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.

Optus Business has announced that it will invest $3.5 million into Australia’s Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre (CRC).

The collaboration will build a new, energy-efficient Tier 3 managed data center in Townsville, North Queensland, Australia.

The capacity requirements of the contract have been expanded from 18MHz to 27MHz.

Optus Wholesale is continuing its expansion of nbn network offerings for wholesale customers with a raft of new innovations.

Vodafone New Zealand, Telstra and UCaaS provider Access4 are among the winners at Broadsoft's Annual Australasian Achievement Awards.

“In an increasingly competitive and dynamic world, organisations need the ability to change at the speed of innovation."

Optus has reported revenue and profit drops for the latest financial year as heightened competition in the enterprise market bites.

“By providing access to a SIM at the point-of-sale, Moose will be able to convert a once-off handset sale into a long standing customer.”

Motorola has stuck a $50 million deal with Victoria Police for a new managed service mobility solution which includes 10,000 iPads and iPhones.

“It is an important enabler for 5G and we are excited to be able to deliver this new initiative to our customers at Macquarie Park."

“When Wi-Fi Calling is switched on, the device automatically detects and seamlessly switches to an available Wi-Fi connection."

The company sees 'significant opportunity' in the wholesale nbn segment.

Optus is planning to build 114 new mobile sites across Australia as part of the Federal Government's Mobile Black Spots Program.

Optus and Huawei have now successfully completed a 'ground-breaking' 5G trial, which achieved a transmission rate of 35Gbps.

Optus Wholesale has signed on with 2SG Wholesale to launch new M2M, IoT and GPS tools for resellers in the transport logistics and mining sectors.

“We’ve been testing VoLTE for the best customer experience and we’re excited Optus customers will start to see the benefits of this technology."

Optus Wholesale has extended its long-standing relationship with M2 Group, inking a three year deal with Vocus, which merged with M2 this year.

Optus is restructuring for 'sustainable growth' with up to 480 jobs expected to be cut.

“Uber has fundamentally changed the way we think about getting from A to B, and for us this is an opportunity to create a truly connected experience."

Australian telco Optus is cutting 290 jobs from its marketing, IT, networks and sales departments as it tries to fight a downward spiral within the company.