BROADBAND TAKE-UP SET TO EXPLODE WITH NEW OPTUS IP SOLUTIONS

Optus Business today launched two new premium IP solutions, paving the way for significant take-up of broadband by the entire Australian business community.

The solutions, Optus Business Broadband (OBB) and Optus Private Internet Protocol (OPI) Broadband, will be available for the first time via more than 900 exchanges.

Gavin Williams, General Manager Optus Business Marketing, said Optus had significantly grown its footprint by offering business-grade broadband solutions to the capital cities, major regional centers and key rural towns of Australia.

"Now Optus IP Solutions can reach greater distances and give our customers the power, control and flexibility to optimise the delivery of their business applications anywhere, anytime," Mr Williams said.

"By using the Telstra Wholesale DSL network to access the last mile of copper between Telstra exchanges and customer premises, we are confident our solutions will bring about a marked difference in the take-up of business broadband in Australia."

OBB and OPI Broadband offer fast, permanent broadband IP connections and will be provided with a number of unique features to help meet business objectives, including: speed; cost savings; national coverage; flexibility; one internet bill; performance; and security.

Mr Williams said Optus Business' IP customers could feel secure in the knowledge they had created a foundation for their future business direction.

"Our IP Solutions use the ubiquitous Internet Protocol to deliver flexible, secure voice, data and networking solutions, tailored to our customers' business needs now and in the future.

"Optus prides itself on being able to address the communications challenges many businesses face, including: reducing operational and integration costs; enhancing global reach; integrating a national communication network; improving communications network performance; outsourcing network management; and providing secure internet access for staff, partners and customers," he said.

Organisations will now be able to run IP applications such as teleworking, remote branch office connectivity, fast internet access and telecommuting on broadband almost anywhere through Optus Business' complete set of private and public Internet Protocol Virtual Private Network (IP-VPN) solutions.

Media contact:
Luisa Ford
Optus Corporate Affairs
Tel: (02) 9342 5045

Optus Business Broadband, built on business-grade ADSL technology, is always on, has speeds up to 25 times faster than Australian dial-up internet, one bill, limited competition for shared bandwidth, 24x7 technical support and is secure to enable teleworker and branch network connectivity.

Optus Private IP (OPI) Broadband is an always-on IP-VPN connection over a single seamless IP platform. Available Australia-wide from over 900 exchanges, it has a range of high-bandwidth access options and unlimited IP traffic usage plans, is easy to set- up, manage and control, can easily grow with changing business needs and sends important data traffic over a private connection with complete security.

For further information: www.optusbusiness.com.au