Neowin News Feed for: Optus

Google admits to anti-competitive conduct in Australia

Paul Hill — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 05:12:01 +0000

Google has admitted to engaging in anti-competitive behavior in Australia because of search agreements it made with two telcos. Read more...

Qualcomm, AT&T, Xiaomi, Samsung, and more collaborate to drive 5G mmWave growth

Usama Jawad — Mon, 28 Jun 2021 10:16:01 +0000

Qualcomm has announced that it is partnering with over 35 companies worldwide to drive the growth of 5G mmWave, which will potentially allow users to download a 120-minute 4K UHD movie in 27 seconds. Read more...

Android 7.0 Nougat to roll out to LG G5 in next few weeks

Andy Weir — Mon, 17 Oct 2016 17:46:01 +0000

LG's G3 was the first non-Nexus device to get Android 5.0 Lollipop, and the G4 was first to get 6.0 Marshmallow. It looks like the G5 will be among the first to get 7.0 Nougat too in the coming weeks. Read more...

Optus is offering an Xbox One with purchases of Lumia 950 or 950 XL on a 24-month plan

Andy Weir — Thu, 12 May 2016 07:04:01 +0000

Australian mobile network operator Optus is including a 500GB Xbox One for $0 upfront with purchases of Microsoft's Lumia 950 or Lumia 950 XL flagships on two-year plans priced at $80 a month or more. Read more...

Former Nokia CEO Stephen Elop joins Australian telecom Telstra

Paul Hill — Wed, 16 Mar 2016 03:36:01 +0000

Australia's largest telecom Telstra has hired ex-Nokia CEO Stephen Elop. Stephen Elop rose to prominence when he became CEO of Nokia, also becoming head of Microsoft's Devices Group. Read more...

NBN Co to own Telstra's and Optus' copper and HFC networks

Jerry Grey — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:40:01 +0000

NBN Co has renegotiated its deal with Telstra and Optus allowing it to take ownership of the current copper and HFC networks during its roll out of the National Broadband Network in Australia. Read more...

Mandatory Australian content filter delayed

Brenton Currie — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 09:08:47 +0000

A mandatory content filter for Australia, proposed by the current Labor government in 2007, has today been delayed for at least a year as Communications Minister Stephen Conroy announced new transparency features and a review which will... Read more...

Optus confirms residential ADSL service for Australia

Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:35:57 +0000

Optus has confirmed it intends to launch a residential ADSL service in Australia if negotiations with Telstra are successful. The confirmation came as the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission announced it would consider strict regulation... Read more...

Optus races to grab Excite mail

Sat, 01 Dec 2001 23:11:21 +0000

OPTUS is rushing to transfer some 50,000 free Australian webmail accounts from the US as debt-ridden company Excite threatens to switch off its network. After buying out its joint cable internet venture... Read more...