Telcos

Australia rail services resuming after Telstra outage

Trains stand at a station in Melbourne following the disruption to passenger rail networks on July 8 due to the Telstra network outage.

Telstra outage in Australia disrupts trains and payments; no evidence of ‘malicious’ activity

The Australian government said the Telstra issue affected “a large number of mobile calls and connections”. Telstra is Australia’s biggest telecommunications company.

Mystery Thai investor’s near $1.3 billion True stake sparks probe

Thailand’s market regulator is probing Supaporn Pimphong’s claim that she owns a 7.1 per cent stake in the telecom giant.

Virtual telcos bundle mobile plans with access to paid AI models for as low as $8 a month

Telcos are beginning to offer access to premium AI features to incentivise customers to use their plans.

Over 50 million scam calls and SMSes blocked by Singtel each month in FY2026: Report

Singtel said in its sustainability report for the financial year ended March 31 that it protected its customers from potential scam calls and SMSes via firewalls with pattern recognition and machine learning capabilities.

Singtel CEO’s pay falls 17% to $6.8m after network outages

Singtel Group CEO Yuen Kuan Moon

credit/rights: Singtel

The old model is broken. Telcos need to reinvent themselves

Singapore’s telco sector has gone through more than three decades of liberalisation and competition.

Ambani’s Jio Platforms files for $4.9 billion IPO that could be India’s biggest, sources say

Jio’s telecom arm had 524.4 million subscribers as of March 31, including 268.5 million on its 5G network.

Vodafone Australia network outage hits thousands, services being restored

More than 8,000 customers reported facing network issues early in the morning, according to downdetector.com.

Singtel share slide: What should you do with your special discounted shares?

Since Singtel announced on May 21 its results for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, its share price has fallen by 9.6 per cent.

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