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Retail Asia19/01/2017

Australia’s Telstra and Ericsson have separately demonstrated secure end-to-end encryption over 10Gbps intercontinental link. The companies encrypted data in transit at 10Gbps between Los Angeles and Melbourne, Australia using Ciena’s ultra-low latency 10G wire-speed encryption technology. The companies said the trial demonstrates that data can be encrypted in transit – beyond the walls of a […]

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Retail Asia18/01/2017

Australia’s Telstra will introduce assured availability on two of Asia-Pacific’s busiest subsea cable routes, Hong Kong to Singapore and Japan to Hong Kong. The company announced its new Always On service guarantee at the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) conference in Hawaii on Monday. Telstra will use its significant APAC cable network to guarantee connectivity in […]

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Retail Asia15/12/2016

The Australian government will exclude the market’s largest operator Telstra from taking part in a digital dividend auction of 700-MHz spectrum, on the advice of telecoms regulator ACMA. ACMA held that because Telstra already owns more than 50% of available low-band spectrum, a victory in the auction would only increase its dominance. Communications minister Mitch […]

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Retail Asia10/12/2016

Telstra has named Robyn Denholm as its new chief operations officer, replacing Kate McKenzie, who retired in July after working with the Australian incumbent for 12 years. Denholm will assume her new role in early 2017, and will be based in Sydney. Acting COO Brendon Riley will return as group executive global enterprise and services […]

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Retail Asia06/12/2016

A customer of Australia’s Telstra was given the honor of switching off Telstra’s 2G GSM network last week. The customer, Oly Gordon, became a viral sensation after posting to Telstra’s Facebook page that he was still operating a Nokia 3315 2G phone after 13 years. In response, Telstra last week invited him to flick the […]

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Retail Asia18/11/2016

Private information on Australian mobile subscribers are being sold off by unscrupulous members of offshore call centers, according to an investigative report. The private details of customers from the market’s three operators – Optus, Telstra and Vodafone – are being offered for sale by a call center business named AI Solutions, run by Indian businesman […]

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Retail Asia20/10/2016

Telstra has worked with Qualcomm, Ericsson and NETGEAR to develop the world’s first Gigabit-class LTE mobile device and Gigabit-class commercially ready LTE network. A new NETGEAR mobile router based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X16 LTE modem and Wi-Fi equipment will enable download speeds of up to 1Gbps over Telstra’s upgraded LTE network, which uses equipment supplied […]

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Retail Asia06/10/2016

Telstra plans to introduce a national public safety mobile broadband capability for emergency services organizations (ESOs) this summer. Alex Stefan, Telstra’s national general manager public safety and security, said the technology behind Telstra LANES Emergency allows ESOs to communicate with each other, and it could also provide governments with significant cost savings. “Preserving the safety, […]

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Retail Asia22/09/2016

Australia’s largest operator by subscribers Telstra has teamed up with Ericsson to conduct the nation’s first live 5G trial. The trial in Melbourne used a combined 800MHz of spectrum, achieving aggregate speeds of more than 20Gbps in a real-world, outdoor environment. Telstra said the trial used 10 times more spectrum than the operator currently uses […]

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Retail Asia20/09/2016

Telstra has unveiled its new Global Media Network, a professional media contribution solution which enables broadcasters and content developers to take their content global. Custom-built for the media industry, the Telstra Global Media Network promises simple and efficient delivery of live and file-based video content by combining Telstra’s world class network of global submarine cables, […]

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Retail Asia13/09/2016

Telstra and its technology supplier Ericsson claim to have achieved a world-first with a test that used four separate radio frequency spectrum bands with five carriers for very high long term evolution-advanced (LTE-A) bit rates. The trial at an undisclosed location used Telstra’s production network, with a Cobham Aeroflex TM500 4G network testing device as the […]

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Retail Asia31/08/2016

Australia’s Telstra has revealed plans to use drone technology to improve network resilience and disaster readiness during the tropical state of Queensland’s upcoming storm season. The operator will use drones as an “eye in the sky” to help technicians inspect local base stations following a storm or cyclone, checking for damage before technicians are deployed […]

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Retail Asia24/08/2016

New research reveals mobile video streaming is growing at more than 30% a year and on-demand TV, sports and music is changing when and where Australians watch their favorite entertainment, according to Telstra. To help customers make the most of the mobile streaming revolution, Telstra has included a three-month subscription to all three leading streaming […]

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Retail Asia24/08/2016

Telstra unit Ooyala has introduced Ooyala AppStudio, its new turnkey over-the-top (OTT) solution for video providers to cost-effectively build and deploy comprehensive OTT app- and web-based video entertainment experiences. According to a report by DTVR, OTT services are booming globally as consumers flock to connected devices for content; creating a market opportunity of nearly $65 billion over […]

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Retail Asia11/08/2016

Australia’s Telstra has revealed plans to invest up to A$3 billion ($2.3 billion) over the next few years on improving the customer experience following a wave of recent network outages. The operator has revealed plans to increase its capex to sales ratio to 18%, the highest since the operator was building its 3G network in […]

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Retail Asia18/07/2016

Telstra has acquired local enterprise mobility solutions provider and decade-long channel partner MSC Mobility (MSC), in a move to bolster its enterprise mobility offerings. MSC provides mobile device management and provisioning services for large organizations, including providing devices and support to end users, and professional services, including strategy consulting and mobility solutions design. The company’s […]

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Retail Asia01/07/2016

Australian operator Telstra has sold the most of its majority stake in Chinese online car sales business Autohome to Ping An Insurance Group for $1.6 billion. Andrew Penn, Telstra CEO, said proceeds from the sale of a 47.4% stake in Autohome will be used to fund a capital management program that will start in the […]

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Retail Asia22/06/2016

Australia’s Telstra has revealed plans to roll out 135 small cell 4G base stations in remote communities across the nation as part of the government’s Mobile Black Spot program. The operator is also making the investment as part its efforts to expand its 4G footprint to 99% of the Australian population by June next year. […]

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Retail Asia26/05/2016

Australian operator Telstra has formed a partnership with – and made an investment in – data center and cloud security company vArmour. Under the agreement, investment arm Telstra Ventures has participated in vArmour’s recent $41 million Series D funding round. Telstra will also add vArmour’s security offerings to its portfolio of enterprise services. In the […]

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Retail Asia23/05/2016

Australian operator Telstra has been hit with two more network outages in the span of three days, weeks after committing to invest to improve its network resilience. On Friday, Telstra confirmed it was aware of an unplanned service disruption affecting NBN voice and data as well as ADSL customers. Telstra said the issue its engineers […]

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