Optus and Mastercard have extended their strategic partnership in a bid to provide Optus customers with a simple, secure way to prove their identity. 

In the wake of the attack on private health assurance firm Medibank, Australia’s cybersecurity minister Clare O’Neil warned of a new world “under relentless cyber-attack”.

Cyber attacks in Australia are accelerating, with the state of the nations cybersecurity coming under greater scrutiny.

Digital baggage is every type of data - block, file and object – that is critical to our business. Every component needs to be portable, instantly accessible.

Australia has been rocked in recent weeks by the news that two of our biggest, most recognised companies - Optus and Telstra - have fallen victim to a cyber attack.

The company says that it immediately shut down the attack and is working with the Australian Cyber Security Centre to mitigate any further risks to customers.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has accepted a court-enforceable undertaking from Telstra to address competition concerns with Optus.

Nokia and Optus have achieved the world’s first 3CC Carrier Aggregation 5G SA data call using a commercial Samsung headset in Australia.

One of the world's largest tech protection and support companies, Likewize, has announced it has entered into an agreement to buy 100% of Optus Insurance Services shares, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Singtel Optus, and one of Australia's largest mobile phone operators. 

Cradlepoint has announced an expansion of its strategic partnership with Optus Enterprise to solve connectivity challenges with 4G and 5G cellular solutions.

The move allows Optus to provide its customers with more personalised experiences and bolster its customised solution offerings, according to the company.

The MVNO market was previously expected to continue to grow – but the forecast now is that the market share will decline from 15% to 6% by 2023.

With State, Federal and Optus funding, the company is building 83 new sites as part of the Federal Governments Mobile Black Spot Program.

A new report for data company Tutela has revealed 2degrees provides its users with the best mobile experience, while in Australia, Telstra leads the pack. 

“I want you to celebrate this award and everything it represents in your life, and congratulations to all the finalists and nominees.”

According to GlobalData, the recent Optus deals with Origin and Sumo mean that communications services are on their way to becoming a utility.

Former Australian Rear Admiral John Lord says we need to trust in Chinese tech. Specifically, that Huawei plays a major role in our digital future.

BroadSoft first unveiled BroadCloud back in October 2010, and now it is available in NZ..

ANZ swept the APJ Partner of the Year Awards with Datacom, Arrow ECS, Telstra and Optus all being recognised.

The project will cost $7.8 million to build. $5.5 million of this is Federal funding, while the other $2.3 million comes from Optus.

Optus Business has expanded its long-standing relationship with NICE with the closing of a new, customer experience focused deal.

La Trobe University cybersecurity professor Jill Slay is now the La Trobe University Optus Cyber Chair.

The company says it has been working towards the delivery of 5G technology since 2016.

With a $3m investment, Cisco will help to develop solutions to current and emerging skill shortages in cyber technologies.