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Telstra Global virtual contact centre enables Asian growth for OBP

Telstra Global has won a contract to provide its cutting edge Virtual Contact Centre (VCC) platform to back office outsourcing specialist firm Offshore Business Processing (OBP).

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Shipping giant Braemar awards Telstra Global major contract to optimise its international operations

Telstra Global has won a major contract to provide a fully managed Multi-protocol Label Switching Network (MPLS) solution to Braemar Shipping Services, a division of one of the largest marine and energy services businesses in the world.  

Telstra Global will provide larger bandwidth and a more consolidated service to support the roll-out of a number of new network applications for the shipping giant. Implementation is expected to be completed in the next six months and when fully rolled out will span the entire Braemar network including Asian, European and Australian sites.

Braemar CEO James Kidwell said the ability to bring its complete network under one preferred supplier would ensure the speed and efficiency required to support its first class global communications and operations.

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Arup and Telstra Global extend long term partnership

Global built environment professional services firm Arup - the professional services firm behind some of the world’s most famous structural design projects including the Sydney Opera House, Pompidou, and Olympic stadiums in Beijing and London - has extended its agreement with Telstra Global in a partnership that will see Telstra connectivity in more than 20 markets and 50 sites globally.

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Telstra announces new whole of business contract with Jetstar

Telstra today announced that it has signed a three-year multi-million dollar business communications contract with Jetstar, the largest low cost airline carrier in the Asia Pacific region. This deal represents Telstra’s largest global contract to date and Telstra’s first significant Network Application and Services (NAS) contract in Asia.

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Telstra Global’s cloud solution powers Flat Planet’s expansion in Asia

Telstra Global, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, today announced an agreement with Flat Planet to provide cloud-based Virtual Contact Centre (VCC) services to support its global expansion.

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Telstra teams up with SubPartners for Perth to Singapore submarine cable link

Telstra has entered into a non-binding MOU with submarine cable group SubPartners, whereby it would prospectively acquire one of the direct Perth-Singapore fibre pairs of the APX West submarine cable.

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University of Nottingham chooses Telstra Global to connect international campuses

The University of Nottingham has selected Telstra Global to provide a fully managed Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network to support communications between its UK and Asian campuses. The solution will ensure reliable and robust communications between its main centre in Nottingham and international campuses in Malaysia and China, which have more than 8,000 enrolled students.

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Merlin delivers enhanced global support service across Asia, US and UK with Telstra VPN/ VoIP solution

Global IT services and support provider Merlin, has selected Telstra Global as its sole Global Voice over IP (GVoIP) and Global Virtual Private Network (GVPN) provider, to deliver a cost efficient global support service to its international customers.

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M2M multi-operator alliance announces single worldwide SIM card trials on connected management platform

The alliance announced today at Mobile World Congress 2013 a new member, Etisalat, and demonstration of the technical capability of the alliance to enable a single worldwide SIM card via a web-based platform.

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Telstra signs on for new submarine cable link to New Zealand

Telstra will be a consortium partner in a project with Telecom New Zealand and Vodafone New Zealand to build a new undersea telecommunications cable linking Auckland and Sydney.

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Telstra Global announces low latency connectivity into Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Telstra Global, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, has announced the launch of the low latency connectivity to the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd (HKEx), (SEHK:0388) making it one of the first network service providers present at a new hosting centre at the stock exchange’s next generation data centre at Tseung Kwan O.

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Telstra Global and Infinera First to Demonstrate Soft Decision FEC over 4,200km Hawaii to California Submarine Link

Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) today announced the first successful demonstration of a 100 Gigabit per second (Gb/s) optical signal enhanced with Soft Decision Forward Error Correction (SD-FEC) across Telstra Global’s dedicated fibre pair within Segment S5 of AAG Hawaii to California submarine cable. Infinera's SD-FEC technology has the potential to double the transmission capacity of existing submarine cables. This trial demonstrates the power of SD-FEC in concert with Infinera’s long haul FlexCoherent™ super-channel technology and how it can optimize both reach and capacity on submarine cables worldwide.

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Telstra Global helps expand revolutionary digital marketing offering

Telstra Global, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, has been selected by targeted online advertising firm Turn to provide its low latency connectivity backbone as it expands into Asia. Telstra will support Turn’s revolutionary ‘big data’ based cloud marketing platform with highly secure, reliable and scalable connectivity into Asia.

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Telstra Global wins industry standard certification for information security management systems

Telstra Global today announced it had won international standard certification for the high quality of the information security and management systems in its European, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business.

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Research reveals increasing focus on mobility for Asian CXOs

Telstra Global, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, today jointly released the findings of the tenth annual “State of the Asian CXO 2012” survey conducted by CIO Asia Magazine with Fairfax Business Media. The findings reveal that although Asian CXOs see IT as a key performance vehicle for 2013, new factors of mobility and social networking, enabled by cloud and low latency, have quickly grown in significance.

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Vision Asia focuses on Telstra

Direct-to-home (DTH) satellite broadcaster, Vision Asia has selected Telstra to provide managed satellite services for its Australian and New Zealand viewers in a deal worth more than $24 million over 10 years.

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Telstra appoints new Regional President for Telstra International Group

Telstra today announced Timothy Y. (Tim) Chen as President and Group Managing Director of Telstra International Group to significantly build Asian and trans-continental business for the company.

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Telstra Global and Interxion partner for enhanced global connectivity

Telstra Global, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, is expanding its global reach with a new Point of Presence (PoP) in London. An agreement with carrier-neutral data centre provider Interxion will allow London based organisations to access sites in Asia via the Telstra Global PoP, colocated at the local Interxion site.

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Telstra expands its low latency connectivity portfolio into key financial markets

Establishes new Chicago and London PoPs for EPL Express customers

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Telstra expands North Asia hub for Global Service Provider and Enterprise customers with new PoPs in Japan

Establishes new PoPs in Osaka and Tokyo for customers’ mission–critical applications.

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Telstra Global expands coverage with nine new points of presence (PoPs)

Global connectivity into Asia maximised with 'connected' co-location for enterprise and wholesale customers

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Telstra Global taps Tekelec for new LTE services

New Diameter Network Enables Revenue-Generating LTE Roaming, Video and OTT Services

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Clifford Thames chooses Telstra Global to enable revolutionary SaaS facility

Managed hosting, storage and security deal enables an industry first quotation, authorisation and invoice management system

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Daisy Group plc chooses Telstra Global to support cloud and colocation services growth

London Hosting Centre deal offers high security, performance and resilience for enhanced end user experience

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Telstra Global expands APAC hosting capacity with new Singapore data centre

State-of-the-art facility to support managed hosting, network services and cloud-based solutions

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Phil Mottram appointed next CEO of CSL Limited

Phil Mottram, Executive Director of Global Sales, Telstra Global, was today appointed Chief Executive Officer of CSL Limited, effective October 1, 2012.

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Telstra Global boosts energy efficiency of its London Hosting Centre - Docklands

Telstra Global boosts energy efficiency of its London Hosting Centre - Docklands

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Telstra Global launches mobile operator IPX platform for enhanced international roaming and next generation mobility services.

Telstra Global launches mobile operator IPX platform for enhanced international roaming and next generation mobility services.

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Telstra Global announces global ‘public cloud’ contact centre solution

Powered by IPscape, Telstra Global’s preferred contact centre solution provider, the new Telstra Global Virtual Contact Centre solution delivers a state-of-the-art customer service solution for the high growth Asia region

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HotLizard recruits Telstra to support online job hunt growth

HotLizard, the online recruitment solutions specialist, has selected Telstra International to manage and host its IT Infrastructure, which supports over 200 online recruitment clients. Telstra’s managed hosting and multi-tiered environment in its London Hosting Centre - Docklands will accommodate HotLizard’s clients’ recruitment websites and jobs boards, which serve global audiences and receive over half a million website hits per week.

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Telstra International Deploys Infinera’s Coherent 40 Gbps DTN Solution for Optical Subsea Network in Asia Pacific

Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) announced today that Telstra International (Telstra), a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, has become Infinera’s 100th customer and has deployed Infinera’s 40 gigabits per second (Gbps) DTN solution for its optical subsea network in Asia. The deployment spans approximately 9,000 kilometers between Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. Telstra selected Infinera’s DTN solution for its simplicity, scalability and cutting edge technology.

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Standard Bank halves IT costs by choosing Telstra as primary GWAN provider

The international operation of Standard Bank, South Africa’s largest bank, has selected Telstra International as its sole Global Wide Area Network (GWAN) provider ensuring a fully active network with high capacity and high availability services into 32 sites across 13 countries.

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PLDT ALPHA Enterprise and Telstra activate international Ethernet offering

2 March, 2012 –Leading Philippine telecommunications provider PLDT, through PLDT ALPHA Enterprise - its business group handling relationships with top tier clients - and global supplier of managed network and hosting services, Telstra International have today announced a partnership to deliver international Ethernet Private Leased (EPL) circuits to Philippine and other global enterprises.

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Telstra International Positioned in the Challengers Quadrant of the Leading Analyst Firm’s Magic Quadrant for Asia/Pacific Network Service Providers

Telstra International, a leading provider of managed network services and international data, voice and satellite services, today announced it has been positioned by Gartner, Inc. in the Challengers quadrant of the Magic Quadrant for Asia/Pacific Network Service Providers.*

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Telstra expands global reach with new Frankfurt PoP

Telstra International, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, today announced an extension to its global network connectivity by opening a new Point-of-Presence (PoP) in Frankfurt and provision of a new low latency telecommunications route from Europe to Asia.

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Telstra International Extends Global Ethernet Private Line reach with comprehensive ‘One-Stop-Shop’ Ethernet service option and half circuit launch

Telstra International, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, today extended the global reach of its Ethernet Private Line (EPL) offering with the launch of a ‘One-Stop-Shop’ (OSS) Ethernet service option and the release of its Ethernet half circuits.

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Telstra International launches Global DDoS Protection

Telstra International, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosted services, today launched its Global Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection solution. This new service provides added protection to multinational customers’ Internet-facing infrastructure against a wide range of DDoS attacks.Telstra International, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosted services, today launched its Global Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Protection solution. This new service provides added protection to multinational customers’ Internet-facing infrastructure against a wide range of DDoS attacks.

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Asian CXOs’ effectiveness at the detriment of systemic short-term management cycles, new research reveals

Telstra International, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, today jointly released the findings of the sixth annual “State of the Asian CXO 2011” survey conducted by CIO Asia Magazine with Fairfax Business Media, revealing that the effectiveness of Asian CXOs is being compromised by vicious, systemic short-term management cycles.

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Telstra extends reach in key Asian markets

Telstra today announced it had successfully secured new operating licences in Singapore and Japan, allowing it to own infrastructure facilities and be directly responsible for services delivered to customers locally in both countries. The announcement follows the recent award of three licences to provide customers in India with international long-distance telecommunications and ISP services.

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Telstra secures new licence to enhance breadth of service to businesses in Singapore

Telstra today announced it has secured a Facilities Based Operator (FBO) licence in Singapore. The new licence, awarded by the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) takes effect on 15 December and enables Telstra to own and operate telecommunications infrastructure such as voice and data networks, systems and facilities in the country.

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Telstra International unveils enhanced Ethernet portfolio

Telstra International, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosting services, today announced significant enhancements to its existing global Ethernet services portfolio, enabling its customers to benefit from an improved service and fully comprehensive service offering.

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Telstra expands in India with new telecoms licences

Telstra today announced that under its joint venture with Microland, Telstra Telecommunications Private Limited (TTPL) has been awarded three new licences to provide customers in India.

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Telstra International introduces Global Conference Solutions to help businesses maximise ICT infrastructure investment

Telstra International, a leading global provider of managed networked solutions, today announced a suite of Global Conference Solutions based on Internet Protocol (IP) for users to conduct enterprise-grade on-net audio and video conferences on a unified communications platform.

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Leading academics and business executives gather for Asia Pacific Summit 2011

Last week the Asia Pacific Summit 2011 took place in London, hosted by London Business School and presented with Telstra International. The Summit brought together a wide scope of experience and perspective – from the academics of London Business School to the heads of some of the world’s leading businesses.

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Richard Duggan to lead Telstra International into next phase of growth in South Asia

Telstra International today announced the appointment of Mr Richard Duggan to the Head of South Asia, effective 5 September 2011.

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Telstra expands global telepresence reach with Tata Communications

Doing business overseas has become simpler with Telstra and Tata Communications joining forces to allow high definition video conferencing equipment to connect locally and globally across both company’s networks.

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Telstra International Brings Citrix Expertise to Virtual Environments

Telstra International Brings Citrix Expertise to Virtual Environments

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Wildblood to helm Telstra International’s North Asia Business

Telstra International today announced the appointment of Mr Andrew Wildblood to the Head of North Asia, effective 1 July, 2011.

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Linklaters chooses Telstra International to provide global MPLS Services

Linklaters LLP, one of the world’s leading global law firms, has selected Telstra International as a provider of one of its fully managed end-to-end Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) networks, ensuring reliable and robust communications between its 26 offices across 19 countries around the world.

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Crown Worldwide Group moves with Telstra International

Crown Worldwide Group, a privately held company with its global headquarters in Hong Kong has appointed Telstra International to manage its MPLS, Global Internet and Global Data Center systems.

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Telstra International EMEA appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Telstra International EMEA, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosted services, today announced the appointment of Mr Tom Homer as Chief Executive Officer.

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Telstra International Group appoints new Chief Operating Officer

Telstra International Group today announced the appointment of Mr Martijn Blanken to the role of Chief Operating Officer of Telstra International.

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Telstra International Group appoints new China Chief Executive

Telstra today announced the appointment of Ms Xiaowei Chen to the role of Chief Executive Officer, Telstra China.

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Telstra International appoints New Head of Global Products and Marketing

Telstra International today announced the appointment of Nathan Bell as Director of Global Products and Marketing.

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Telstra International Achieves Microsoft Gold Hosting Competency in the Microsoft Partner Network

Telstra International Earns Distinction through Demonstrated Technology Success and Customer Commitment.

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Telstra services and the Japan earthquake

As a result of Friday’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan, there have been multiple cable breaks and damage to communications infrastructure in the vicinity. Telstra is pleased with its network performance throughout these events. Our network remained operational in and out of Japan, although there was some minimal infrastructure and service disruption. All services have been fully restored as of Tuesday, March 15.

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Telstra completes transaction for Reach restructure

Telstra and PCCW today announced the completion of their Reach restructure, following a January announcement that the international assets in their 50/50 Reach joint venture would be divided between both parties. The remaining joint assets will continue to be managed by Reach in Hong Kong.

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Virgin Media Business chooses Telstra International to deliver IP VPN service

Virgin Media Business has chosen Telstra International as one of its network providers to help deliver international IP VPN services, enhancing the overseas connectivity it delivers for UK customers.

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Telstra International plugs into CENX Ethernet Exchange and supports new industry standard

Telstra International, a leading global provider of managed network services, is extending the reach of its Global VPLS (Virtual Private LAN Service) and EVPL (Ethernet Virtual Private Line) services by connecting into the CENX (Carrier Ethernet Neutral Exchange) in Los Angeles. This provides Telstra International with an additional capability to meet service provider and enterprise customers’ ever-increasing requirements for a much wider geographic reach, which is achieved through seamless end-to-end connectivity with other CENX member partners.

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Telstra International chosen by Endemol UK to support IT network

Leading independent producer Endemol UK, has chosen Telstra International to provide its managed network services. The network will enable Endemol’s remote workers throughout the UK to work more efficiently with highly secure access to the corporate network, using Telstra International’s IPVPN and ADSL lines.

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Reach asset restructure to drive shareholder value

Telstra and PCCW today signed an agreement to restructure the assets in their 50/50 joint venture, Reach, as part of an ongoing review of the company’s Asian assets to drive shareholder value.

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Howe Robinson continues Asia expansion with Telstra International

Ship broker sails into Singapore shipping market with reliable and scalable infrastructure

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Telstra International unveils enhanced intercontinental Ethernet Services

Customers to benefit from easier migration and resilience through hybrid networks.

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Telstra International launches Telstra Global Telepresence services across international network

Telstra International, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosted services, announced today the launch of its Global Telepresence solution, helping businesses across the world to reduce their travel costs and carbon footprint, whilst increasing employee productivity.

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Telstra International to underpin growth plans for Peter Gabriel’s ‘The Filter’

The Filter, a personalised entertainment content filtering system founded by music legend Peter Gabriel, is extending its core IT infrastructure to include Telstra International’s London Hosting Centre - Woking.

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Asian Business Leaders Look to ICT to Enable Growth through 2011, According to Recent Multi-country Survey

Telstra International serves up insights into Asian CXO priorities for businesses looking to capitalise on Asian growth.

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New head of Telstra International Global Sales

Telstra International Group (TIG) today announced the appointment of Phil Mottram to the position of Executive Director, Global Sales of Telstra International (TI), effective 15 November 2010.

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Telstra details strategy as sales momentum builds

Telstra today detailed its strategy and outlined a company program to grow market share, simplify company processes, reduce operating costs and improve customer service.

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TRILANTIC chooses Telstra International to support rapid growth in demand for eDiscovery services

TRILANTIC, a global legal support company focused on eDisclosure and eDiscovery services, has chosen Telstra International, a leading global supplier of managed network and hosted services to host its critical IT infrastructure in London, helping to ensure the security and 24/7 availability of its services.

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Telstra and Infosys Win Top Honours in IT Service Management Awards

Telstra and Infosys Technologies Ltd have won Best ITSM (IT Service Management) Project of the Year, the top industry award bestowed by itSMF Australia, the peak body for ITSM in Australia.

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Telstra International selected by Aspire Media Group for managed virtualised hosting

Telstra International has been selected by Aspire Media Group, the online recruitment solution provider, which includes the world’s first internet recruitment service, JobServe and web development company HotLizard, to manage its hosting infrastructure at its state-of-the-art London Hosting Centre.

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Cerebos selects Telstra International to improve supply chain efficiency

Telstra International’s fully managed MPLS network has been deployed by leading regional food and health supplement enterprise Cerebos Pacific Limited (Cerebos) across multiple sites.

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Global certification for Telstra International Ethernet portfolio

Telstra International has secured MEF 9 and MEF 14 certifications of the MEF (Metro Ethernet Forum) showcasing the quality and performance assurance of the company’s suite of global Ethernet services.

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Telstra honoured by visit of Vice President Xi

Telstra CEO, Mr David Thodey, today previewed Telstra’s latest High Definition Telehealth Solution before a meeting with China’s Vice President, Mr Xi Jinping, and seven senior Chinese Government Ministers at Telstra’s Melbourne headquarters.

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Telstra signs Financial Heads of Agreement on NBN

Telstra today signed a non-binding Financial Heads of Agreement with NBN Co to participate in the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN).

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Telstra International completes ‘Black Building Test’

Business continuity assessment demonstrates commitment to transparency and customer satisfaction

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International law firm chooses Telstra International to manage global network

Telstra International has been selected by one of the world’s leading international law firms to provide a fully managed end-to-end Multi Protocol Label Switching (MPLS) network, ensuring the customer can enjoy reliable and robust communications between its 29 offices across 19 countries around the world.

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Telstra International targets mid-market customers with Asia expansion ambition

Partners with PSideo to deliver consolidated IT Services in Asia through its globally scalable, resilient and available network

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Telstra International turns out the lights for WWF’s Earth Hour

Telstra International is supporting WWF’s Earth Hour, an epic global event taking place on Saturday 27 March 2010, between 8.30-9.30pm.

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Telstra International expands coverage into Indonesia and Malaysia

Expanded network services to support multinational corporations in emerging markets.

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Ramsay chooses Telstra International to support premium UK healthcare offering

MPLS network will support the efficient service delivery of advanced medical applications

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Telstra International expands connectivity in Asia, diversifed network supports business continuity plans

Multinational businesses to benefit from Telstra International’s expanded, seamless reach in key Asian growth markets and dual-PoP network build-out strategy

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Telstra sets carbon target: 10% reduction by 2015

Telstra chief executive officer David Thodey today announced a target to reduce the company's carbon emissions intensity by at least 10 per cent by 2015.

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New Asia America Gateway cable boosts reliability and diversity for Telstra customers

First direct single cable connection between South East Asia and the US strengthens Telstra’s leadership as a regional specialist carrier in Asia.

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Telstra updates strategy, confirms financial guidance

Telstra today confirmed its financial guidance for 2009/10 and detailed how the company would grow its core business by improving customer service and taking advantage of recent technology upgrades.

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Telstra International expands global network footprint in Africa and Europe

Partnerships with leading suppliers to offer global access for multinational customers

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Telstra International announce WWF-UK as charity of the year partner

Telstra International has announced funds raised from Telstra International staff and community events taking place over the next financial year (09/10) will be donated to WWF-UK.

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Telstra International Expands Global Data Centre Footprint in UK

Third UK facility to meet increasing demand for high density hosting and virtualised environments

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Telstra rating improves by 10 percent in Dow Jones Sustainability Index

Telstra has surpassed its target in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), with an overall score of 80 percent - a 10 percentage point increase on last year's score.

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Enterprises could cut costs by outsourcing managed WAN services

New research from Frost & Sullivan and Telstra reveals a possible cost reduction of up to 38 per cent by engaging third parties to provide managed network services.

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Telstra's network nerve-centre on display after 10 years

A decade after the Global Operations Centre first opened its doors, Telstra's networks continue to receive around-the-clock attention thanks to a vision and commitment to technology leadership that are still the industry benchmarks today.

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Telstra International launches global Ethernet Services

Global telecommunications provider expands its Ethernet portfolio to offer a comprehensive range of flexible, cost-effective international connectivity

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