Optus and its parent company SingTel have signed a two-year multimillion-dollar deal to provide a virtual private network to multinational insurance firm Marsh.
Singapore Telecommunications has confirmed that takeover talks are still ongoing with Australian phone company Cable & Wireless Optus.
Singapore Telecommunications' bid for Cable & Wireless Optus will depend on the United States granting special export licences relating to an Optus satellite.
Integration of Optus and Singapore Telecommunications' operations is tightening, with SingTel announcing today it would merge administration of its domestic network operations in Singapore and Australia.
Australia's second largest telecommunications company has played down the promise of third-generation (3G) mobile services ahead of Hutchison's launch of its AU$3 billion network in coming months.
Great to see so many constructive comments on here definitely a case of the facts speaking for themselves.
SingTel could do a better job of welcoming visitors to Singapore. Not everyone wants their phone invaded by spam the minute they step off the plane.
I don't think I'm stepping out of line when I say that every good analysis combines facts and opinion.
Hillary Clinton's nine lives are not yet depleted and, despite allegations that her stubborn refusal to concede defeat earlier has fragmented her party, she fought her battle to the very end. By placing bets several ways, that battle may just turn into gold for her down the track. Has Optus taken a leaf out of Hillary's book?
Say what you will about Senator Stephen Conroy, but he is clearly not a man afraid of confrontation. Well, he'd better not be, because by killing off the OPEL WiMax project he has just set himself up for a battle with Telstra of Biblical proportions or a big meal of crow washed down with a $4.7 billion gift to SingTel Optus.
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Optus has launched its first product developed collaboratively with other members of the SingTel group and indicated future products will be developed in the same way to give Optus an edge over local rivals.
Another mobile phone giant has landed in Australia, bringing with it "true 3G"--the ability to make real time video phone calls--and intensifying the mobile battle in the country.
SingTel Optus has announced the availability of video on mobiles by March 5, and streaming video on mobiles by the end of April. This is all happening over its GPRS network, an apparent attempt to pre-empt the launch of Hutchison's 3G network later this year.
SingTel Optus has avoided slashing its mobile rates in moving to compete with rivals, opting instead to introduce new plans with increased flexibility such as allowing customers to roll back a two-year contract if they exceed the number of calls stipulated in their plan.
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