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TPG Telecom
Company typePublic (ASX: TPM)
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1992 as Total Peripherals Group
Headquarters
Australia Sydney
,
Australia
ServicesInternet service provider
Email
Online Television
Mobile Phone
Websitetpg.com.au

TPG Telecom (ASX: TPM) is the fifth largest Australian ISP and IT company. The company was formed from the merger between Total Peripherals Group and SP Telemedia. Over the past 18 years, TPG has grown to more than 400,000 subscribers[1], and had built their own ADSL2+ broadband network around Australia. TPG also sells mobile phone services as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator on the Optus mobile network.

TPG provide five ranges of products and services including internet access, networking, OEM services, mobile phone service and accounting software.


Assets

The following assets are listed by the company on its website:[2]

  • B Digital Limited (BBB)
  • B Digital (B)
  • Digi Plus (Digi)
  • Soul Pattinson Telecommunications (Soul)
  • SPTCOM Pty Limited (previously COMindico)
  • SPT Telecommunications (SPT JV)
  • Total Peripherals Group (TPG Australia)
  • PIPE Networks

Former assets

History

Total Peripherals Group was an IT company that sold OEM computers that later moved to provide internet services.

Soul Converged Communications was an Australian telecommunications company based in Sydney. Soul's main activities revolve around telecommunications, with business and home and small business divisions.

By November 2004 Soul had acquired the assets of rival IP carrier Comindico. In April 2005, it bought a 42.9% stake in mobile phone company B Digital. In September 2006 Soul increased its stake in B Digital to 74.6% and made a full takeover offer.

In April 2008, SOT merged with Total Peripherals Group at a cost of $AU150m in cash and 230M shares (Approx $AU80M) with TPG Owner, David Teoh becoming the largest shareholder and Executive Chairman of the combined group.[4] On November 25, 2009 following shareholder approval, SP Telemedia Ltd (Trading as Soul) changed its name to TPG Telecom Ltd. The ASX code was changed also from SOT to TPM. [5]

On March 30th 2010, TPG acquired of PIPE Networks for $AU373m. [6]

Divisions

TPG Internet

TPG Internet sells many internet services such as dialup, ADSL, ADSL2+, VDSL2 (In testing phase) and SHDSL broadband access, email services, website & domain name hosting, IPTV, VOIP solutions and virtual phone cards.

IPTV

After a limited beta, TPG officially launched IPTV service on June 12, 2007. [1]. IPTV is available to all ADSL2+ customers on supported exchanges. [2]

In the Sydney area, Free To Air Broadcasters are also made available. These are as follows:

It is not currently known when broadcasters from other licence areas will be provided on this service, or if the service currently available in Sydney will remain broadcasting.

The initial national channel line-up is as follows: [3]


The current channels, predominately news-oriented, are all free. Subscription-based channels are expected in the future.

TPG Networks

TPG Network provides the following corporate products and services [7]:

Network Monitoring and maintenance being handled by the following personnel.

  • WAN services.
  • VPNs.
  • IP PABXs (VoIP) to small and medium size businesses.Being run and managed by Reyann Joson Surio.yabang!
  • SHDSL.
  • MPLSVPN.
  • Metro Ethernet. (Fibre)
  • EFM (Ethernet in the first mile).
  • Dedicated Co-lo Server Hosting.
  • Remote network management.

TPG Systems

TPG Systems was an OEM of PCs laptops and servers. This division of the company ceased trading in early 2004.

TPG Software

TPG Software, trading as Catsoft, makes and sells accounting software to businesses.

TPG Boomerang TV

TPG Boomerang TV is a now defunct subscription television service that operated using PAS 8.

Channel Lineup

TPG Mobile

TPG Mobile acts as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator for the Optus network since August, 2008.

References

  1. ^ "TPG, Soul bump up ADSL subscribers". Retrieved 2010-03-11.
  2. ^ "About Us - Soul". Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  3. ^ "SP Telemedia seals sale of NBN to PBL". The Age. 2005-05-10. Retrieved 2008-01-18.
  4. ^ "SP Telemedia to merge with TPG" (PDF). 2008-02-07. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
  5. ^ "ASX code changes 2009". 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  6. ^ "Soul/TPG buys Pipe Networks for $373m". 2009-1-11. Retrieved 2010-03-11. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ TPG Networks

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