Optus

ISP Network Operator

Australia

Valid from 1992-01-01

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About

Founded in 1992 as a privatized AUSSAT satellite entity, acquired by Singtel in 2001 for $14 billion, with major milestones including HFC broadband launch in 1995, DOCSIS 3.0 upgrade in 2010 enabling up to 100 Mbps, and sale of HFC infrastructure to NBN Co in 2017 for $800 million to focus on NBN retail (Source), (Source), (Source).

Operator Characteristics

Retail-only ISP?

No
Optus is not retail-only; it owns and operates its own physical networks in addition to retail sales (Source).

Wholesale-only Network Operator?

No
Optus is not wholesale-only; it sells retail directly to consumers and businesses via Optus-branded plans (Source).

Business-only ISP?

No
Optus is not business-only; it offers services to both residential consumers and businesses (Source).

Owns Networks

Optus Fixed Wireless
Optus owns Optus Fixed Wireless network (Source).
Optus HFC
Optus owns Optus HFC network (Source), (Source).
Optus Satellite
Optus owns Optus Satellite network (Source), (Source).

Sells Over Networks

Optus Fixed Wireless
Optus sells services over its own Optus Fixed Wireless network (Source).
Optus HFC
Optus sells services over its own Optus HFC network (Source).
Optus Satellite
Optus sells services over its own Optus Satellite network (Source), (Source).