Telstra
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Australian telco Telstra has partnered with Vonage, an Ericsson subsidiary focused on cloud communications. -
Telstra has been slammed by Macquarie Telecom’s Luke Clifton for a “cheap, sinister move that will worsen its already disgraceful customer service standards” after its decision to ‘potentially’ cut 2,800 staff members in favour of AI.
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Telstra International has revealed plans to develop a regional network hub in Guam by establishing a new dedicated point-of-presence (PoP) in Piti at the carrier-neutral GNC iX data centre, which is owned and operated by TeleGuam Holdings.
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Australian mobile network operators TPG Telecom and Optus have announced an agreement that the two firms claim will strengthen regional mobile networks while boosting competition in rural parts of the country.
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Telstra and Optus could be delayed in shutting down their 3G networks over concerns that the closure could cut off services for some of its customers.
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Eutelsat Group and Telstra confirm the launch of the largest deployment of Eutelsat OneWeb Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite backhaul in Australia.
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Telstra has added substantial capacity on the new-generation New Cross Pacific (NCP) cable and made a further investment in the Faster cable.
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After months of trials, blockchain will be used commercially in the industry in 2019 in a $13bn market, leaders tell Alan Burkitt-Gray. Meanwhile blockchain is also moving into bandwidth-on-demand and voice routing
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Telstra is to buy a 25% stake in the Southern Cross cable network and will use “substantial capacity” in the new Southern Cross Next subsea cable.
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Telstra has completed a number of 5G trials demonstrating what it claims it the first connection of a 5G mid-band device and the first Australian 5G to 5G video call.
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Robyn Denholm, CFO of Telstra for only five weeks, is leaving the company to become chair of electric car company Tesla Motors in place of Elon Musk.
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Key wholesale carriers are aiming to put their blockchain-based voice settlement system into commercial operation next year – perhaps as early as March 2019.
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Six global carriers have reported to Capacity Europe of their success in a worldwide trial of blockchain for international settlements.
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Telstra’s chair, John Mullen, has confirmed that the Australian company would like to buy the nation’s wholesale-only National Broadband Network (NBN) from the government.
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The first stage of the INDIGO submarine cable system, called INDIGO West, has been completed linking Christmas Island to Perth cable at Floreat Beach in Perth.
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Telstra Broadcast Services, the global media division of Telstra, has expanded the scale of the Telstra Global Media Network (GMN) in Europe.
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Facebook has emerged as the dominant shareholder in a planned new cable linking Hong Kong, Taiwan and California, with a 41.6666% stake.
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TPG Telecom, the Australian company that owns AAPT and Pipe Networks and is planning a mobile network in Singapore, is negotiating a merger with Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA).
