Vocus Group
Opinion
Telecommunications
Closing the gap: Vodafone’s desperate deal to catch Telstra and Optus
No matter how you interpret the $6.3 billion deal with Vocus, TPG - which owns the number three player in the mobiles market, Vodafone - is shrinking.
- by Elizabeth Knight
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Telecommunications
Northern Beaches Council signs up to Elon Musk’s satellites
Tech billionaire’s Starlink service will help future-proof up to 37 key locations across the council, with the satellites to provide an alternative to fibre cables.
- by Zoe Samios
Vocus Group gets new CEO as Kevin Russell retires
Newly appointed CEO Ellie Sweeney will lead a $1 billion investment program as the telco sets its sights on picking up customers in rural and regional communities.
- by Zoe Samios
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Telecommunications
Vocus tees up Musk’s satellites to boost rural internet
The Macquarie-owned telco has linked up with Elon Musk’s low-orbit satellite business Starlink to deliver high-speed internet to businesses that operate in remote or regional Australia.
- by Zoe Samios
‘NBN is profiteering from lockdowns’: Telcos join forces on pandemic relief
The CEOs of Australia’s five biggest telcos are saying the discounts on wholesale charges provided by NBN Co during the lockdowns are “insufficient”.
- by Zoe Samios
Vocus lands NT submarine gig to enhance infrastructure credentials
Australia’s fourth biggest telco Vocus has kicked off life as a private company by further enhancing its fibre footprint.
- by Supratim Adhikari
M&A boom predicted after companies sit on $40 billion cash pile
Ongoing COVID lockdowns are not expected to stop companies opening the purse strings to pursue acquisitions or return cash to investors via buybacks and dividends.
- by Colin Kruger
Swoop Telecom landing a bittersweet moment for Vocus founder
Veteran telco executive James Spenceley says second-tier telcos offer investors more upside compared to the likes of Telstra, TPG and Vocus.
- by Cara Waters
Telcos warn NBN pricing plans will lead to spike in internet bills
Telecommunications companies are warning proposed changes to NBN Co’s pricing structure will cost customers.
- by Zoe Samios
Vocus boss expects $3.5b Macquarie-led takeover will strengthen telco’s hand
Vocus boss Kevin Russell says the telco will be better placed to win a bigger slice of the market under private ownership, as it puts a planned New Zealand IPO on ice.
- by Supratim Adhikari
Analysis
Telecommunications
Upbeat Vocus moving in the right direction
Vocus Group’s latest crop of suitors may be in for an arm wrestle, if the takeover target’s bullish half-year results commentary is anything to go by.
- by Supratim Adhikari