Today
Huawei disputes Turnbull's account of 5G ban
Chinese telecoms giant Huawei says former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull's account of why it was banned from building 5G networks is wrong.
- James Fernyhough
This Month
Telstra says massive outage was not malicious
After initially reporting it as a cyber attack, by Sunday afternoon Telstra announced it had fixed the problem, saying it was not malicious after all.
- James Fernyhough and Natasha Gillezeau
July
Optus embraces NBN, Amazon in COVID-19-era revamp
Optus' new head of enterprise says the pandemic has spurred two years' worth of digital progress in five months, and he is ready to seize the chance to win new business as a result.
- James Fernyhough
Aussie Broadband books in roadshow for $150m IPO
You'd hope there's no hitch connecting up the Zoom meetings on this next investor roadshow.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
- Analysis
- IT networks
Fateful day for the four horsemen of Big Tech
Fireworks are expected when Apple's Tim Cook, Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg, Amazon's Jeff Bezos and Google's Sundar Pichai appear before US Congress' antitrust sub-committee this week.
- James Titcomb
Terms blasted for Audinate raising
Listed audio technology outfit Audinate has pressed go on a $28 million placement.
- Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
Britain set to ban Huawei from 5G
Boris Johnson will ban the Chinese tech giant from being involved in the UK's new mobile phone network but the timescale for the move is unclear.
- Guy Faulconbridge and Paul Sandle
Dotcom survivor falls to US private equity
The old Melbourne IT survived the dotcom bubble's bursting but could not handle COVID-19 without being gobbled up.
- Myriam Robin
- Opinion
- Telecommunications
China is winning the trillion-dollar 5G war
By the end of this year, China will have more than half a million 5G towers on its way to a goal of five million.
- Anjani Trivedi
TPG switches on Teoh's abandoned network
TPG and Vodafone begin trading as one today, and the company's first move will be to switch on the old TPG's abandoned 4G mobile network.
- James Fernyhough
Huawei says no immediate UK impact from US sanctions
US sanctions targeting China's Huawei have had no immediate impact on its ability to supply 5G equipment to Britain, says a senior company executive.
- Updated
- Jack Stubbs and Kate Holton
Telstra breaks records in carbon offset splurge
Telstra says it has achieved its goal of becoming carbon neutral across its scope one, two and three emissions, making it the first major Australian telecoms firm to achieve that status.
- James Fernyhough
NBN to sack 800 staff, dissolve business unit
NBN Co will dismiss 800 staff by the end of the year, in a major restructure following the completion of the initial rollout of the network last month.
- James Fernyhough
How the new-look TPG could transform the mobile market
The immediate future of the new third force in Australia's telco market comes down to what the $15 billion company will do with its massive increase in mobile phone spectrum.
- James Fernyhough
Etherstack pump straight from iSignthis playbook
Etherstack’s is a most brazen exercise in calf-fattening on market day.
- Joe Aston
Huawei and ZTE classified as security threat to US
The move against Huawei and ZTE is part of a broader effort by the US to clamp down on everything from Chinese theft of intellectual property to commercial and traditional espionage.
- Demetri Sevastopulo
- Opinion
- Disruption
Why Facebook can shrug off big brand boycotts
Compared with YouTube, the social media giant is better placed to weather a ban by big companies. But when mom and pop shops join in, then it should worry.
- The Lex Column
June
- Exclusive
- Telecommunications
Merged Vodafone-TPG promises competitive broadband and mobile bundles
The $15 billion merger of TPG Telecom and Vodafone Australia will be the catalyst for the launch of a range of bundled fixed line and mobile services.
- Tony Boyd
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The next big question for TPG and Vodafone's mega-merger
The $15 billion merger between TPG Telecom and Vodafone Hutchison Australia is finally done - but there's one more big challenge to overcome.
- James Thomson
SoftBank raises $US14.8b from T-Mobile US share sale
SoftBank has unwound a big portion of its stake in T-Mobile US as it battles shareholder concerns over its corporate strategy.
- Richard Henderson
