TPG Telecom

Some operators have retired their older 5G networks, while Simba has yet to announce a timeline for completing the shift to standalone services

AUSTRALIA’S TPG Telecom said on Tuesday a customer died after failing to make emergency triple zero (”000”) calls on the company’s network from a Samsung device that was operating out-of-date software.

CHINA Mobile, the world’s largest wireless carrier by subscribers, is exploring a potential deal for Hong Kong broadband provider HKBN as it looks to expand its footprint in the city, people with knowledge of the matter said.

TPG Telecom will sell its fibre and fixed network infrastructure assets including broadband provider Vision Network to Macquarie and pension fund Aware Super-owned telecommunications group Vocus for A$5.25 billion (S$4.6 billion).

The agreement makes TPG more competitive in retail and wholesale markets relative to Optus and Telstra, says the watchdog

The group says that Optus is in a network-sharing deal with TPG Telecom

AS THE fourth local telco with just shy of 900,000 subscribers as at end-November 2023, Simba Telecom, formerly known as TPG Singapore, has made its mark on the industry.

SINGTEL’s Australian subsidiary Optus said that it “welcomes” the Australian Competition Tribunal’s decision to reject Telstra and TPG Telecom’s proposed network sharing agreement.

AUSTRALIAN Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) on Wednesday (Dec 21) rejected TPG Telecom’s network sharing agreement with Telstra, saying the deal would significantly weaken competition in the country.