With Australia in a fairly messy situation as far as network security is concerned, it is somewhat curious to note that the Australia Strategic Policy Institute is trying to lobby for the complete adoption of digital identity.
Telecoms industry veteran David Joss has joined SaaS platform provider Prvidr as its new CEO as the company further expands its client base and industry verticals.
Cybersecurity vendor Sophos has appointed Charles de Jesus to the role of ANZ channel director.
Australia’s three mobile network operators, Telstra, Singtel Optus and TPG Telecom made significant investments in mobile infrastructure between January 2018 and January 2021, but the focus has moved to 5G deployment predominantly in the major cities.
MVNO amaysim, which is now owned by Singtel Optus. has won the Canstar Blue Outstanding Value Award in the SIM-only pre-paid mobile plans section.
Telco Singtel Optus will go ahead with plans to sell 70% of its "passive" towers, which are estimated to be worth $2 billion, to help pay for its rollout of 5G infrastructure.
Australia's second largest telco, Singtel Optus, has started offering all models of the iPhone 12 for sale from 7 November (Saturday), including the iPhone 12 Pro Max and the iPhone 12 Mini.
Telco Singtel Optus has teamed up with retailer Harvey Norman to set up Optus Business Hubs for small businesses which would function as a one-stop shop for SMBs to obtain select telecommunications products.
Telco Singtel Optus has fired the next shot in the ongoing Australian 5G speed wars, saying it has achieved a download speed of 2.5Gbps using a Samsung Galaxy S20 device on the first of its ultra-fast 5G sites.
Singtel Optus has become the first to offer access to a 5G mobile service to its wholesale postpaid partners, with the telco announcing on Monday that all mobile virtual network operators who resold its offering could enable and buy its 5G services.
The Australian Taxation Office has signed five managed network services contracts with Optus Business, a division of Singtel Optus, Australia's second biggest telco, with each to run for three years initially, with the option of being extended thrice for two years at a time. The total value of the contracts is $233.32 million.
Telco Singtel Optus has launched a new mobile plan that it says will offer small and medium-sized businesses a means of cutting down on their communications costs.
Security firm Lmntrix has appointed Simon Ractliffe as its vice president of strategic partnerships.
Australia's second biggest telco Singtel Optus has switched on two mobile towers in East Devonport and Acacia Hills on the north-west coast of Tasmania, and also said it would be opening a retail store in Devonport which would provide local jobs.
Singtel Optus will make its Optus Sport broadcast available free of cost to all Victorians to watch the UEFA Champions Trophy football championship which kicks off at 4.45am AEDT on Saturday.
And so to the final member ofthe holy 5G trinity from Chinese vendor OPPO, the Find X2 Neo. OPPO's mid-range 5G phone costs a dollar less than a thousand, which means that it is not exactly easy on the pocket.
Telco Singtel Optus has deployed 33 generators to improve the stability of its regional network, the company says, adding that these have placed at key sites in the area.
Australian telco Singtel Optus has said it will waive postpaid mobile access charges for health workers for the next three months, in recognition of their efforts to prevent spread of the coronavirus in the community.
Credit ratings agency S&P Global Ratings has said it does not expect 5G fixed wireless broadband networks to replace the NBN in the near-to-medium term, due to heavy capital spending and the fact that some players were stretched financially.
Australia's largest telco Telstra has put pen to paper with the signing of a conditional agreement to take up a 25% equity interest in the US$300 million trans-Pacific Southern Cross Cable Network (SCCN).