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 named Nitin Tikku as vice president of global business development for Telstra Americas.
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Australia’s state-owned wholesale last-mile company NBN Co is firing 10% of its staff as the fixed market has stalled.
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Australian operator Vocus has promoted Ellie Sweeney, its COO for the past four years, to be CEO.
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Telstra Wholesale confirms that it has been working with Aussie Broadband as of December to trial 400GE client services on two routes between Sydney and Melbourne.
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The Australian regulator has blocked a network-sharing plan by Telstra and rival operator TPG.
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Nokia has teamed with Telstra to deploy a Nokia Orchestration Centre to build a reusable platform ‘as a service’.
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Telstra has appointed Katy Greenfield as its new vice president of customer solutions for the Americas.
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Telstra has expanded its Telstra Private Cloud to Melbourne, following the successful launch of the service in Sydney in March.
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Telstra Corporation (Telstra), Optus Internet (Optus), and TPG Internet (TPG), have been ordered by the Australian Federal Court to pay penalties of $33.5 million.
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Kacific Broadband Satellites has installed resilient infrastructure for Tonga’s state-owned telecoms company, to make connections more secure after this year’s volcano.
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Telstra has expanded ground stations in Perth and Merredin, Western Australia with additional antennas to support the I-6 F1 satellite from Inmarsat.
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Tasmania Police have successfully completed a trial of the Tasmanian Government Radio Network in collaboration with Motorola Solutions and Telstra.
