This Month
Gail Kelly set to front senators on Optus’ Triple Zero failures
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young says she’s pleased that Singtel’s Australian-based representatives have now agreed to face the inquiry.
February
Aussie Broadband buys Nexgen, plans to spruik agentic AI receptionists
The telco group, which delivered a 58 per cent drop in interim net profit after a writedown, is competing aggressively for business customers.
Superloop expands fibre network, bets on automated agents
The company’s shares jumped 18 per cent after the so-called “challenger” telco raised its full-year profit guidance and bought Lightning Broadband.
TPG Telecom, Telstra losing internet customers to cheaper rivals
TPG is losing broadband customers to rivals offering better service and cheaper prices, after a string of operational missteps from the Vodafone operator.
January
Ricardo Pumpa-founded Interactive enters new era, seeks growth partner
Wilmer is expected to weigh several options for Interactive, including the divestment of a majority stake and a 100 per cent sale.
$30m EBITDA-a-year Orro Group on the auction block, banker appointed
The business is forecast to make around $30 million in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation this year.
December 2025
Goodman Group enters $14b Europe data centre partnership
The ASX-listed industrial property giant is partnering with a Canadian pension fund to build four data centres throughout the continent.
Optus failed customers but CEO should keep his job, review finds
The telco and its contractors failed to ‘deal immediately’ with warning signals, an independent review into the company’s emergency call outage has found.
Telstra, Vodafone bosses hauled before Triple Zero inquiry
The crisis over Australia’s Triple Zero capabilities has spread beyond Optus’ September outage to the entire telecommunications industry.
November 2025
AirTrunk power knockback is Australia’s AI warning shot
Data centres are 10 times bigger and more power hungry than they used to be and our ageing energy infrastructure cannot keep up.
China’s 6G technology a ‘significant national security risk’
Australia must not be seduced by the promises of advancements in mobile networks and quantum computing with China, a cybersecurity strategist says.
TPG slashes equity raising by $250m after Triple Zero call failure
A death related to a Triple Zero call failure and equity market turmoil reduce the appetite of investors to participate in TPG’s $550 million reinvestment plan.
October 2025
Microsoft’s quarterly sales and profit surge
The software maker reported that its quarterly sales grew 18 per cent and that its profit in the September quarter increased by 22 per cent.
Amazon struggles to recover as major outage causes chaos
Dozens of major companies from Canva and Atlassian to Slack and McDonald’s reported disruptions on Monday evening from the issue at the cloud giant.
Optus bosses could be hauled before inquiry into Triple Zero failures
Coalition senators are expected to combine forces with the Greens to move a motion for a Senate inquiry into Optus.
Telcos must meet performance goals under new Triple Zero legislation
The government has fast-tracked legislation to set up a new Triple Zero watchdog aimed at protecting Australians from mobile outages.
Singapore’s ‘remote control’ strategy has failed Optus
Decisions made by Optus’ Singaporean leaders are being scrutinised, including why safety and service recommendations were not followed.
Labor sat on plans to safeguard Triple Zero
Anika Wells has pledged to “fast track” new laws to appoint a national Triple Zero watchdog after Labor failed to action such a plan for nearly a year.
September 2025
Government’s handling of Optus failures under question
The Albanese government’s strategy to fix Optus has come under fire as a third review is announced, to be done by a US consulting group paid for by the telco.
‘Lives depend on good digital infrastructure’: Optus crisis deepens
Fundamental changes to the way Australia invests in and monitors its telecommunications networks are being demanded after Optus’ third crisis in four years.
