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Singapore has offered to help in Optus, Dialog hack probes
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has offered help in investigating recent data breaches at two SingTel-owned companies in Australia: Optus and Dialog. Read more…
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Now Telstra has been hacked – employee data stolen
Two weeks after Optus was left reeling by a massive cyberattack, now Telstra says it has suffered a “small” data breach involving employee data. Read more…
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Optus rejects claims of sloppy security as hackers back off
Optus came under more fire from the government for last week’s data breach, while the hackers withdrew their ransom demand and said they have deleted the data. Read more…
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Australia to change privacy rules in wake of Optus attack
Australia plans changes to its privacy rules so that banks can be alerted faster following cyber attacks at companies, says Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Read more…
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Optus hacked, details of 10 million customers taken
Australian No. 2 telco Optus, said it will contact up to 10 million customers whose personal details were taken in a “sophisticated” hack. Read more…
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Optus has asked ACCC to block Telstra/TPG network sharing deal
Optus claims the Telstra/TPG tie-up “overturns 30 years of regulatory and market settings that have promoted competition and investment.” Read more…
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Singtel to further decentralise business structure
In a move to further decentralise its organisational structure, Singtel says that Optus will directly oversee its Enterprise division. Read more…
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Analysts confident of Singtel’s ATN sale and data centre ambitions
Singtel is ditching its Australian telecom tower networks (ATN) to finance 5G expansion and increase data centre assets. Read more…
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Optus refunds businesses almost AU$800,000 after billing error
Optus is refunding businesses a total of AU$788K after it breached billing rules by charging them for landline services they did not receive. Read more…
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Optus switches on first six 5G mmWave commercial sites
Optus has switched on its first six 5G mmWave commercial sites, just as the carrier reaches 1 million 5G capable devices on its network. Read more…
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Optus to commence network technology refresh from April 2022
Optus will commence a network technology refresh from late April 2022, reallocating its 2100MHz spectrum assets. Read more…
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Optus is acquiring Australia’s largest MVNO, ASX-listed Amaysim
Optus is acquiring Australia’s largest MVNO with 1.19 million subscribers, ASX-listed Amaysim, in an all-cash deal for AUD250 million. Read more…
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Optus claims world first with 5G call using 2300MHz spectrum
Australian mobile network operator (MNO) Optus claims to have successfully established an end-to-end 5G data call using its spectrum in the 2300MHz band. Read more…
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Optus differentiates with 5G delivering to both mobile and home
Optus is offering Australian customers, 5G both in the home and on the mobile is also working closely with OTT Video content partners. Read more…
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Optus announces plans for 5G rollouts
Optus has revealed the first details of its 5G Home Broadband service which is underpinned by a plan to deliver 1,200 5G sites by March 2020. Read more…
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Optus in five-year AI alliance with Curtin University
Optus Business and Curtin University have launched a new research group that will focus on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on regional telecommunications, higher education and the urban environment. The new group is part Read more…
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Australia – land of sun, surf and telecoms buffoonery
Is it simply because Australia gets too much sun, or are some of the telcos there going bonkers for some other inexplicable reason? Telstra leads the insanity pack by announcing 8,000 job cuts (almost a Read more…
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Optus begins Virgin Mobile Australia shutdown process
Virgin Mobile Australia has begun winding down operations as its owner and host operator Optus starts helping Virgin customers transition off the service (and ideally to Optus). Optus – which announced its decision to close Read more…
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Is Australia’s unlimited data war sustainable? Either way it’s risky
The launch of unlimited data plans by all three major mobile operators in Australia this week should be good news for consumers and spell the demise for monthly mobile plans defined by data caps. However, Read more…
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Optus to demo live 5G-powered apps at Commonwealth Games
Optus has launched its 5G showcase in Broadbeach for the upcoming Commonwealth Games that will demonstrate 5G use cases like robotics, VR and mobile 8K video streaming. Open for the duration of the Commonwealth Games, Read more…