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The former NSW premier put KPMG chair Martin Sheppard on the back foot over the firm’s refusal to release data leak reports.
TPG CTO Giovanni Chiarelli suggested Starlink should get concessional access to key licences for satellite-based mobile services, shifting from a call for a competitive process.
The three infrastructure asset managers have been actively buying Australian telco infrastructure in recent years with superannuation funds also in close orbit.
Consumers may look past fuel crisis-related price hikes in the short term, but they are unlikely to let businesses off the hook if inflationary pressures persist.
The ASX-listed telcos argue satellite mobile frequency licences should be allocated in a competitive manner to avoid consumers being locked in with a dominant provider.
Telecommunications companies are on high alert about unexpectedly high costs being proposed for spectrum. They're warning Jim Chalmers that productivity gains and cost of living pressures are on the line.
It was a rough day in Canberra for Optus boss Stephen Rue, who faced a rare united front of senators over the telco's triple-zero outage.
Optus has defended its plans to scale back office perks and shrink the footprint of its suburban Sydney campus in the wake of a damaging outage.
Table tennis tables, buses for staff and the footprint of Optus' sprawling Sydney campus itself have all been put under review as the embattled telco looks to find savings.
As the fallout over the Optus triple-zero outage spreads, Communications Minister Anika Wells has become the opposition's new target in Question Time.
Politicians from Anthony Albanese to South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas have criticised the telco carrier following its emergency-network failure last week.
It’s the football transfer saga that’s captured the attention of Australia’s media industry — but instead of players, it’s Optus and Nine trading Premier League rights.
Samantha Lawson says strict rules risk stifling innovation as Australia lags in the booming global AI market and sovereign tech capability.
The telco says AI tools developed under its new strategy are lifting productivity and sales as it works to rebuild trust after a string of reputational hits.
Interim chief executive Michael Venter told staff on Wednesday that the company would bring in NBN Co's Felicity Ross and Airtel Africa's Anthony Shiner later this year.
Amazon Prime Video and Optus Sport are among the services expected to face similar, if not tougher gambling ad restrictions than TV broadcasters as the government moves to quell a backlash.
