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Telstra to axe hundreds of jobs as company doubles down on AI efficiency

by Harry Baldock | Jul 8, 2025

Today, media reports suggest that Australian telco Telstra is preparing to cut “hundreds” of jobs in the coming week.

Telstra launches direct-to-device satellite service with Starlink

by Harry Baldock | Jun 3, 2025

Australian telco Telstra has announced the launch of its direct-to-device (D2D) satellite text messaging service through its partnership with SpaceX’s Starlink.

Telstra and Ericsson deploy new RAN Compute platform

by Harry Baldock | Aug 30, 2024

Ericsson and Telstra today announced a groundbreaking, world-first achievement in mobile connectivity with the deployment of Ericsson’s 4th generation of Radio Access Network (RAN) purpose-built compute platform, paving the way for a consistent 5G Advanced platform for Australia.

Telstra joins UNESCO’s Business Council to promote ethical AI

by Harry Baldock | Jul 25, 2024

Telstra has joined a select group of global organisations to champion and advance the ethical development and application of AI.

Telstra’s network APIs to be added to Vonage platform

by Harry Baldock | Jun 12, 2024

The new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see application developers get greater access to Telstra’s network capabilities

Aussie telcos Optus and TPG team up for network sharing

by Harry Baldock | Apr 30, 2024

News TPG had initially agreed a similar deal with Telstra, but this was quashed by the competition...

Telstra expands into Latin America with new subsea cable

by Georgia Sweeting | Jan 23, 2024

Telstra International, the global arm of Australian telco Telstra, has expanded its presence in Latin America by establishing a new point of presence (PoP) in Dallas, Texas, and also signing deals with Mexican telcos Axtel and Vivaro. The news comes days after the company inked a connectivity deal with Google and APTelecom.