With the last obstacles to its takeover of Cable & Wireless Optus removed, Singapore Telecoms acquisition of Australia's second telephone company is well under way.
Singapore Telecoms, which is in the process of taking over Cable & Wireless Optus, has now acquired 22.19 percent of Australia's second largest telco.
Today Optus announced plans to expand its 3G network coverage next year to 98 percent of Australia and will bring mobile speeds up to 42Mbps by 2010, in a direct challenge to rival Telstra.
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Optus has reported a 12 percent rise in first quarter earnings, with an underlying net profit of AU$122 million despite a decrease in mobile termination rates and a decline in off-net fixed telephony revenues.
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Optus has leveraged its cable TV relationships to be the first to offer streaming television to mobile phones.
Optus has teamed up with Microsoft to release a GPRS "Smartphone", re-emphasising the carrier's intention to steer clear of 3G services in the near future.
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