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Optus Internet Hit By Nationwide Outage

Jake Nelson February 8, 2021 No Comments

An outage has brought down Optus internet services across the country today. As reported on DownDetector (image above), issues started to come to light at around 5am this morning, with…

Optus Hires Two New Executives As Part Of Biz Transformation

April Glover February 4, 2021 No Comments

Telco giant Optus has hired two new executive committee members to its leadership team: a new CFO-designate and a managing director for Optus Digital. Former banking executive Michael Venter has…

Optus Offers Buy-Now, Pay-Later Deal

Computer Daily News February 4, 2021 No Comments

SYDNEY: Optus – a major subsidiary of the Singapore-based telecoms giant Singtel – is looking to increase its share of the Australian mobile market, offering an option for customers to…

Optus Completes Amaysim Acquisition For $250m

April Glover February 1, 2021 No Comments

Optus has completed its purchase of Australian-owned virtual mobile business amaysim for $250 million, a week after shareholders gave the deal the green light. Amaysim, which is Australia’s fourth largest…

Amaysim Shareholders Give Green Light To $250m Optus Deal

April Glover January 22, 2021 No Comments

Optus’ acquisition of Aussie-owned amaysim has been given the green light after shareholders voted overwhelmingly in favour of the $250 million deal. Shareholders of virtual mobile carrier amaysim voted 72…

Optus Says Streaming Giants Like Netflix Should Help Shoulder High-Data Costs

April Glover December 1, 2020 No Comments

Optus CEO Kelly Bayer Rosmarin says streaming giants such as Netflix should help take the pressure off broadband providers as networks struggle to keep up with data-hungry customers binge-watching TV…

Gamers Chewed Up More Data Than Netflix Bingers During COVID, Telcos Taking Advantage

April Glover November 30, 2020 No Comments

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 Netflix bingers. As the country went into lockdown…

Optus Sport Reaches Record Subscription & Audience Numbers

April Glover November 24, 2020 No Comments

Optus Sport has reached record subscription and audience numbers, breaking its own viewership records six times since September. The telco’s streaming service enjoyed a surge in numbers following the return…

ACCC Says “Yes” To Optus Amaysim Takeover

Jake Nelson November 23, 2020 No Comments

The ACCC will stand aside and allow Optus to buy out low-cost mobile operator Amaysim following its bruising loss in court over the TPG/Vodafone merger. Optus announced earlier this month…

Telcos Slam Telstra’s NBN Ambitions, Optus Leading Charge

April Glover November 17, 2020 No Comments

Optus is leading the charge against Telstra’s grand plans to restructure and buy the NBN, with the telco rival calling on the government to veto the possibility. During its annual…