With theNBN rolloutexpected to reach completion some time in 2020, Optus has announced it’s already planning an alternative high-speed internet option that uses its soon-to-be-available 5G technology. The Australian telco has revealed it will be launching 5G Home Broadband in certain suburbs in...
Optus is expecting to deliver its 5G Home Broadband service to customers across 50 sites in NSW, Victoria, Queensland, the ACT, South Australia, and Western Australia in the second quarter of 2019.
The Optus EPL App, meanwhile, will be available for both mobile and tablet devices, offering unmetered live streaming for mobile and home broadband customers. This will also be carried across certain smart TVs. The website will broadcast live matches for subscribers, while those living in more r...
This revelation has come by way of the ACCC’s April 2023Measuring Broadband performance report, which found Optus delivered 101.2% of advertised plan speeds during all hours and 99.9% of speeds during the busy hours of 7pm — 11pm. In the same report, only Exetel, and Tasmanian-based inte...
"Over the past several months, Ben has been the driving force behind Optus' recent successes including Yes TV by Fetch, Optus Music, Home Wireless Broadband, and our refreshed brand. With his extensive product and marketing background, Ben is well-placed to lead the next phase of our transfo...
New and existing customers oneligiblepost-paid, SIM-only, mobile broadband, and home broadband plans can sign up from Monday, but will be charged from July 2017 for the 2017-18 season. Those who sign up after July 31, 2016, will also be charged AU$15 per month for the coming season ...
In what Optus CEO Allen Lew called "a great win", the telecommunications carrier now has the rights to live broadcast all 380 Premier League games in every season until mid-2019 across home broadband and mobile, with Lew saying it confirms Optus' commitment to providing streaming and media con...
The satellite business delivers free-to-air and pay TV, mobile telephony and broadband services to over 2 million Australian households and multi-national companies. The telco operates a fleet of five satellites, with another one due for launch this year. ...
"Over the past several months, Ben has been the driving force behind Optus' recent successes including Yes TV by Fetch, Optus Music, Home Wireless Broadband, and our refreshed brand. With his extensive product and marketing background, Ben is well-placed to lead the next phase of our tran...
"However, it has been claimed that the costs of acquisition were around double the previous contract. Even if Optus strikes a deal with a traditional broadcaster to broadcast some games, most will be carried across the broadband network, and this kind of service will increasingly tax the Austral...