Optus stories

Dubber introduces innovative communication intelligence
3 days ago
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Dubber launches 'Moments', an AI product designed to revolutionise communication and enhance consumer engagement.

What do you need to do to raise your cyber resilience?
Last week
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As technology becomes more complex and sophisticated, so do the threats. This is why organisations are increasingly turning to cyber insurance to manage risk.

Optus and Mastercard extend strategic partnership
Mon, 6th Mar 2023
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Optus and Mastercard have extended their strategic partnership in a bid to provide Optus customers with a simple, secure way to prove their identity.

Optus, Medibank – and supply chains flying under the radar
Wed, 7th Dec 2022
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In the wake of the attack on private health assurance firm Medibank, Australia’s cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil warned of a new world “under relentless cyber-attack”.

Why the employee factor in IT security is vital to protecting your company’s data
Mon, 21st Nov 2022
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Cyber attacks in Australia are accelerating, with the state of the nations cybersecurity coming under greater scrutiny.

Insurance for extra baggage has never been more vital
Thu, 17th Nov 2022
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cloud services
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data breach
Digital baggage is every type of data - block, file and object – that is critical to our business. Every component needs to be portable, instantly accessible.

Making cyber security and data privacy a big issue for small businesses
Wed, 19th Oct 2022
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Australia has been rocked in recent weeks by the news that two of our biggest, most recognised companies - Optus and Telstra - have fallen victim to a cyber attack.

Optus notifies customers of cyberattack and potential data compromise
Fri, 23rd Sep 2022
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The company says that it immediately shut down the attack and is working with the Australian Cyber Security Centre to mitigate any further risks to customers.

Telstra to address 5G competition concerns by ACCC
Mon, 8th Aug 2022
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from Telstra to address competition concerns with Optus.

Nokia and Optus reaches new 5G levels using Samsung
Wed, 11th May 2022
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Nokia and Optus have achieved the world’s first 3CC Carrier Aggregation 5G SA data call using a commercial Samsung headset in Australia.

Likewize acquires Optus subsidiary for $200 million and enters 15 year partnership with Optus
Wed, 29th Dec 2021
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One of the world's largest tech protection and support companies, Likewize, has announced it has entered into an agreement to buy 100% of Optus Insurance Services shares, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singtel Optus, and one of Australia's largest mobile phone operators.

Optus and Cradlepoint expand partnership to solve 4G and 5G challenges
Thu, 9th Dec 2021
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Cradlepoint has announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Optus Enterprise to solve connectivity challenges with 4G and 5G cellular solutions.

Optus partners with Google Cloud to improve customer support capabilities
Sat, 23rd Jan 2021
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The move allows Optus to provide its customers with more personalised experiences and bolster its customised solution offerings, according to the company.

Report: Optus’ acquisition of Amaysim signals MVNO market decline
Tue, 10th Nov 2020
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The MVNO market was previously expected to continue to grow – but the forecast now is that the market share will decline from 15% to 6% by 2023.

Optus secures funding to fill mobile coverage black spots
Tue, 21st Apr 2020
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network management
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With State, Federal and Optus funding, the company is building 83 new sites as part of the Federal Governments Mobile Black Spot Program.

2degrees, Telstra lead the way in NZ and Aus mobile markets
Thu, 24th Oct 2019
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A new report for data company Tutela has revealed 2degrees provides its users with the best mobile experience, while in Australia, Telstra leads the pack.

A look back at the Cisco Women in IT Awards
Mon, 11th Mar 2019
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“I want you to celebrate this award and everything it represents in your life, and congratulations to all the finalists and nominees.”

GlobalData: Comms services about to become a utility
Wed, 7th Nov 2018
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broadband
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data centre maintenance / management
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power / energy
According to GlobalData, the recent Optus deals with Origin and Sumo mean that communications services are on their way to becoming a utility.

Can Huawei be trusted? One prominent Aussie says yes
Fri, 29th Jun 2018
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Former Australian Rear Admiral John Lord says we need to trust in Chinese tech. Specifically, that Huawei plays a major role in our digital future.

Introducing Spark Cloud Phone, the calling platform you didn’t know you needed
Tue, 15th May 2018
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BroadSoft first unveiled BroadCloud back in October 2010, and now it is available in NZ..

ANZ companies take five of six Riverbed APJ Partner Awards
Thu, 3rd May 2018
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ANZ swept the APJ Partner of the Year Awards with Datacom, Arrow ECS, Telstra and Optus all being recognised.

Government welcomes new regional Optus mobile sites
Tue, 10th Apr 2018
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mobile blackspots
The project will cost $7.8 million to build. $5.5 million of this is Federal funding, while the other $2.3 million comes from Optus.

Optus inks deal with NiceInContact to ramp up customer experience
Wed, 7th Feb 2018
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Optus Business has expanded its long-standing relationship with NICE with the closing of a new, customer experience focused deal.

La Trobe appoints esteemed expert Jill Slaw as Cyber Chair
Wed, 7th Feb 2018
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La Trobe University cybersecurity professor Jill Slay is now the La Trobe University Optus Cyber Chair.