CommsWire - 27 May 2019

Vocus gets A$3.3b takeover offer from Swedish equity firm Australia's fourth largest telecommunications company Vocus Communications has advised the ASX that it has received an indicative takeover offer from Swedish private equity firm EQT Infrastructure for A$5.25 per share, valuing the company at A$3.3 billion.

CommsWire - 19 March 2019

TPG profit smashed by mobile network cancellation Telecommunications provider TPG Telecom has announced a reported net profit after tax of $46.9 million for the first half of its 2019 fiscal year, which ended on 31 January, a drop of 76.4% from $198.6 million, year on year.

CommsWire - 8 March 2019

Australia 7th most affordable for broadband, NBN Co claims A study carried out by AlphaBeta for NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has found that this country is the seventh most affordable market for broadband.

CommsWire - 27 February 2019

ACMA warns telcos to comply with customer data obligations The Australian Communications and Media Authority has told 11 telecommunications providers to comply with their obligations that support emergency service across the country.

CommsWire - 12 September 2018

NBN Co given 3 months to improve wholesale deals with RSPs NBN Co, the company rolling out Australia's national broadband network, has given the competition watchdog a court-enforceable undertaking to improve its wholesale arrangements with retail service providers within three months.

CommsWire - 5 September 2018

Vocus puts ASC into service early as SMW-3 cable fails The Australia Singapore Cable has been switched on for use ahead of its scheduled 14 September service date, following a major disruption on the Sea-Me-We3 submarine cable between Perth and Singapore.

CommsWire - 3 September 2018

Vodafone completes successful trial of regional 4G mobile services hub Vodafone has completed a successful trial of a self-install mobile coverage solution – the Vodafone Regional Coverage Hub – which is designed to deliver 4G voice and data services in locations across Australia where commercial networks are not traditionally deployed, or where coverage is patchy or unavailable.

CommsWire - 22 August 2018

Optus to cut another 600 jobs over next two months Following in the footsteps of its larger competitor Telstra, Singtel Optus will sack 600 workers over the next two months in what it says is a bid to reduce the number involved in back-office work.

CommsWire - 5 July 2018

Vocus signs deal with Alcatel to build sub-sea cable system The Vocus Group has signed a contract with Alcatel Submarine Networks to build a 4000-kilometre subsea cable linking the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Australia.

CommsWire - 26 June 2018

ABC singles out Huawei from report on pollies' trips A report by lobby group the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, on sponsored overseas trips made by Australian federal politicians to a number of countries, says that Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei sponsored 12 trips for politicians to visit its headquarters in Shenzhen, making it the biggest corporate sponsor of such trips.