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Telstra Destroying Optus, Vodafone In Mobile Market

Nathan Jolly February 18, 2022 No Comments

Telstra’s mobile business grew by 25 per cent in the first six months of the financial year, adding $392 in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation. Total mobile EBITDA…

Optus Sidekick Offers “Peace Of Mind” When Out And About

Jake Nelson September 8, 2021 No Comments

Optus has launched a new safety feature, Optus Sidekick, which will allow users to let trusted contacts know to check up on them. The feature, accessible via the Sidekick tile…

Cellnet Shares Dive After Optus Kills Accessories Deal

Jake Nelson September 3, 2021 No Comments

Cellnet shares have plunged 12.5 per cent after the distributor announced Optus would not be renewing its mobile accessories supply agreement. The company advised the ASX today that Optus gave…

Optus SubHub Brings Customer Subscriptions Together

Jake Nelson August 18, 2021 No Comments

Optus has unveiled a huge new subscription management service, SubHub, which promises to help customers save money by putting all their digital subscriptions in one place. The platform, in development…

ACCC Takes Big Three Telcos To Court Over NBN Speeds

Jake Nelson August 9, 2021 No Comments

The ACCC is suing Australia’s big three NBN providers, alleging that Telstra, Optus, and TPG all misled customers on their maximum speeds. The consumer watchdog has brought three separate cases…

Optus Combines mmWave With Mid-Band For Faster 5G

Jake Nelson August 2, 2021 No Comments

Optus has teamed up with Ericsson and MediaTek for what it bills as an Australia-first 5G test combining mid-band spectrum with mmWave. Conducted in Sydney, the New Radio Dual Connectivity…

Optus Trials Amazon-Style Fast Delivery With Uber

Jake Nelson July 30, 2021 No Comments

Optus has teamed up with Uber to offer customers in selected areas delivery of their new smartphones within the hour. The Amazon-esque pilot program will deliver new phones to existing…

Optus Customers Hit With Nationwide Outage

Jake Nelson July 2, 2021 No Comments

Optus has suffered what looks to be a nationwide outage, with reports to DownDetector spiking and the telco’s own website experiencing technical difficulties. Complaints flooded in from angry customers with…

Optus Claims 5G Speed Record

Computer Daily News July 2, 2021 No Comments

Optus is claiming another Australian 5G record, saying it has smashed 5G upload speeds as part of its mmWave testing on its live commercial network. According to the Telstra rival,…

Singtel Sues Telstra As IP Row Heads To Court

Computer Daily News June 28, 2021 No Comments

Australian telco Telstra is being sued by Optus owner Singtel in a bitter row over intellectual property. The legal battle comes as both companies prepare to sell off their infrastructure.…