Last chance for musicians to score a chance at the 'big time'

Time is running out for independent musicians to enter one of Australia’s most recognised and long standing talent development programs; the Telstra Road to Discovery. This year, the Telstra Road to Discovery celebrates its 10th year of supporting emerging artists launch their careers in the music industry.

A scrambler phone used by former Prime Minister Robert Menzies and the home phone from former Prime Minister Billy Hughes’ Lindfield residence form part of a collection of historic communications equipment on display as part of Canberra’s centenary celebrations.

A woman with extensive management experience in the aviation industry in Australia and New Zealand was named today as the 2012 Telstra Northern Territory Business Woman of the Year.

Therese Rein, inspired by her father to build a rehabilitation services business that now operates in ten countries and employs 2300 people, was named today as the 2012 Telstra Queensland Business Woman of the Year.

Footy fans who attended Saturday’s AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) have set a record for phone use at an Australian Rules final.

The Samsung Galaxy SIII 4G will arrive in Telstra stores from Tuesday 9 October and personal buyers can order the device online from today.

A woman who has spent 30 years as a human rights lawyer and audited detention centres for human rights abuses has been named the 2012 Telstra ACT Business Woman of the Year.

Have you ever wanted to go for a drive with Jennifer Hawkins or Dame Edna Everage, or be told ‘where to go’ by ‘The Wog Boy’? Now’s your chance with Whereis® and some of Australia’s most iconic personalities who have voiced the popular navigation iPhone app.

Footy fans attending Saturday’s AFL Grand Final at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) will experience improved mobile phone coverage, with Telstra more than doubling its current Next G network capacity inside the stadium.

A woman who manages million-dollar deals for big business and gives away millions to the poor of Nepal and Uganda has been named the 2012 Telstra NSW Business Woman of the Year.

Healthy food exporter wins top Victorian Business Women's Award

One hundred community groups across Australia have each been awarded $10,000 from Telstra’s Everyone Connected program to help them better access technology.

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

Telstra and Ford Performance Racing (FPR) are encouraging third year apprentice mechanics with a passion for motorsport to apply for the dream job of completing their final apprenticeship year working under the bonnet of a V8 Supercar in the 2013 Championship Series.

Telstra has extended its powerful IP Core into the Pilbara providing business customers in the area with a faster, more reliable IP network than ever before.

The bank of the future will be driven by video interaction including local branch video calling, accessing experts on demand online and interactive videos on financial topics. This will deliver improved customer experiences – blending both online and offline engagement - according to new research from Telstra Enterprise & Government.

Confidence levels of Australian small and medium businesses have declined for the third consecutive quarter according to the September Sensis Business Index released today.

Telstra customers will soon get their hands on one of the first 'super phones' to launch in Australia - the ultra-fast 4G and quad-core powered Samsung GALAXY S III 4G.

A booming online business that aggregates the products of 400 bike retailers and taps into Australia’s thirst for riding bikes has been named the 2012 Telstra Australian Business of the Year.

Coca-Cola Amatil (CCA) has signed a new agreement with Telstra to deploy 3000 digital media signage units across Australia. Primarily located in hospitality venues, the digital media solution incorporates wireless technology, allowing CCA to provide targeted free Wi-Fi connectivity to customers purchasing CCA products.

Mobile services on Telstra’s earlier 3G mobile network will be wound down tomorrow, closing a chapter in the nation’s telecommunications history.

carsales.com Ltd (ASX: CRZ) and Telstra Ltd today announce that the companies have entered into an agreement whereby Australia’s newest free classifieds business, quicksales.com.au, will licence the Tradingpost.com.au brand and operate the Tradingpost.com.au website.

Communities across Australia are being urged to throw their support behind the elite athletes of our Paralympics Team and send a Telstra HeroMessage as they strive for glory at the London Paralympic Games.

Telstra set to bring 4G coverage to two-thirds of the population as 4G device connections pass 500,000

A new suite of data products available to Telstra Wholesale customers today offers the industry the biggest national data footprint with the latest technical features, taking data product supply efficiency to a new level.

Telstra Foundation commits $8 million to cyber safety partnership with The Alannah and Madeline Foundation

Telstra Corporation and Multi Channel Network (MCN) today announced an agreement that will see MCN partner with Telstra to represent key Telstra online assets and deliver advertisers an average monthly unique audience of 8.0m Australians per month.

 

Better business conditions ahead, say Australia’s best small businesses
21 Aug 2012 - Media Release

While higher operational costs are the biggest challenge currently facing Australia’s best small and medium businesses, a majority are optimistic about business conditions next financial year.

Telstra has today released research showing up to 89 per cent of online shoppers in certain sectors also purchase goods in-store, over a third of which doing so from the same retailer. It is expected the research could bring fresh hope to traditional retailers.

The powers of music and sport have combined with the Australian Federal Police as Skinnyfish Music and AFL Northern Territory launch Strong Choices at Milikapiti on Melville Island. The innovative campaign aims to strengthen Indigenous communities by reducing the growing incidence of cyber-bullying, cyber-payback, ‘sexting’ and the distribution of inappropriate images through emerging technologies.

Telstra today announced results for fiscal year 2012 highlighting growth in revenue and profits in line with guidance, as well as adding 1.6 million Australian mobile customers.

Older Australians have taken to the internet in droves in the past 12 months, with 89 per cent of the over-65s saying they accessed the net last year, up from 59 per cent the year before and a 1000% increase in their use of tablet devices.

Australian small and medium businesses (SMEs) are struggling to capitalise on the internet's global nature and are still far more likely to make an online sale to a customer located just around the corner than to someone interstate or overseas.

Mobile technology continues to revolutionise the way we live, with a big jump in the past 12 months in the number of Australians using technology to get online no matter where they are.

Residents and visitors to Western Australia’s North-West will experience improved mobile coverage and broadband telecommunications with a series of new Telstra Next G® network mobile base stations being installed across the region.

With bikes outselling cars for more than a decade in Australia, a website established to be a one-stop e-commerce shop for bike manufacturers, traders and customers has been named the 2012 Telstra Victorian Business of the Year.

With a month to go before services are wound down on Telstra's earlier 3G mobile network, Telstra is encouraging remaining customers to review their device settings and, where necessary, consider an upgrade to a Next G compatible device.

To help customers better connect, engage and stay in control of their Telstra services, Telstra today launched the Telstra 24x7 App on Facebook, extending customer self-service options to Australia's most popular social network.

 

Project management consultancy Point named Telstra ACT Business of the Year
27 Jul 2012 - Media Release

 A leading Australian project management consultancy with a burgeoning portfolio of building, property and infrastructure construction projects has been named the 2012 Telstra ACT Business of the Year.

A Dural business that is a world leader in entertainment communications with a name that is synonymous with big events has won the title of 2012 Telstra New South Wales Business of the Year.

A Hahndorf drilling business established fifty years ago that numbers some of Australia’s biggest miners among its clients has been named the 2012 Telstra South Australian Business of the Year.

In a Telstra HeroMessage first, one of Australia's most prominent young artists, David Hart, has called on the Australian public and two iconic Aussie Olympians to inspire his next creation and launch Telstra's HeroMessage campaign for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

A Malaga business that was specifically established to manufacture power load testing equipment that would survive Australia's hottest temperatures has been named the 2012 Telstra Western Australian Business of the Year.

100 years since the Post Master General introduced the automatically connected telephone call and Australian switchboard operators started hanging up their headsets, the fixed line phone has evolved again with the launch of T-Hub 2.

Thousands of Sydney rail commuters are now able to enjoy Next G mobile network coverage under the CBD with the completion of the first stage of a mobile network extension in the city's underground rail network.

Security & Technology Services, a fast-expanding provider of security and fire detection equipment for major Territory projects, has been named the 2012 Telstra Northern Territory Business of the Year.

Qantas today announced it will partner with Telstra to provide its pilots with iPads for use on the flight deck. 

Telstra will sell TelstraClear, its wholly owned New Zealand subsidiary, to Vodafone New Zealand for NZ$840 million (A$660 million). Telstra will also return approximately NZ$490 million (A$380 million) in cash to Australia via a pre-completion dividend, which is already consolidated in Telstra's Group results.

Telstra welcomed the announcement today by the Australian Communications and Media Authority that it intends to register the improved Telecommunications Consumer Protection Code.

Winangali Pty Ltd, one of Australia's leading Indigenous research and communications agencies, has been named the 2012 Telstra Queensland Business of the Year.

Today marks 100 years since the first automated telephone exchange opened in Geelong, Victoria. It was the first of its type in the southern hemisphere and only the second in the British Empire - opening just months after the first automated telephone exchange in England.

TasIVF, Tasmania’s longest serving and most successful in vitro fertilisation clinic - and one of the first IVF units in Australia - has been named the 2012 Telstra Tasmanian Business of the Year.

Telstra mobile customers will have access to more live Foxtel channels on their smartphone or tablet, with better value packages costing up to a third less launching this month.

Telstra will become one of the first corporate companies in Australia to formally recognise the Traditional Owners of land and country, by installing signs of acknowledgment in every branded Telstra Store and Business Centre across Australia.

TasIVF, Tasmania’s longest serving and most successful in vitro fertilisation clinic - and one of the first IVF units in Australia - has been named the 2012 Telstra Tasmanian Business of the Year.

 

Telstra cloud to deliver the mail for Australia Post
03 Jul 2012 - Media Release

As Australia Post moves into a new era of delivering innovative services for Australians, Telstra will support the enterprise by connecting Australia Post customers across the country with the latest telecommunication, IT and Australian based cloud services in a new agreement signed by both organisations.

 

Telstra Global announces global ‘public cloud’ contact centre solution
02 Jul 2012 - Media Release

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