Tag: Optus

Privacy watchdog sues Optus over 2022 data beach

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s privacy regulator is taking Optus to court over the telco’s 2022 data breach, alleging the company “seriously interfered” with the privacy of around 9.5 million Australians. The Office...

Optus-led consortium to build sovereign LEO satellite

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An industry-government consortium led by Optus will build a low-Earth orbit satellite (LEOSat) in Australia, opening the door to a future constellation of sovereign satellites to rival Elon Musk’s...

Gig Guide: Stephen Jones appointed Australia’s OECD ambassador

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
Former Assistant Treasurer Stephen Jones has been appointed as Australia’s next Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in Paris. Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Treasurer...

The Gig Guide: South Australia’s data chief departs

Posted on   |  by Trish Everingham
After almost eight and a half years, South Australia’s chief data officer Peter Worthington-Eyre has farewelled the South Australian government. Mr Worthington, who finishes up on Friday, is the...

Optus outage: Telcos hit with customer communications rules

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Telcos will be required to keep customers informed about crippling network outages via the internet, social media and news bulletins, under new industry standards being developed in the wake...

3G network shutdown delayed by two months

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s two biggest telcos have delayed the shutdown of their 3G networks by a further two months, heeding the call of a parliamentary committee less than two weeks ago....