BROWSING: TPG

Australia watchdog blocks Telstra, TPG network-sharing deal

The deal would have an 'immediate and enduring' impact on infrastructure competition, says the ACCC The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) blocked an asset sharing deal between Telstra and TPG, the country’s two largest providers. In a statement, ACCC Commissioner Liza Carver said the...

Supply chain scale-up project44 bags $80m from Maersk, others – takes value to $2.7bn

A sure sign of spiralling interest in asset tracking; US supply-chain software outfit project44 has raised an $80 million funding round led by UK-based investment company Generation Investment Management and Denmark-based A.P. Moller Holding, the investment arm of A.P. Moller Maersk, and parent of...

Antofagasta Minerals recruits Nokia for private LTE install at Chilean copper mine

Chile-based copper mining group Antofagasta Minerals has recruited Nokia to deploy a private LTE network at its Minera Centinela (Centinela mine) open pit copper mine in the Antofagasta region in northern Chile. It is the latest in a string of wins for the Finnish...

TPG, Nokia to deliver private networks for mining and energy sectors

  Australian telo TPG Telecom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nokia as part of a new partnership to develop and deliver mobile private network solutions for the mining and energy sectors. The agreement will see TPG Telecom and Nokia collaborate across their portfolio...

AT&T spins out TV businesses in deal with TPG

New video services-focused company valued at $16.25 billion AT&T has struck a deal with private equity firm TPG Capital to spin out thec carrier's U.S. video services into a new company. The "new DirecTV" will consist of AT&T's video operations in the United States, including DirecTV,...

Australian carrier TPG suspends network rollout due to Huawei ban

  In August 2018, the Australian government prohibited certain vendors from taking part in 5G deployments Australian carrier TPG Telecom has decided to cease rollout of its mobile network infrastructure in Australia, after the local government prohibited the use of Chinese vendor Huawei Technologies in 5G networks. TPG...

Vodafone Australia to merge with TPG Telecom

  Vodafone and TPG also created a new joint venture focused on 3.6 GHz spectrum acquisition United Kingdom-based Vodafone Group confirmed that Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has agreed to merge with local telco TPG Telecom to create a new integrated telecommunications operator in Australia. Vodafone said that...