We wouldn't have guessed it a few months back, but it's starting to look like the Curve 8900 might actually be the device in RIM's portfolio with the most momentum going into '09, not the Storm or the Bold. Wild, huh? The latest evidence of that comes from RIM's own site, where they've revealed that both Optus and Vodafone will apparently be picking up the svelte QWER...

Telstra suffered a taste of Optus' woes last week as an upgrade for its Next G mobile network went awry, cutting customers' speeds back.

Omnia fever has hit Australia. Bus stops, billboards, newspapers... pick one and there's a good chance an Omnia ad is plastered all over it. Take, for example, an ad in today's paper that caught my eye; it advertised the availability of the Omnia on Optus for a mere $0 on a $49 cap plan. Other carriers such as Vodafone, Virgin Mobile, and 3 are also selling the device on similar plans. A...

Optus parent SingTel has announced that the popularity of the Apple iPhone will actually cost the carrier AU$44 million in Australia in its first quarter of sales.

Optus this week claimed the 3G mobile outages it had been suffering were normal and every telecommunications carrier would be having similar issues.

Optus, subsidiary of SingTel and Australia’s second largest mobile carrier, has just unveiled its new Business Direct center in Sydney's suburb of St Peters, established via Optus Small and Medium Business (Optus SMB). You might be aware of the fact that Optus already has a Business Direct center there. The catch is that th...

Broadband ISP iiNet is considering reselling mobile phone and mobile data services. The company also hopes to replace Optus as the second largest broadband player in Australia, according to Greg Bader, the company's chief technology officer.

Like Vodafone, Optus has started to receive complaints about iPhone billing problems relating to excess data charges.

Australian mobile operator, Optus has launched a Pre-Paid wireless broadband tariff allowing customers to surf the internet for as much or as little as their budget allows – putting customers in control of their wireless broadband.

With some markets now having the Bold available, and others getting it soon, there are going to be a lot of BlackBerry Bold reviews hitting the interwebs in the weeks and months ahead. While it's not actually available on Optus in Australia yet, our friend David Flynn over at APCMag.com let us know about the definitive Bold Review he just posted (David was also the mate to discover the Stewart...