This Month
Aussie Broadband loads up $50m block trade in Superloop, taps Unified
Thanks to a court-set deadline, it was willing to part with the shares at $1.31 apiece or a circa 3 per cent discount to the last close.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
March
Aussie Broadband expected to sell Superloop stock after court setback
The two rival broadband providers are in the midst of a messy legal dispute after Aussie Broadband attempted to acquire its competitor.
- Jenny Wiggins
Optus-Brookfield mooted deal a boon for sector valuations
Expectations that the telco could fetch $16 billion to $18 billion could be a win for rivals Telstra and TPG Telecom, E&P analysts say.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
ASX hater Weebit Nano must be a wee bit joking
The once fast-rising Israeli semiconductor company now hates the ASX. It was all so different 12 months ago.
- Updated
- Mark Di Stefano
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Aussie Broadband shows how not to make a move on your rival
The spat between two telco rivals is going places you rarely see.
- Anthony Macdonald
The exquisite timing of Aussie Broadband’s Superloop share raid
Nothing gets the blood pumping more than a good ol’ hostile takeover.
- Updated
- Lucas Baird
Aussie Broadband wants Superloop emails, WhatsApp messages
Aussie Broadband plans to serve a notice on Superloop directors in the next day or two, its legal counsel said in court.
- Jenny Wiggins
Aussie Broadband alleges Superloop sell order ‘oppressive’
Aussie Broadband has taken rival internet broadband provider Superloop to court, claiming an order by the smaller company to slash its stake could cost it $3.7 million.
- Jenny Wiggins
Superloop tells Aussie Broadband to slash stake below 12pc
Aussie Broadband failed to comply with Singaporean regulations on share purchases when it bought a near 20 per cent stake in rival Superloop in February.
- Jenny Wiggins
Singapore power brokers will decide Optus’ future
Optus’ parent Singtel will take advice from some of the most powerful people in Singapore as it considers selling part of the Australian telecommunications group.
- Jenny Wiggins and Emma Connors
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Inside PE giant Brookfield’s playbook for Optus
Brookfield’s done this sort of telco turnaround before, and well within our view. It also made a lot of money out of it.
- Anthony Macdonald
Singtel in advanced talks to offload Optus to Brookfield for $16b
The country’s second-largest telco group has had a difficult two years after a nationwide outage and a major cyberattack.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
Five banks escort NBN Co around London; bond deal in the works
Government-owned broadband provider NBN Co is zipping around London, accompanied by five banks, testing the waters for a billion-dollar Euro bond.
- Sarah Thompson, Kanika Sood and Emma Rapaport
David Dicker now claiming his ex-wife’s shares
David Dicker still owns most of Dicker Data. Or does he?
- Myriam Robin
February
Superloop rejects Aussie Broadband’s $466m takeover bid
Superloop investors have backed the broadband internet group’s decision to turn down a $466 million approach from rival upstart telco Aussie Broadband.
- Updated
- Jenny Wiggins
TPG Telecom annual profits shrink despite surge in mobile customers
TPG Telecom boss Iñaki Berroeta says consumers are still willing to pay for mobile phone services despite rising prices.
- Jenny Wiggins
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Why Telstra’s Vicki Brady gave up Taylor Swift for Spain
As the CEO prepares for the mobile sector’s big annual event, she’s firmly focused on grabbing the opportunities from AI after telcos missed out on past tech booms.
- James Thomson
- Analysis
- Due diligence
Telstra dials up cost cuts as big business puts it on hold
Almost a year into running the telco, chief executive Vicki Brady needs to quickly tackle poorly performing businesses before they become too much of a drag on profit.
- Jenny Wiggins
Optus outage cost $61m parent Singtel reveals
Optus’ national phone and internet outage in late 2023 and currency fluctuations have been blamed for falling profits at the telecommunications group.
- Jenny Wiggins
Sensitive Optus documents shared as hard copies in class action suit
Documents to be used in a class action battle over Optus’ 2022 cyberattack will be assigned a traffic light colour, with red for highly confidential information.
- Jenny Wiggins