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	Optus Could Buy New Satellite By Year’s End
		Optus needs to launch a satellite by that time to replace its aging Optus B1 direct-to-home TV satellite, and the company would be ready to place an order for its new spacecraft during the fourth quarter of 2003, said Bob Murray, Optus’ general manager of satellite services.
		Optus also is considering obtaining a satellite that is already in orbit instead of buying a new one.
		Optus, which is owned by Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. and would need final approval from its parent to proceed with a satellite purchase, would like to enhance its presence in what Murray said is a strong Australian satellite communications market.
	www.space.com /spacenews/archive03/optusarch_061203.html (810 words)

	Optus earnings fall 3.2%
		Optus said operational earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell to $485 million in the three months to September 30, from $501 million a year ago, but it remained confident of maintaining its margin for the full year.
		Optus' EBITDA margin was 26 per cent for the second quarter, compared to 28.4 per cent a year ago.
		Optus mobile grew revenue by 4.8 per cent to $1.04 billion in the second quarter from a year ago, driven mainly by higher outgoing service revenue.
	news.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=63988 (616 words)

	Optus Television - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Optus and Telstra were the two main telecomunications companies in Australia at the time, and both spent billions on hybrid coax and optic fibre networks in the major capital cities.
		Optus were able to have a number of differences between their offering and the Foxtel offering, so that Optus could meet some contractual obligations they had, as well as satisfying a number of requirements placed on the organisation by the ACCC.
		Optus were required to have a number of channels that were unique to their service, though the flagged channels are now available on both platforms without any change in regulation nor penalty.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Optus_Television (1364 words)

	Boeing: Integrated Defense Systems - Satellite Development Center - Boeing 601 Fleet - Optus B
		Optus B is three times more powerful than and will last twice as long as Aussat A, Australia's first national communications satellite system, which was also built by Hughes.
		The Optus B satellites enhance existing satellite communications services throughout Australia, including direct television broadcast to homesteads and remote communities, voice communications to urban and rural areas, digital data transmission, high-quality television relays between major cities, and centralized air traffic control services.
		Optus B is a three-axis design that consists of a cube-shaped central body, 2.29 meters on a side, with a pair of three-panel solar array wings.
	www.boeing.com /defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/601/optus_b/optus_b.html (1028 words)

	Optus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Optus gained exclusive access to this link in 2001, ahead of acquiring the organisation in 2005.
		XYZed was established by Optus in 2000 to provide wholesale business-grade DSL services under an individual brand, but today provides a collection of products only as part of the Optus Wholesale and Satellite division.
		Optus, as well as the Seven Network, businessman Kerry Stokes and American cable company Cablevision, formed the Optus Vision consortium.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Optus (1182 words)

	CNN.com - SingTel says Optus bid is on track - May 9, 2001
		Optus will next year launch a $250 million communications satellite as a joint venture with Australia's Department of Defense which will carry military as well as civilian traffic.
		He said the issue of the Optus satellite had been discussed with the U.S. and Australia and "SingTel does not believe that there are any issues which cannot be resolved".
		The Optus satellite will use sophisticated U.S. technology which U.S. Defense officials may not want controlled by a Singaporean company, hence the need for export licenses to be granted.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/05/09/aust.optus.business (539 words)

	Cable & Wireless Optus a-Services delivers a Microsoft Environment to Europacific
		The Optus a-Services solution is designed to reduce the risks, costs and operational responsibilities associated with the development and maintenance of a comparable in-house IT infrastructure.
		Optus a-Services also include support and training to minimise migration time and a help desk is maintained to ensure prompt resolution of difficulties.
		Trialing the Optus a-Services product with Europacific has proven to be a challenge as Cable and Wireless Optus were looking for a client that would test the product in all of its functionality and Europacific were willing to do that.
	www.microsoft.com /australia/business/casestudy/studies/optus.aspx (1341 words)

	CNN.com - No bid result this week, says Optus - February 7, 2001
		But Optus, Australia's second largest telco behind Telstra, said there would be no "conclusive outcome" immediately, and the bids were part of a continuing process of its strategic review.
		Optus is owned 53 percent by London-based Cable & Wireless, which wants to sell some or all of the three Optus business units - mobile; data and business; and consumer/multimedia.
		Optus head of mobiles, Paul O'Sullivan, confirmed Wednesday that Vodafone was one of the interested parties talking to Optus.
	archives.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/asiapcf/auspac/02/07/australia.optus.business (576 words)

	Optus earnings fall, jobs go \| PerthNow
		Optus said earnings before interest, taxation, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) fell to $485 million in the three months to September 30, down from $501 million a year ago, but the company was confident of maintaining its EBITDA margin for the full year.
		Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan noted a 5.8 per cent increase in operating revenue to $1.87 billion in the quarter from the same period last year.
		For the half year, Optus reported a 5.1 per cent decline in operational EBITDA to $963 million from a year ago, and a 74 per cent increase in net profit to $515 million – which included a net exceptional gain on intra-group divestments.
	www.news.com.au /perthnow/story/0,21598,20722545-951,00.html (609 words)

	Optus seals 3G content deal - Technology - theage.com.au
		For Optus, behind Hutchison 3 and Telstra, which has 211 content providers on its "pre-3G" i-Mode service, the big pitch will be integration of mobile and desktop broadband services.
		Optus, ninemsn and the Packer organisation yesterday announced "a major strategic alliance" to provide "unique" services to broadband internet and mobile phone customers.
		Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan said the partnership with ninemsn would see "Optus become an integrated hub for people's connections to the information world, regardless of the access method, fixed or mobile".
	www.theage.com.au /news/technology/optus-seals-3g-content-deal/2005/06/20/1119250929766.html (538 words)

	Optus to spend $150m on broadband network - Breaking - Technology
		Optus is to invest over $150 million in the installation of its own broadband network in a national rollout commencing immediately.
		Optus will install its own of its own digital subscriber line access multiplexers (DSLAM) in a roll out that will extend to approximately 340 exchanges.
		With appropriate assistance under that package, Mr O'Sullivan said that Optus would be ready to commit to a substantial national rollout extending well beyond the areas that would otherwise be commercially viable in the foreseeable future.
	www.theage.com.au /news/breaking/optus-to-spend-150m-on-broadband-network/2005/09/22/1126982159927.html?from=moreStories (520 words)

	Asia Times: Foxtel and Optus cause pay TV stir
		In return, Optus will lease to Foxtel a substantial volume of capacity on the Optus C1 satellite, which is scheduled for launch in late 2002, a sign Foxtel is preparing for the launch of digital television.
		Optus chief executive Chris Anderson said that the agreement will help Optus' by adding about US$30 million (A$57.85 million) of earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization to the company's pay TV operation bottom line.
		Optus reportedly pays US film studios for content for 500,000 subscribers but it only had about 270,000 pay-TV subscribers as of December 31.
	www.atimes.com /oceania/DC07Ah02.html (1246 words)

	Optus to extend own network - Business - www.smh.com.au
		Optus has provided more details on enlarging its broadband network, saying it will cost $80 million and cover about 1.2 million homes.
		Optus, owned by Singapore Telecom, has 210,000 broadband subscribers on its fibre optic cable network which runs through metropolitan areas of Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
		Optus said the exchanges would be located close to its current fibre optic cable network.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Business/Optus-to-extend-own-network/2005/04/05/1112489487351.html (442 words)

	IBM News - 2005-06-22 Optus awards IBM application management contract Australia
		Optus expects that it will deliver further cost savings of around 40 per cent over the next three years, through Optus co-sourcing its application portfolio to IBM’s RSSC in Ballarat.
		“Optus is pleased that we have been able to secure cost competitive IT services arrangement but at the same time work with IBM to maintain key skills in Australia,” said Mr O’Sullivan.
		Optus became a 100 per cent owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications (SingTel) on August 30, 2001 and listed on the Australian Stock Exchange on 10 September 2001.
	www.ibm.com /news/au/en/2005/04/20050622.html (774 words)

	Optus satellite successfully launched
		The satellite, dubbed Optus D1, was contained in a 50-metre-high rocket, which successfully took off from a launch pad in the northern South American country of French Guiana on Saturday.
		Optus D1 replaces the Optus B1, which earlier this year went offline, affecting pay television services to 650,000 Sky Digital customers in New Zealand, and ABC satellite viewers in Australia.
		Optus plans to launch another satellite, Optus D2, later this year to further increase capacity and act as a back-up to D1.
	news.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=152616 (382 words)

	Spaceflight Now \| Breaking News \| Multi-band Optus C1 military and commercial satellite begins service
		The satellite, launched June 11 from the Spaceport at Kourou, French Guiana, was handed over to Optus and the Australian Department of Defence for operational service on July 18.
		Optus C1 is one of the most advanced communications satellites ever built, carrying a total of 16 antennas that provide 18 beams across Australia, New Zealand, and the Asia-Pacific region, as well as global beams covering a large area from Malaysia to Hawaii.
		Optus C1 is based on SS/L's space-proven 1300 geostationary satellite platform, which has an excellent record of reliable operation.
	spaceflightnow.com /news/n0308/24optusc1 (787 words)

	The Epoch Times \| Optus Sells Foxtel Digital to its Customers
		Optus pay TV customers will soon be able to view digital cable TV broadcasts after Optus signed a deal to start selling the Telstra-owned Foxtel Digital service.
		An Optus spokeswoman said the company would spend an estimated $30 million in the next two to three years to set up a digital service, which will include replacing existing analogue “set-top boxes” with digital receivers for its roughly 160,000 customers.
		The deal also gives Optus access to customers in areas where it does not have cable because it will act as an agent for Foxtel’s satellite service, however Optus said it would not be moving into territory covered by regional pay TV operator Austar.
	english.epochtimes.com /news/5-4-12/27796.html (206 words)

	Optus Business : Latest News - Optus adds BlackBerry® to its suite of mobi...
		Optus today announced that BlackBerry®, a leading wireless platform marketed around the world, has joined its suite of business mobile email products.
		Optus’ strength in the mobile email market is in working with our customers to identify their unique needs and determining the best solution.
		Optus is very pleased to add Blackberry to its line-up,” Mr Lew said.
	optusbusiness.com.au /00/03/0003b.asp?ID=436 (400 words)

	News @ Cisco: Optus selects Cisco solution for major expansion of IP network to create cost efficiencies and leading ...
		Optus expects to be able to reduce operational costs by up to 30 per cent over the term of the agreement by taking advantage of the inherent cost efficiencies offered by an IP based network.
		Optus will be able to offer its customers new services based on Internet Protocol," said Mr Terry Walsh, Cisco Managing Director, Australia and New Zealand.
		Optus' network consists of a nationwide IP backbone built with Cisco's 12000 Series Routers.
	newsroom.cisco.com /dlls/global/asiapac/news/2002/pr_09-27.html (590 words)

	iTWire - Optus launches wholesale ADSL and telephony services
		Optus says that a number of its wholesale customers have been participating in a business readiness testing exercise since the access network and wholesale support systems went live on 24 July.
		Optus Wholesale has also set up a purpose built customer care centre in Sydney with a staff of responsible for the end-to-end management of wholesale customers.
		Optus announced in September 2005 that it would invest $150 million to put DSLAMs into 340 Telstra exchanges to reach another 2.9 million households and businesses in addition to the 1.4 million homes currently serviced by the Optus cable network in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
	www.itwire.com.au /content/view/5497/127 (557 words)

	$0 laptops with Optus broadband \| APC Magazine
		Optus is the first telco to start selling laptops like mobile phones, at $0 upfront, along with 24 month contracts for wireless broadband or DSL.
		Optus is still charging the full cost of the laptop, but slicing up into 24 payments (from $49.95 to $139.95 per month depending on model), which is then added to the cost of the broadband plan chosen.
		The difference with the laptops that Optus is charging extra for seems to be the inclusion of a 3 year onsite extended warranty and Microsoft Office 2003 basic.
	www.apcstart.com /node/3865 (1563 words)

	WebWire® \| Nokia powers Optus’ 3G network in Australia
		In addition, Optus and Nokia have worked with Australian developer, Bullant, to bring to market a 3G content personalisation application called ’MyZooNow’ which will run as the active handset user interface on a range of mobile phones including the Nokia N70 and Nokia 6680.
		Optus MyZooNow features a homepage that pushes information to customers that is relevant to their interests, work and social needs, such as news and weather, music and lifestyle.
		Nokia is providing Optus with complete 3G core and radio networks and turnkey services, including supplying, deploying and testing the equipment in the field as well as network optimization, management, monitoring and maintenance services.
	www.webwire.com /ViewPressRel.asp?aId=5582 (504 words)

	Wholesale Partner Services (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		"Optus Mobile Partners" (OMP) is a newly created team combining two distinctive revenue generation paths that have a common operating model based upon long term strategic account management and partnering.
		In this environment, Optus has the opportunity to differentiate itself from other carriers by delivering content to the marketplace in partnership with 3rd party content aggregators.
		Optus will focus on excelling in the delivery of content whilst partnered 3rd parties will focus on excelling in the creation and production of superior content that is able to be accessed via the Optus Data Portal.
	spinnaker.optus.net.au (206 words)

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