Optus Customers Gain Access to Satellite Internet for Business

• Optus’ enterprise and business customers will now have access to fast, uncapped and higher throughput internet, so long as they can see the sky.
• Optus will be a one stop shop for installation, billing, troubleshooting, and help-desk services while offering prioritised support from Starlink help-desk.
• Customers will have prioritised data through a higher gain antenna which will provide additional throughput allocation and better extreme weather performance.

Optus, Australia’s leading geostationary (GEO) satellite owner and operator, has today announced its new status as an authorised reseller of Starlink high-speed, low-latency internet. The new service, which will be called Satellite Internet for business, will offer enterprise and small business customers fast, uncapped, reliable high throughput Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite broadband connectivity regardless of how many employees are at a company.

The solution will support businesses wherever they are in Australia as long as they have a clear view of the sky and a Starlink Business Kit. The service also comes with full Optus support offering customers a one stop shop for installation, billing, troubleshooting, and help-desk services along with prioritised support from Starlink’s help-desk.

Ben Vella, Vice President Enterprise and Mid-Market at Optus, said, “This is a great example of Optus connecting more Australians and providing options to our enterprise and business customers across Australia. We know that small and medium sized businesses are the backbone of the Australian economy and at Optus we are committed to ensuring they are supported in our digital world.”

Optus’ enterprise and business customers will have prioritised data adding further resiliency during extreme weather performance with Priority Fixed or on the move Priority Mobility offerings, so customers can be confident that they will have the necessary bandwidth when they need it most, whether it be in regional Australia or out of metro areas. Optus’ Satellite Internet for Business is a key form of redundancy offering an always-on back up safeguard against fire, floods, natural disasters.

Vella added, “Our customers depend on Optus to adapt at the speed of technology to meet their evolving needs and this is a great example of how Optus is pushing boundaries by empowering Australia’s positive connections, while putting customers at the heart of what we do.”

Optus Satellite Internet for Business is available to customers today, and offers high-speed, low-latency broadband internet to businesses across Australia, even in the most rural and remote locations.

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* Excludes Australian Radio Quiet Zone in Western Australia where no service is permitted to be provided. Coverage requires a clear line of sight to most of the sky.

Media contact:
Justin Stolarski
02 9037 8179
media@optus.com.au