All Australia articles
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M&ATPG secures fibre sale to Macquarie-backed Vocus
AUD 5.25bn deal will see Vocus pick up fibre network assets and a chunk of TPG’s enterprise, government, and wholesale business.
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: £12bn boost for UK data centres; TowerCo investment reservations
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including: UK tops G7 in digital index, with AWS and DC01UK planning local DC splurge; TowerCo concerns on EU investment; 5G agricultural use cases; people movesl; and plenty more…
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M&AAmerican Tower offloads property assets in Australia and New Zealand
American Tower continues its retreat from the Asia/Pacific region with the sale of property assets in Australia to Waveconn and in New Zealand to Connexa, following its exit from India.
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Network & InfrastructureTPG’s long-coveted RAN sharing deal is good to go
Australia’s TPG Telecom and Optus got a regulatory thumbs up for their regional network and spectrum sharing deal that will double TPG’s mobile reach.
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Financial & Performance‘Tough decisions’ ahead for Australia’s TPG amid cost-cutting
CEO Iñaki Berroeta announced jobs are going as latest part of multi-year cost-cutting programme.
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: fibre sale, B2B investment, UK merger delay
Latest from Vodafone and its interests, including: quarterly and full-year results in India that show positive movement; B2B recovery work begins in Germany; TPG puts fibre assets back up for sale; and plenty more in Europe, Africa, Asia, beyond…
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M&AAustralia’s TPG puts fibre back on the table in new Vocus talks
Macquarie-backed fibre operator Vocus in early talks with TPG Telecom as fibre assets put back on the table…
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Weekly BriefingsInfrawatch Weekly: Europe aims for SatCo breakthrough, Hyperoptic joins £1bn club, DT ponders more TowerCos
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK and beyond, including: EU efforts to support connectivity on Earth and above the skies; UK public sector stoking the fire of fibre investment; musings on the merits of more TowerCos; and plenty more…
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Weekly BriefingsVodafonewatch Weekly: nip and tuck all part of the plan, as CEO evinces optimism
In-depth analysis of FY23−24 results as Margherita Della Valle attempts to paint rosy picture of shrinking Group. Storm still to come in Germany, but Spanish exit secured, and confidence around UK merger prospects. Significant developments across (re-shaped) footprint include: changing leadership; strategic partnerships; and an M-PESA spin-off update…
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Network & InfrastructureTPG signs more regulator-friendly rural RAN-sharing deal with Optus
Australia’s TPG Telecom signs MOCN agreement with Optus in bid to present true regional challenge to Telstra, taking notes from regulator’s report on the unsucessful Telstra deal to add to optimism about green-light prospects…
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Financial & PerformanceTPG accelerates simplification, but infra stutters make for a bumpy ride
Australian operator posts progress on modernisation and simplification in FY23, and tees up more product and systems culls for FY24. Attempts to rationalise TPG’s physical infrastructure portfolio, though, have proved difficult…
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PeopleEx-Three exec becomes CEO at Australian TowerCo Waveconn
Grant Stevenson to move up into Chief Executive slot at business formed out of TPG Telecom’s wireless infra. New boss’s CV includes spells at the former Vodafone Hutchison Australia and co-parent CK Hutchison.
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PremiumElsewhere in Associates & JVs: Rumours resurface over Ardian takeover of INWIT
Rumours resurface over Ardian takeover of INWIT.
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Network & InfrastructureTPG preps for network innovation with 4G shift to Ericsson dual core
Ericsson hits another milestone in a long-running core network transformation programme for TPG, as the operator moves towards a containerised cloud-native setup.
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Venturing & InvestmentsIFM targets UK infra with £10bn capital injection
Australian investor plans to analyse “commercially viable” opportunities in collaboration with UK government, bolstering its existing commitments to fuel the nation’s infra expansion.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT taps Telstra for Asia-Pacific broadcasting reboot
Operators’ media and broadcasting arms unite to deliver unified media network, extending BT and Telstra reach into Asia-Pacific.
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PremiumElsewhere in Associates and JVs: Vantage looks to increase political presence
Vantage looks to increase political presence with Berlin office.
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M&AVocus seeks debt partners to keep TPG bid rolling
Consortium of banks sought to fund acquisition of TPG’s non-consumer fibre business in what could be Australia’s biggest refinancing deal of the year.
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M&ACVC sets sights on infrastructure with DIF buyout
Private equity-focused CVC prepares to acquire 100% of infrastructure investor DIF Capital Partners.
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PremiumTPG MVNO push gathers steam with IMZI launch
A subsidiary of long‑term enabler partner Isoton is delivering a cheap and quick path for brands to get up and running as MVNOs.