Optus
Also known as SingTel Optus Pty Limited, Optus Communications Pty Limited, Cable & Wireless Optus Pty Limited, Cable & Wireless Optus Limited, SingTel Optus Limited
Singtel Optus Pty Limited is a major Australian telecommunications company headquartered in Macquarie Park, Sydney. Optus is the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, with over 11 million customers as of 2023. Its mobile network covers 98.5% of the Australian population, with plans to cover all of Australia by 2026 through its partnership with SpaceX.
Key facts
- Company.name
- Singtel Optus Pty Limited
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- Optus logo.svg
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- Optus Macquarie Park - panorama.jpg
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- 250
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- Optus headquarters in Macquarie Park
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- Subsidiary
- Company.foundation
- (as AUSSAT)
- Company.location
- Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia
- Company.area_served
- Australia
- Company.industry
- Telecommunications
- Company.products
- Fixed telephonyMobile telephonyInternet accessCable televisionLeased linesData transmission
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- Singtel
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26 sectionsContents
- History
- AUSSAT and deregulation (1981–1990)
- Founding of Optus (1991–present)
- Products and services
- Voice
- Wireless
- Internet access
- Television
- Corporate affairs
- OptusNet
- Subsidiaries and consortiums
- Outsourcing
- Infrastructure
- Network backbone
- Customer access network
- Mobile network
- Partly owned infrastructure
- Advertising and sponsorship
- Awards
- Incidents and Controversies
- 2022 cyberattack
- 2023 nationwide outage
- 2025 emergency services outage
- See also
- References
- External links
Singtel Optus Pty Limited is a major Australian telecommunications company headquartered in Macquarie Park, Sydney. Optus is the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, with over 11 million customers as of 2023. Its mobile network covers 98.5% of the Australian population, with plans to cover all of Australia by 2026 through its partnership with SpaceX.
It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singaporean telecommunications company Singtel.
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