May 21, 2026 – 12.58pmThe Singaporean telecommunications giant that owns Optus says it wants to sell a minority stake in the company, following years of speculation it wanted to sell the business and months after a disastrous Triple Zero outage.In a four-sentence note to investors lodged with the Singapore stock exchange on Thursday morning, Singtel said it was “open to working with potential Australian partners” that wanted to maintain Optus’ position as a strong player in the telco sector.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles