Can Optus retool as an enterprise player?
A RECENT ratings downgrade for Singtel's Australian unit Optus highlighted the challenges the company faces in the consumer space.
But there is room for it to grow its enterprise services - and momentum is in fact building on this front.
In lowering Optus's issuer rating to "A3" in January, Moody's Investors Service noted several "industry headwinds": lower retail fixed margins, lower broadband migration payments, and lower equipment sales.
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