Optus 5G upgrade for Optus Stadium Perth visitors and fans
Optus has today announced that it has completed an upgrade at the Optus Stadium located in Burswood, an inner city suburb of Perth. The company has stated fans won’t just get the thrill of watching live sport and concerts,...
Optus MVNO Moose Mobile enables VoLTE calls over 4G and VoWiFi WiFi calling
Several months ago Optus quietly changed their mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreements in a way that will greatly increase voice call quality and the number of places where voice calls can be made by Optus MVNO customers.
The change...
Optus 5G mmWave demo: low latency enables new ways to use mobile networks
This week Optus demonstrated several ways it thinks 5G mmWave might enable new uses for mobile networks. 5G mmWave is a much faster slice of spectrum that the federal government will auction off in early 2021. Optus' demonstration...
Speetest data shows that Australia’s mobile broadband speeds are world leading, fixed broadband not...
In the past, we've taken a look at our fixed and mobile broadband services, their capacity and how NBN stacks up globally. While it's still nowhere near world-leading, the average speeds delivered by NBN has improved in global...
Optus new inhouse MVNO gomo offers simple $25/month plan
Optus has launched gomo, it's new in-house app-only MVNO low-cost brand. They say that gomo is all about giving customers more bang for their buck on the Optus network with low prices, generous data allowances and a hassle-free...
New Optus 5G customers pay $90 for unlimited speed, $75 plan speed capped 100mbit...
Readers who are considering switching to Optus 5G for their home/small business should be aware that prices have risen, as forewarned by Optus in early September.
The two new Optus 5G Home Broadband unlimited data internet plans both offer first...
Optus Gomo mobile brand will be digital only service like Belong, Circles, Felix…
Optus will roll out their parent company Singtel's "Gomo" brand soon as a digital-only offering in the mobile MVNO market promising straight-forward subscription pricing for value-conscious Australians seeking easy mobile connectivity.
To control their account Gomo customers will have to...
Optus bid to buy Amaysim will reduce mobile competition further
This morning Optus has announced plans to acquire Amaysim, Australia's 4th largest mobile operator. Amaysim itself has recently purchased Vaya, Jeenee and OVO's customer base.
A few months ago Optus shut it's only in-house MVNO sub brand Virgin Mobile. Amaysim...
Optus 5G breaks Australian speed record; 100Mhz of new spectrum to be added in...
Optus has announced it has broken the Australian record for 5G speeds, delivering a download speed of 2.5-2.8 Gbps on a Samsung Galaxy S20 5G at their test site.
The company says they will enhance 150 of their 5G sites...
Optus launches Australia’s only 5G wholesale service, Spintel first cab off the rank
Optus has launched a new 5G mobile wholesale product for it's mobile reseller partners to opt in to buying.
This continues it's commendable practice of allowing wholesale partners to access the entire Optus network including faster features. In comparison historically...
Optus releases two new prepaid devices – The Optus X Go and X Pro
Optus has added two new prepaid devices to its line up with the Optus X Go and X Pro, both which are available under the sub $200 price.
Both devices seem to be Alcatel and ZTE devices, just rebadged under...
Optus has delivered a more Flex-ible prepaid offering
If you’re on a prepaid mobile then you know that the offerings regularly change, bringing a value to the users. Optus has evaluated the ways that prepaid plans are used and given users the option for 1, 7,...
Optus aims to increase revenue with new 5G home broadband plans $90 or $75
Optus is about to launch two new 5G Home Broadband unlimited data internet plans allowing users the choice of $75/month for speeds capped at max 100Mbps or $90/month for uncapped speed including Optus Sport and a Fetch Mighty box...
Amaysim looking for a new wholesale partner
Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Amaysim, has begun searching for a new network services agreement with one of the three major telcos as its current agreement with Optus is due to expire in June 2022.
The news of this has...
ICYMI: Optus has an unlimited data add-on for $5 per day
It's always a delight to see what the carriers are thinking about to make their offerings more attractive. Optus has an add-on (released this month) that gives users unlimited data at full speed for 24 hours, and if you've...