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TelecommunicationsAdvertisementTelstra CorporationHow Telstra’s new satellite-to-mobile messaging lets you text using Starlink Telstra has become the first Australian telco to activate
“direct to cell” functionality with SpaceX’s Starlink satellites.
4 days agoTim BiggsLatestMergers & acquisitionsThe $53b deal that started with a love letter One of the biggest business deals of the year so far started around Valentine’s Day - but the
courtship wasn’t straightforward.
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opposition is a restumped Coalition, a reimagined Liberal Party or some new configuration, it won’t have much time to get its house in order.
May 24, 2025The Age's ViewTelstra CorporationTired of waiting on hold? Telstra thinks this might fix that problem The telco wants everything from customer service to internal structure
reimagined by AI.
May 14, 2025Tim BiggsExclusiveHeritageTelstra wants three nondescript phone boxes heritage listed. Here’s why Even in the age of mobile devices, these public phones have proven
indispensable.
April 29, 2025Lachlan AbbottBrisbaneBrisbane suburbs where 5G struggles – and why your reception bars can’t be trusted There are dozens of pockets across the city where people have frequent
mobile service failure and calls dropping out – and the bars on their phones could be lying to them. Here’s why.
April 15, 2025Marissa Calligeros and Angus DaltonAdvertisementEarnings seasonTelstra shares surge higher amid bumper dividend, profit The telco lifted its first-half profit and dividend
while chief executive Vicki Brady also announced a $750 million share buyback plan.
February 20, 2025David SwanTelstra Corporation‘Getting rid of the bush tax’: Vodafone vows to take fight to Telstra in regional areas The network expansion increases Vodafone’s reach to one
million square kilometres, injecting much-needed competition into regional areas.
January 30, 2025Hannah KennellyTelstra CorporationTelstra to splash $700m on AI joint venture The move may lead to further job losses for Telstra, which last year announced plans to cut up
to 2800 workers.
January 15, 2025David SwanGadgetsThe museum where grandparents can get their tech cred back Featuring nostalgia from manual phone exchanges and typewriters to Walkmans, this institution is a
shrine to technology and communication tools.
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