Some 10 million customers had their information stolen in what was one of the worst cyberattacks in Australian history.
Mobile phone plan prices are likely to rise following Telstra’s announcement to revamp its pricing structure,but not everyone is convinced that its customers will stick around.
Australia’s second-largest telco is priming for a much-needed reboot after suffering the nation’s worst data breaches and telecommunications outages.
After nearly a decade at NBN Co,Stephen Rue will take on the job of repairing Optus’ reputation.
Communications minister Michelle Rowland says she will accept all recommendations from a review into the effect of last year’s national Optus outage on the triple-zero system after lives were put at risk.
Australia’s elite boards are still littered with time-served directors who are part of an entitlement club of similarly minded seat warmers.
The government has written to the chief executives of Telstra,Optus and TPG amid fears nearly 1 million Australians may be left unable to contact triple zero.
Karin Stark has long warned it was only a matter of time until someone died unable to call an ambulance. Now her own family has become the story.
Singapore’s largest carrier gained as much as 4.2 per cent before it was suspended from trading pending an announcement.
The departure comes after an outage that affected 10 million customers,and while the company is still scrambling to find a new CEO.
Telstra,TPG and Optus are on a rare unity ticket fighting against proposed changes they say will lead to more SMS scams.