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No LTE for GALAXY Nexus at Optus in Australia

Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus, the latest Google phone out there and the first device in the world to run under Google’s Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich platform, won’t offer LTE connectivity to Optus users in Australia, at least not initially. The wireless carrier already confirmed plans to have the mobile...

19 December 2011
03:13 GMT

Galaxy Nexus Now on Pre-Order at Optus in Australia

Australian mobile phone carrier Optus has just announced the pre-order availability of Galaxy Nexus from Samsung, after confirming not too long ago that it would carry the device on its airwaves. Last week, the new Google phone, the first handset in the world to arrive on shelves with the new Android 4.0 Ice Cream...

12 December 2011
03:34 GMT

Optus to Bring Galaxy Nexus to Australia on December 20th

Wireless carrier Optus is reportedly gearing up to make the new Samsung Galaxy Nexus smartphone available for purchase in Australia as soon as December 20th. Nothing was officially announced on this, but the guys over at Ausdroid note that things have been confirmed internally at the wireless carrier. When made a...

5 December 2011
02:29 GMT

Motorola RAZR Arrives in Australia via Optus

Optus has just announced that the Motorola RAZR is now available at all stores across Australia, as well as online.Android fans who want to get Motorola's superphone can grab it for free with the carrier's $59 (44 EUR) cap for two years, which will net them $750 worth of national calls and 2GB of data.It lo...

10 November 2011
04:46 GMT

HTC Rhyme at Optus in Australia on November 1st

HTC Rhyme, one of the latest handsets that Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation brought to the market with Google's Android operating system on board, is expected to become available for purchase in Australia on the airwaves of Optus starting with November 1st. The handset will be launched exclusively ...

21 October 2011
05:15 GMT

Nokia N9 Goes Live in Australia via Telstra

Nokia's one and only MeeGo device, the N9 has been confirmed in several markets, including Australia via Optus, Telstra and Vodafone.It appears that the MeeGo smartphone has just hit Australian shore via Telstra, which is the first carrier to offer the device in the country.Part of the “Beautifully designe...

7 October 2011
06:20 GMT

White Galaxy S II in Australia at Optus on September 9th

The white flavor of Samsung Galaxy S II went available for purchase in the UK today, but it seems that this is not the only country that will receive it before September is over. Australia is expected to get a taste of the new flavor of Galaxy S II as well during this month, and it seems that wireless carrier Optus ...

1 September 2011
17:31 GMT

Optus to Bring Galaxy Tab 10.1 to Australia in Q3

Before the ongoing quarter is over, Australian wireless carrier Optus is expected to make available for purchase on its airwaves a new Android-based tablet PC, the Galaxy Tab 10.1 from Samsung. According to some of the latest reports on the matter, the operator would aim at having the new device available for pu...

20 July 2011
16:41 GMT

LG Optimus 3D Now on Pre-Order in Australia at Optus

LG Optimus 3D, the world's first mobile phone to offer support for recording and playback of 3D content while on the go, is now available for pre-order in Australia on the airwaves of wireless carrier Optus. The company managed to score an exclusive agreement with LG for the release of this device in the co...

28 June 2011
04:58 GMT

Motorola XOOM Available at Optus in Australia

Motorola XOOM, the first tablet PC in the world to come to the market with Google's new Android 3.0 Honeycomb operating system on board, is now available for purchase in Australia via wireless carrier Optus. The XOOM was launched in the country on Telstra a while ago, but it seems that the carrier's exclus...

20 June 2011
04:41 GMT

LG Optimus 3D in Australia at Optus in Early July

Australian wireless carrier Optus is reportedly gearing up for the launch of a new high-end Android-based mobile phone on its airwaves, namely the LG Optimus 3D.The mobile phone, unveiled during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, would bring the power of 3D technology to the carrier's users, provided that ...

4 June 2011
06:23 GMT

Samsung Galaxy S II Now Available in Australia at Optus

Australian mobile phone users have now the possibility to enjoy a new high-end Android-based mobile phone in their country, namely the Samsung Galaxy S II, which went for sale at wireless carrier Optus at the beginning of June. The new handset is Samsung's latest flagship Android device, unveiled to the world b...

3 June 2011
03:20 GMT

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc Starts Shipping in Australia

Sony Ericsson Xperia arc, the first smartphone that the Japanese-Swedish handset vendor unveiled to the world this year with Google's Android 2.3 Gingerbread platform on board, is now being shipped to retailers around Australia, some of the latest reports on the matter suggest.Initially, the mobile phone was ex...

31 May 2011
07:00 GMT

Motorola XOOM to Hit Optus Australia in June

Australian mobile phone carrier Optus is the second wireless services provider in the country set to make the Motorola XOOM tablet PC available for its customers in the near future. The device is expected to become available for purchase in the country on the airwaves of Telstra on May 24th, and should be exclus...

7 May 2011
02:53 GMT

Xperia arc Now Listed at Optus in Australia

Xperia arc, one of the Android-based smartphones the Sony Ericsson launched on the market during the ongoing year, is expected to make an official appearance on shelves in Australia in almost no time, and more proof of that emerged recently.Following a long series of rumors regarding the launch of Sony Ericsson Xper...

5 April 2011
05:07 GMT

Android 2.2 Arrives on Galaxy S at Optus Australia

Samsung Galaxy S owners in Australia who are also Optus customers have now the possibility to download and install the latest version of Android available for their devices. The Android 2.2 Froyo update has just started to roll-out for Galaxy S device on the wireless carrier's airwaves, more than one month afte...

30 November 2010
05:37 GMT

Samsung Galaxy 580 Now Available at Optus Australia

A new Android-based mobile phone was made available for purchase in Australia on the airwaves of wireless carrier Optus, namely the Samsung Galaxy 580. The new device, reportedly a version of the Galaxy 5 available on Telstra, slipped rather unnoticed to Optus' offering, it seems. Users interested in the purcha...

24 November 2010
08:55 GMT

Galaxy Tab Goes $0 at Optus Australia on $59.95 Data Cap Plus

South Korean mobile phone maker Samsung Electronics announced officially on Tuesday its plans to make its Android-based tablet PC Galaxy Tab available for purchase in Australia via various wireless carriers and retailers as soon as next week, and some more info on the matter emerged. It appears that Optus Australia ...

3 November 2010
07:07 GMT

Torch 9800 Now Available at Optus Australia

Australian wireless carrier Optus and Canadian mobile phone maker RIM have just announced the availability of a new smartphone on the carrier's network, namely the BlackBerry Torch 9800. Starting with October 21st, Optus' subscribers should be able to purchase the new device from the operator for free on $...

22 October 2010
05:25 GMT

Galaxy S Receives Froyo via Kies in Australia [Update]

Samsung is hard at work with the roll-out of Android 2.2 Froyo for its high-end Galaxy S mobile phone, following last week's official announcement regarding the availability of the solution. Australian users should be getting their taste of Froyo right now via the Kies application, at least this is what wireles...

19 October 2010
08:52 GMT

Dell Streak Now on Sale in Australia

Computer maker Dell has just made available its first Android-based tablet on the market in Australia, the Dell Streak, which is now available for purchase in the country via wireless carrier Optus. Boasting a 5-inch touchscreen display that boasts a 800 x 480 pixel resolution, the new Tablet PC comes with a nice ra...

1 October 2010
09:01 GMT

HTC Aria at Optus in Australia in Mid-October

Today, Taiwanese mobile phone maker HTC Corporation announced the launch of a new Android-based smartphone on the market in Australia, namely the HTC Aria, which should be released exclusively on Optus' network in mid-October.The new handset comes with Google's Android 2.1 OS on board, and should be availa...

28 September 2010
04:33 GMT

Android-Powered HTC Dream Goes to Australia and Singapore

Australia and Singapore have finally received the first load of mobile phones that run under Google's Android mobile OS and software. The new handsets went live on the specified markets on Thursday, with Singapore Telecommunications, which has added to its offering the 'Dream' smartphone developed by H...

5 February 2009
06:37 GMT

New Optus Business Direct Center Unveiled in Australia

Optus, subsidiary of SingTel and Australia’s second largest mobile carrier, has just unveiled its new Business Direct center in Sydney's suburb of St Peters, established via Optus Small and Medium Business (Optus SMB). You might be aware of the fact that Optus already has a Business Direct center ther...

2 October 2008
08:55 GMT

Australia Gets Two New Satellite Phones

Optus, the second largest Australian mobile carrier, has announced that it will start offering two new satellite phones from Thuraya Telecommunications, a well-known satellite mobile services provider. This comes after Optus and Thuraya (based in the United Arab Emirates) have signed an agreement that will bring even...

1 August 2008
08:40 GMT

Optus Unveiled Its Totally Unlimited Plan and Its SecureCam Monitoring Solution

Optus, the second largest mobile carrier in Australia, has announced the availability of two new unlimited voice and messaging plans. Called "'yes' Timeless," the new plan will offer to the Australian subscribers of Optus unlimited national calls and unlimited messages to any national GSM network. The...

24 July 2008
11:22 GMT

Is the iPhone Ready For Australia?

Apple's iPhone is definitely one of world's most important mobile devices released in the last few years, and despite this, the handset didn't get the chance to reach all the big mobile markets until now. One of these markets is Australia, where users can't enjoy the iPhone for the moment unless t...

23 January 2008
10:08 GMT

First Combined Phone and Broadband Cap in Australia at Optus

Optus Fusion is Australia's first combined phone and broadband cap. With this service, customers will be able to make unlimited calls only for a fixed monthly price.By signing in for Optus Fusion Cap, the subscriber will receive unlimited local and national calls as well as unlimited calls to Optus mobiles. The ...

12 July 2007
05:45 GMT

Huawei and Optus Complete Australia's First UMTS900 Network Trial

Huawei Technologies announced it has successfully completed the first 3G UMTS900 network trial in Australia in partnership with Optus. The trial was carried out in New South Wales by a team of Huawei and Optus personnel, using Huawei's UMTS900 transmitters. UMTS900 is seen as an ideal frequency for sparsely popu...

16 April 2007
09:02 GMT


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