, including its flagship SIGMAR subsea cable that stretches more than 2000 kilometres, connecting Singapore and Myanmar

ASX listing candidate Campana puts itself back on the agenda

While it is still early days, listing adviser CLSA Australia did a check-in with potential backers last month.

Optus sales staff sacked amid $100m fine for unconscionable conduct

The telco has accepted charges from the ACCC that it used overly aggressive sales tactics to push products on vulnerable and disadvantaged customers that they didn’t need.

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A SpaceX rocket carrying 23 Starlink satellites pictured in Florida last year.

Telstra beats Optus, TPG in launching satellite text messaging

The telecommunications group says its customers can now send texts in areas that have no mobile reception.

May

Telstra goes all in on five-year plan to ride AI infrastructure wave

The telco’s CEO Vicki Brady says an “unrelenting” demand for data would help fuel growth, and investment was needed to keep up with rivals.

Vicki Brady is trying to solve the telco sector’s biggest problem.

How Telstra will make Australia pay up for the AI boom

Vicki Brady’s new five-year plan at Telstra is designed to try to solve the problem that’s been plaguing the telco sector for more than two decades.

Optus CEO Stephen Rue says he will invest in artificial intelligence but will not follow Telstra’s lead and form a big joint venture

Optus CEO focused on costs as profit rebounds

Optus boss Stephen Rue says the telco’s sports streaming platform remains important to customers, amid speculation it could be up for sale.

Telstra chief executive Vicki Brady will outline the company’s strategy to improve returns at investor day in Sydney on May 27.

Telstra CEO Brady to face investor grilling on plan to boost returns

Big shareholders get to interrogate the company’s top brass next week and will be looking for detail on how they will make the core businesses more profitable.

Linfox is one of MTData’s foundational and largest customers, using its system for real-time vehicle tracking and live fatigue management.

Telstra seeks buyer for MTData subsidiary; hires corporate adviser

The IM talked up the opportunity present in the global fleet telematics market, which is projected to grow at 9 per cent compounded over the next eight years to $US170 billion.

Microsoft Australia boss Steven Worrall will join Telstra in September to run InfraCo

Telstra swoops on Microsoft boss to steer AI push

Steven Worrall will join the telco group in September and run its infrastructure arm, including data centres, as Telstra invests heavily in AI.

Potentia Capital partner Amit Chand  joined the Soprano Design board in January 2023 alongside Andrew Gray.

Potentia Capital orders adviser beauty parade at Soprano Design

Investment bank Barrenjoey is in line to secure the mandate to sell Potentia’s 25 per cent stake in mobile phone communications company Soprano Design.

A SpaceX rocket launches from the Kennedy Space Centre this year carrying a batch of Starlink internet satellites.

US urges nations facing tariffs to sign up to Musk’s Starlink

State Department cables show Trump officials pushing smaller nations to greenlight licensing of Musk’s satellites at the same time they are facing trade talks.

Violet chair Kate Carnell: “Despite 90 per cent of Australians preferring home care and half wanting to die at home, fewer than 5 per cent actually do.”

The stage of life Australians can’t afford to ignore

Kate Carnell says federal funds for end-of-life planning would reduce costly hospitalisations and prevent unnecessary suffering.

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April

GigaComm CEO Sophearom En started the company when he became frustrated by the slow internet speeds in suburban Melbourne.

Ultra-fast internet provider GigaComm seeks $150m-plus; Rothschild on ticket

The six-year-old NBN challenger is seeking a deep-pocketed backer to help it build a broadband internet offering for apartment residents.

Aussie Broadband will create its own mobile phone plans rather than simply resell Optus plans.

Aussie Broadband launches ‘aggressive’ push into mobile services

The challenger telco will use cheap plans to lure Telstra customers as it plots its most ambitious move into the $20 billion mobile market.

March

NetComm created early Australian dial-up modems and was at one stage one of Australia’s most successful tech company.

After 43 years, local tech pioneer NetComm heads for the scrapheap

Modem maker NetComm Wireless was once a star of the local tech scene. But its Nasdaq-listed owner has filed for bankruptcy after a year of ownership.

New Optus boss Stephen Rue.

Optus considers bundling sports streaming with mobile plans

The Singaporean-owned group has been weighing up whether to sell off its streaming business, which holds the broadcast rights to English Premier League matches.

New chief Stephen Rue says making sure the Optus network is resilient and secure will be a priority.

Optus has had some horror years, but its new CEO is taking on Telstra

From overhauling the books at Melbourne Storm to war gaming the impact of COVID-19 on the NBN, Stephen Rue is a solutions guy. Optus is his next big challenge.

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