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...

Optus has followed network partner Vodafone in announcing it plans to switch on HSPA coverage across Australia by the end of next year -- some 18 months earlier than planned.

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.

A system failure shut down Optus Australia's 3G network along the east coast, including Melbourne for some eight hours on Friday.

It looks like Telstra and Vodafone are no longer the only iPhone 3G carriers down-unda. With Telstra recently announcing that they'll be offering the iPhone 3G to anyone looking for a Vodafone-alternative, Optus has thrown their hat in to the ring with the announcement that they'll be hocking iPhone 3G's to Aussies as well. Optus will

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.

Australia's Optus announced two milestones for the Northern Territory as the operator launched 3G coverage in Darwin. Optus also announced the opening of the Optus 'yes? shop at Casuarina Shopping Centre in Darwin - the first newly designed Optus retail outlet to be unveiled in the Northern Territory.

This one's for our friends in the land down under. Looking at our Site Analytics I know we have at least a few readers from there! :-) Today, July 29th, marks the BlackBerry Bold's official launch in Australia! Don't get TOO excited though. That just means you'll be able to buy it when carriers make it available. As for pricing and availability, according to APC: Optus is first off the mark, with

Optus Australia has announced an investment program to expand its nationwide mobile network beyond 96 per cent population coverage to reach 98 per cent. The program will cost AU$315 million (US$298 million) and is targeted for completion by December 2009.

Singapore Telecommunications (aka SingTel) announced that it's secured agreements to distribute the iPhone in Singapore (on SingTel Mobile) and its partly-owned subsidiaries in Australia (on Optus), India (on Bharti Group), and the Philippines (on Globe Telecom). Vodafone's also distributing the iPhone in India and Australia though, so we'll have to wait until later this year to find out who gets