Optus

Optus

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{{short description|Australian telecommunications company}}
{{Short description|Australian telecommunications company}}
{{About|the telecommunications company|the satellites|Optus (satellite)}}
{{About|the telecommunications company|the satellites|Optus (satellite)}}
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| location = [[Macquarie Park]], New South Wales, Australia
| location = [[Macquarie Park]], New South Wales, Australia
| area_served = Australia
| area_served = Australia
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Paul O'Sullivan ([[Chairman]])
Stephen Rue ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
| key_people = {{ubl|Paul O'Sullivan ([[Chairman]])
Stephen Rue ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])}}
| industry = [[Telecommunications]]
| industry = [[Telecommunications industry|Telecommunications]]
| products = [[Telephony|Fixed telephony]]
[[Mobile network operator|Mobile telephony]]
[[Internet service provider|Internet access]]
[[Cable television]]
[[Leased line]]s
[[Network service provider|Data transmission]]
| products = [[Telephony|Fixed telephony]]
[[Mobile network operator|Mobile telephony]]
[[Internet service provider|Internet access]]
[[Cable television]]
[[Leased line]]s
[[Network service provider|Data transmission]]
| parent = [[Singtel]]{{cite news |last1=Swan |first1=David |last2=Keoghan |first2=Sarah |last3=Ireland |first3=Olivia |date=8 November 2023 |title='Today was a bad day': Optus CEO apologises for mass outage |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/major-optus-outage-affects-millions-of-customers-20231108-p5eics.html |url-status=live |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109105125/https://www.smh.com.au/national/major-optus-outage-affects-millions-of-customers-20231108-p5eics.html |archive-date=9 November 2023 |quote=Optus is owned by Singaporean parent company Singtel, whose executive board has been visiting Australia this week. Shares in Singtel fell by nearly 5 per cent on the Singapore Exchange on Wednesday. }}{{cite news |last1=Swan |first1=David |date=21 November 2023 |title=Optus' year from hell raises questions for parent company Singtel |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/optus-year-from-hell-raises-questions-for-parent-company-singtel-20231121-p5ell3.html |url-status=live |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Nine Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123164012/https://www.smh.com.au/technology/optus-year-from-hell-raises-questions-for-parent-company-singtel-20231121-p5ell3.html |archive-date=23 November 2023 |quote=Optus is fully owned by Singtel, which itself is majority owned by Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the Singapore government, which owns 55 per cent of the company’s issued share capital. }}{{cite web |url=https://techreport.com/statistics/singtel-statistics/ |title=65+ Inspiring Singtel Statistics and Facts in 2023 |last=Beckham |first=Jeff |date=26 December 2023 |website=[[The Tech Report]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226160722/https://techreport.com/statistics/singtel-statistics/ |archive-date=26 December 2023 |quote=Optus, the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, is 100% owned by Singtel. This acquisition has contributed substantially to Singtel’s international presence. }}
| parent = [[Singtel]]{{cite news |last1=Swan |first1=David |last2=Keoghan |first2=Sarah |last3=Ireland |first3=Olivia |date=8 November 2023 |title='Today was a bad day': Optus CEO apologises for mass outage |url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/major-optus-outage-affects-millions-of-customers-20231108-p5eics.html |url-status=live |work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |publisher=[[Nine Entertainment]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109105125/https://www.smh.com.au/national/major-optus-outage-affects-millions-of-customers-20231108-p5eics.html |archive-date=9 November 2023 |quote=Optus is owned by Singaporean parent company Singtel, whose executive board has been visiting Australia this week. Shares in Singtel fell by nearly 5 per cent on the Singapore Exchange on Wednesday. }}{{cite news |last1=Swan |first1=David |date=21 November 2023 |title=Optus' year from hell raises questions for parent company Singtel |url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/optus-year-from-hell-raises-questions-for-parent-company-singtel-20231121-p5ell3.html |url-status=live |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |publisher=Nine Entertainment |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231123164012/https://www.smh.com.au/technology/optus-year-from-hell-raises-questions-for-parent-company-singtel-20231121-p5ell3.html |archive-date=23 November 2023 |quote=Optus is fully owned by Singtel, which itself is majority owned by Temasek Holdings, the investment arm of the Singapore government, which owns 55 per cent of the company’s issued share capital. }}{{cite web |url=https://techreport.com/statistics/singtel-statistics/ |title=65+ Inspiring Singtel Statistics and Facts in 2023 |last=Beckham |first=Jeff |date=26 December 2023 |website=[[The Tech Report]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231226160722/https://techreport.com/statistics/singtel-statistics/ |archive-date=26 December 2023 |quote=Optus, the second-largest telecommunications company in Australia, is 100% owned by Singtel. This acquisition has contributed substantially to Singtel’s international presence. }}
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'''Singtel Optus Pty Limited''' is a major Australian [[Telecommunications in Australia|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]].{{Cite web |title=Together Optus and SpaceX Plan to Cover 100% of Australia |url=https://www.optus.com.au/about/media-centre/media-releases/2023/07/together-optus-and-spacex-plan-to-cover-100-percent-of-australia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806004913/https://www.optus.com.au/about/media-centre/media-releases/2023/07/together-optus-and-spacex-plan-to-cover-100-percent-of-australia |archive-date=6 August 2023 |access-date=12 April 2024 |website=Optus |language=en}}
'''Singtel Optus Pty Limited''' is a major Australian [[Telecommunications in Australia|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]].{{Cite web |title=Together Optus and SpaceX Plan to Cover 100% of Australia |url=https://www.optus.com.au/about/media-centre/media-releases/2023/07/together-optus-and-spacex-plan-to-cover-100-percent-of-australia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230806004913/https://www.optus.com.au/about/media-centre/media-releases/2023/07/together-optus-and-spacex-plan-to-cover-100-percent-of-australia |archive-date=6 August 2023 |access-date=12 April 2024 |website=Optus |language=en}}


It is a [[wholly owned subsidiary]] of [[Singapore]]an telecommunications company [[Singtel]].{{Cite web |title=Our Company |url=https://www.singtel.com/about-us/company |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.singtel.com}}
It is a [[wholly owned subsidiary]] of [[Singapore]]an telecommunications company [[Singtel]].{{Cite web |title=Our Company |url=https://www.singtel.com/about-us/company |access-date=2026-04-07 |website=www.singtel.com}}


==History==
==History==