Optus
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Singtel-backed Australian operator Optus has been fined more than A$12 million (US$7.9 million) after it failed to provide access to emergency services following a nationwide outage. -
TPG Telecom has secured approval from Australia's competition regulator for an A$1.59 billion (US$1.07 billion) infrastructure and network-sharing agreement with Optus.
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Optus has hired Stephen Rue, the current CEO of Australia’s National Broadband Network (NBN) as its new chief executive.
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Australian mobile network operators TPG Telecom and Optus have announced an agreement that the two firms claim will strengthen regional mobile networks while boosting competition in rural parts of the country.
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Telstra and Optus could be delayed in shutting down their 3G networks over concerns that the closure could cut off services for some of its customers.
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Numerous sources are reporting today that Singtel plans to sell its stake in Australian operator Optus.
Forthcoming events
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Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) will complete its merger with rival company TPG Telecom by the middle of the year, so that it can speed up its 5G plans.
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Since the New South Wales (NSW) government officially declared a state of emergency in December, Australia has been in the grips of one of the worse bushfires in recent memory.
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Hughes Network Systems has signed satellite deals with Australia’s Optus – owned by Singtel – and with Algérie Telecom in north Africa.
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Verizon is to compete with domestic Australian carriers such as Optus and Telstra in the enterprise and public-sector market.
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Australia’s wholesale, equal-access broadband network has increased revenue 43% as it says it is on schedule to complete build-out in June 2020.
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Private equity group EQT Infrastructure has submitted a takeover bid of $2.27 billion (AUD$3.27bn) for Vocus, Australia’s fourth largest telecom operator.
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Ericsson has joined Nokia in building 5G-based home broadband services for Singtel’s Australian unit, Optus.
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Vocus Group has signed a new agreement worth over AUD $200m on its existing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) deal with Australian network service provider Optus Wholesale.
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Telstra is to buy a 25% stake in the Southern Cross cable network and will use “substantial capacity” in the new Southern Cross Next subsea cable.
