Optus Snags Rights To Top Football Tournament
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February 22, 2021
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Optus Sport has nabbed the rights to the 2022 UEFA Women’s Euro football tournament in the runup to 2023’s FIFA Women’s World... Read More
Amaysim Profits Hit $6.5m As Optus Acquires Mobile Business
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February 22, 2021
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Virtual mobile carrier Amaysim, which was acquired by Optus for $250 million in late 2020, announced its earnings results which saw after... Read More
Optus Suffers Second Network Outage This Month
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February 18, 2021
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Optus has suffered disruptions to its mobile network, less than two weeks after a nationwide Optus NBN outage. Mobile services across NSW,... Read More
Optus Bundles Wi-Fi Booster With New Family NBN Plans
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February 9, 2021
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Optus has rolled out new family internet plans with an included wi-fi booster, which it says will enable strong and fast internet... Read More
Optus Beats Telstra For Fastest 5G In Australia
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February 9, 2021
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Optus and Telstra have been neck-and-neck in the race to be Australia’s top 5G provider but it seems one of the telco... Read More
Optus Internet Hit By Nationwide Outage
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February 8, 2021
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An outage has brought down Optus internet services across the country today. As reported on DownDetector (image above), issues started to come... Read More
Optus Hires Two New Executives As Part Of Biz Transformation
Telco giant Optus has hired two new executive committee members to its leadership team: a new CFO-designate and a managing director for... Read More
Optus Offers Buy-Now, Pay-Later Deal
SYDNEY: Optus – a major subsidiary of the Singapore-based telecoms giant Singtel – is looking to increase its share of the Australian... Read More
Optus Completes Amaysim Acquisition For $250m
Optus has completed its purchase of Australian-owned virtual mobile business amaysim for $250 million, a week after shareholders gave the deal the... Read More
Amaysim Shareholders Give Green Light To $250m Optus Deal
Optus’ acquisition of Aussie-owned amaysim has been given the green light after shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the $250 million deal.... Read More
Optus Says Streaming Giants Like Netflix Should Help Shoulder High-Data Costs
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says streaming giants such as Netflix should help take the pressure off broadband providers as networks struggle... Read More
Gamers Chewed Up More Data Than Netflix Bingers During COVID, Telcos Taking Advantage
Australia’s two biggest telco companies have revealed gamers were the most data-hungry internet users during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, eclipsing... Read More
Optus Sport Reaches Record Subscription & Audience Numbers
Optus Sport has reached record subscription and audience numbers, breaking its own viewership records six times since September. The telco’s streaming service... Read More
ACCC Says “Yes” To Optus Amaysim Takeover
The ACCC will stand aside and allow Optus to buy out low-cost mobile operator Amaysim following its bruising loss in court over... Read More
Telcos Slam Telstra’s NBN Ambitions, Optus Leading Charge
Optus is leading the charge against Telstra’s grand plans to restructure and buy the NBN, with the telco rival calling on the... Read More
Are Big Three Telco Plans Good Value?
Almost one in five customers of the “big three” telcos – Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone – believe they are not getting their... Read More
Optus-Amaysim Merger Will Shrink Telco Industry, Report Claims
Optus’ acquisition of fellow Aussie telco Amaysim will shrink the telco industry and contribute to the continued decline of mobile virtual network... Read More
Optus Inks Cyber Networking Deal
SYDNEY: Optus is linking with cybersecurity company Fortinet to offer secure, software-defined wide-area networking (SD-WAN) to its enterprise and government customers. Optus... Read More
Optus Opens Up 5G Network To Smaller Telcos
Optus has expanded 5G coverage to more Australian consumers by becoming the first telco to open up its 5G network to wholesale... Read More
Optus Opens Two-Storey Brisbane Flagship Store
Optus has opened a mammoth flagship store on Brisbane’s Queen St, part of a $92.6 million investment into the state. Spanning two... Read More
Optus Reduce Game Lag By 30%, Traffic Up By 75%
Optus has declared war on online gaming lag with its new Game Path service, which it says will reduce lag by up... Read More
Optus Extends eSIM Support To App
Optus is extending its support for digital eSIMs, with customers now able to purchase Optus eSIMs online and connect via app. The... Read More
Optus CEO Says Data Guzzling Websites Should Pay Telcos
Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says data-guzzling websites such as streaming services should help contribute to the cost of running networks. Speaking... Read More
Optus Targets Budget-Conscious Businesses With $149 Mobile Plan
Optus has launched a new affordable mobile plan for small business owners, which provides four mobile numbers for $149 per month. The... Read More
Optus Unveils $1-Per-Day Prepaid Plans
Optus has launched new one-dollar-a-day subscription prepaid mobile plans. The new Optus Flex plans can be paid daily, weekly, fortnightly or monthly,... Read More
Optus Hikes Home 5G Prices With New Plans
Optus is expanding its home 5G internet offering with two new plans – one with a maximum speed of 100Mbps, and one... Read More
DTA Names Telecoms Suppliers
CANBERRA: The Digital Transformation Agency – part of the Federal Government’s social services portfolio – has named 26 suppliers to form part... Read More
Telcos Breached NBN Migration Rules 8000 Times: ACMA
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has condemned telcos TPG, Optus, Dodo and Telstra for more than 8000 breaches of consumer... Read More
Optus demonstrates world-first 5G carrier aggregation call
SYDNEY: Embarking on its 5G journey, Optus has made a 2300 + 3500MHz 5G non-standalone carrier aggregation test via a trial to deliver... Read More
Optus Exposed Selling Banned Companies Smartphones
Following our story yesterday about Telstra’s relationship with banned Chinese Company ZTE several readers have contacted ChannelNews pointing out that Optus is... Read More
Optus Extends Foxtel Deal For Satellite Use To 2031
SYDNEY: Optus has extended its longstanding partnership with media company Foxtel for the provision of satellite services until 2031. Optus Satellite owns... Read More
Optus Orders New Satellite To Cover Nation
SYDNEY: Optus says it has signed a deal with Airbus Defence and Space for a new OneSat satellite, pictured, which will cover... Read More
Optus Tests Next-Gen 5G mmWave In Sydney
Optus has commenced testing of the next ‘wave’ of 5G technology, mmWave, across four locations in Sydney, which is potentially set to... Read More
Optus Stepping Up Efforts To Sell $2bn Portfolio Of Comms Towers
Optus has recruited the help of additional advisers as part of efforts to sell off its $2-billion portfolio of communication towers, according... Read More
Optus Q4 Revenue Down 9% Amid COVID19 & Price Competition
Singtel-owned telco, Optus, has reported a 2% decline in full-year revenue to A$ 8.95 billion, following a “challenging fourth quarter” and higher... Read More
EXCLUSIVE China Telecom & Huawei Doing A roaring Trade With Partners TPG, AAPT, & Optus
China Telecom (Australia) Corporation Limited which is primarily owned and controlled by the Communist Government of China, and the banned Chinese Company... Read More
Optus Mobile Customers To Receive Extra Data For Coronavirus Outbreak
Optus will give its mobile phone customers additional data to facilitate remote work and self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Eligible postpaid mobile... Read More
NBN Finds Superfast Market
NBN Co has notched a 28% jump in sales of superfast 250Mbps services, after cutting prices and increasing speeds of its No.1... Read More
Want Free Access To Netflix? This 60GB Plan For Under $40 Will Give It To You
It’s one of the most valuable and impressive phone deals we’ve seen all year – even after the Samsung S20 5G range... Read More
Optus Results: Decline In Revenue From ‘Intense Competition’
Today Optus has announced its quarterly operating revenues, revealing a decrease in both operating and mobile service revenue, leading a net profit... Read More
Rugby Walks Away From Foxtel, Optus Sports Reportedly Sole Bidder
It’s a moment of truth for Rugby Australia and the future of rugby union in Australia after the embattled code walked away... Read More
Optus Swoops In On Fox Sports, Rugby Australia Break Up
Optus is set to swoop in on the collapse of Fox Sport’s partnership as Rugby Australia ends the 25-year broadcast relationship. As... Read More
Optus Hit With Second Largest Fine Ever For Spamming Aussies
Singtel Optus has been slapped with a half million dollar regulatory fine by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for breaching... Read More
Optus Launch Regional Bushfire Regrowth Grant Program
Optus is announcing funding opportunities to support businesses impacted by the devasting bushfires through a grant program to help re-establish connectivity within... Read More
Optus Admits Using Consumer Drivers Licence Without Approval
Optus has admitted displaying a South Australian man’s driver licence without his permission on its website. David Green, a writer for ABC’s... Read More
Optus’ 5G Video Call Test A Success
Optus has successfully completed another important test for its 5G network, with the Australian telco teaming up with Ericsson and Oppo to... Read More
‘Hey Google, Play The EPL’ – Optus Sport On Android TV
Football lovers in Australia will now be able to ask Google to stream the English Premier League live on their Android supported... Read More
Who Has The Best Smartphone, Best OF Best Award Winners?
The 2019/20 SmartHouse Best of Best Awards have been announced and in the highly competitive premium smartphone market, Samsung’s Note 10+ has... Read More
Regulator To Ban Sale Of Carrier-Locked Phones
A ban on the sale of carrier-locked phones may be on its way to the UK after the communications regulator began consultation... Read More
Optus Completes World’s First 2300MHz 5G Data Call
Optus has successfully established an end-to-end 5G data call over its 2300MHz spectrum, making it the first telecommunications operator in the world... Read More
