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Telstra acquires Pacific telecom in joint venture with government

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The Australian government and telecom giant Telstra are buying Digicel’s Pacific telecom arm in a $2.1 billion deal

Digicel Pacific employs almost two thousand people, and services a number of Pacific nations including Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Samoa, Vanuatu and Tahiti.

The future of the firm has been the focus of speculation for several months.

Last year, Digicel denied reports that it was in talks to sell its Pacific arm to state-owned China Mobile after running into serious financial trouble.

Telstra in a statement have called the deal a “unique and very attractive commercial opportunity to boost our presence in the region”.

Analysts, however, are calling the purchase a strategic move, with the Australian government ramping up its presence in the Pacific amid rising tensions with China.

The government has long held national security concerns over efforts by Chinese state-owned telecoms to assert authority in the Pacific.

Earlier this year, the Morrison government held private talks with the Biden administration about working together to stop China buying Digicel’s mobile phone networks in the Pacific and Caribbean.

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Falling in love with stocks with Nick Quinn

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On this week’s episode of Talk Ya Book, Chris Judd is joined by Spatium Capital’s Nick Quinn to discuss the why investors fall in love with stocks, when to sell and why three of his choices are performing strongly.

Proudly presented by Honan.

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Bank battering sees mess start to clean up

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What will the future of the banking sector look like?

 
The once-mighty banking sector has taken a battering over the past month.

From two U.S. banks closing down, to one in Switzerland merging with its biggest rival, the sector has sent shockwaves throughout financial markets around the world.

And another European Bank could be following suit.

But, what will the future of the industry start to look like, once the mess has been cleaned up?

Founder and CEO of Umee, Brent Xu, joined us to discuss.

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Disney to axe 7,000 jobs

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The Mouse House will deliver two rounds of layoffs

Disney has announced it will begin to axe 7,000 jobs, as it seeks to control costs and create a more “streamlined” business.

Several major divisions of the company, including Disney Entertainment, Disney Parks, Experiences and Products, and corporate, will be impacted.

Disney will begin notifying the first group of employees who are impacted by the workforce reductions over the next few days.

A second, larger round of job cuts will happen in April, with several thousand more staff reductions.

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