July 2022
Rising mobile bills inspire customers to ditch Telstra and Optus
One in six Australians could swap to cheaper operators if Optus and Vodafone both follow Telstra and jack up their prices.
June 2022
$20.5m funding for new telco that plans to beat TPG, Telstra
Palisade Impact and Endeavour Asset Management have led a fresh $20.5 million capital raise by the new telco on the block, GigaComm.
March 2022
Forget BNPL: this Dutch start-up wants Aussies to pay now, buy later
Recharge, which offers worldwide access to prepayment services like digital gift cards and mobile phone top-ups, is launching in Australia after raising $US35 million ($47.9 million).
February 2022
TPG bush deal to give Telstra a $1.8b boost
Regional Australians will have greater choice between mobile providers after Telstra signed a landmark network-sharing deal with TPG Telecom.
Melbourne tech firm equals VC record with $US350m funding
Alok Kulkarni’s Cyara has cemented its spot in Aussie start-up legend, raising $US350 million ($500 million) from K1 and pressing pause on an IPO.
January 2022
TPG’s Felix to lean on new eSIM tech in second year
TPG Telecom’s low-cost mobile arm will lean on its new eSIM powers to grow its customer base and bolster its green flair.
December 2021
What the new ACCC chairwoman means for business
The nomination of Gina Cass-Gottlieb to head the competition watchdog and succeed economist Rod Sims sends three important signals to business, writes John Kehoe.
November 2021
TPG’s 5G coverage hits key milestone to boost NBN competition
TPG’s 5G network will now cover 85 per cent of the population in major cities after its rollout faced major issues due to a ban on Huawei tech.
Mega Sydney airport deal faces ACCC heat
Sydney Airport and suitor IFM Investors face a potential battle with the competition watchdog and small shareholders after agreeing a $23.6 billion takeover.
September 2021
Call centre and chatbot group Probe CX eyes global stage
Afterpay is a big customer of the group which has 15,500 staff and has been acquired by private equity group KKR for $1.1 billion.
July 2021
CBA enters telco, invests in NBN providers to add to its app
CBA’s platform strategy is moving forward, with More Telecom and Tangerine NBN plans to be added to new retailing and energy deals in its banking app.
TPG reshuffles executive deck
TPG Telecom is reshuffling its executive team to help move Craig Levy into a new role where he will take control of its drive to wean customers off the NBN.
TPG boss defends business one year since merger
TPG Telecom chief executive Iñaki Berroeta does not think much of the corporate adage that ‘there is no such thing as a merger, only takeovers’.
North Sydney locals overruled as TPG wins right to light up sign
TPG Telecom is free to light up a flashy Vodafone logo mounted on its North Sydney headquarters after a court threw out protests from the local council.
June 2021
TPG fears being swept up in push to overhaul merger laws
The bust-up comes as the ACCC gears up to push for merger law reform this year.
ACCC’s mobile attack backfires
The ACCC never liked the fact that a Federal Court judge approved the TPG merger with Vodafone. But its attempt at payback has backfired.
May 2021
NBN under fire as telcos rage about cancellations
NBN Co has held crisis talks with internet providers as its bungled introduction of a new field operations model has seen hundreds of appointments for connections and faults cancelled.
February 2021
Tax credit lifts TPG to full-year profit
Chief executive Iñaki Berroeta said the company was primed to grow thanks to its new-found scale after last year’s merger with Vodafone Australia.
January 2021
Telstra reveals immediate 5G plans as it awaits innovation
Telstra will soon have access to a huge amount of new millimetre wave spectrum. Head of networks Nikos Katinakis says the telco won't waste any of it.
December 2020
How this architect built Whispir into a tech star
Jeromy Wells tried to build a tech platform for the architecture industry. He ended up turning Whispir into a local tech star with plans to head for the US.