Optus Number Share will be available from 22 September 2017, and will allow customers tornmake and receive calls and messages from any wearable device with an embedded SIM,rnalso known as an eSIM, without needing to have their smartphone in close proximity.rnCustomers can activate Optus Number ...
Vodafone, the number three mobile operator in Australia, will make use of the dark fibre infrastructure owned by TPG, the number three fixed-line operator, with the latter in turn using Vodafone's mobile network for its customers. Latest Australian news Australian government announces 5G working g...
Optus is advertising the app as a way for customers to circumvent a lack of mobile coverage, particularly indoors, while still using their current phone number. Calls and texts made over Wi-Fi still count towards prepaid credit and post-paid plans, however. "They don't get charged any extra...
Optus’ NBN plans tend to sit around halfway between the cheapest and most expensive NBN plans. Depending on the speed tier and the number of providers that support it, however, Optus’ plans can start creeping
Under the restructuring, Optus will consolidate and make redundant a number of jobs, with a company spokesperson telling ZDNet that depending on "redeployment opportunities", the upper limit on the total jobs to go would be 480. "Optus Business, and the Wholesale and Satellite divisions [will] ...
"We are working with NBN where we believe changes can help improve the NBN experience. We're also working on a number of initiatives to reduce complaints overall as part of improving the customer experience." By comparison, complaints about Vodafone -- which is notlaunching NBN servicesuntil la...
Under the terms of the blackspot program, telcos have to make sites available to competitors to use, but Lloyd said that while Vodafone would have half its sites shared, Telstra had not been helping the company when it looked to share the incumbent telco's towers build under the p...
"Last week, employees in the Networks division were updated on the strategy and advised that a number of roles will be made redundant. We are working with employees who are affected by these changes to ensure a smooth transition process." ...
The new Optus Innov8 Seed Program will begin picking start-ups that are referred to the program by incubators like Pollenizer, AngelCube or Pushstart from July. Optus will also hold a number of pitch events at Fishburners' offices in Sydney and York Butter Factory's office in Melbourne. ...
Optus' satellite division owns thelargest number of satellitescovering Australia and New Zealand, with six satellites in orbit providing coverage to the region. While both Optus and the Australian government's National Broadband Network (NBN) rely on satellite coverage for connecting those living in ...