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.