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Australia: Mobile services revenue forecast to increase 3% CAGR

Mobile service revenue in Australia is expected to increase from $9.6 billion (€8.6bn) in 2021 to $11.2 billion in 2026, at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 3 per cent, mainly driven by the mobile data service segment, according to GlobalData, a data and analytics company. An analysis of GlobalData’s Australia Mobile Broadband Forecast […]

February 24, 2022

Telstra appoints Seban in EMEA role

Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS) has named Pierre Seban as Head of Business Development for the EMEA region, responsible for expanding the company’s professional broadcast and media portfolio across the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Africa. Seban will focus on strengthening relationships and developing new partnerships with international broadcasters, rights owners, channel partners and service providers. […]

February 9, 2022

Telstra commits A$1.6bn to fibre plan

Australia’s Telstra is to invest up to A$1.6 billion (€1.01bn) to support new inter-city links within Australia and to provide links and capacity for Viasat’s satellite system. The telco said it expected to invest between A$1.4 billion and A$1.6 billion outside of its business-as-usual capital expenditure over the next five years. Telstra said one of […]

February 3, 2022By Chris Forrester

Telstra’s GMN to distribute NHL

Telstra and the National Hockey League (NHL) have signed a five-year agreement to distribute up to 1,400 games per year to viewers around the world using Telstra’s Global Media Network (GMN). The deal will see Telstra deliver NHL games to rights-holders in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, with plans to expand to other markets […]

February 2, 2022

Telstra Broadcast Services joins SRT Alliance

Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS), a global media services provider, has joined the SRT Alliance, a collaborative community striving to achieve lower latency internet video transport. The SRT Alliance, founded by Haivision in April 2017, already has more than 500 members. Its mission is to overcome the challenges of low-latency live streaming by supporting the collaborative […]

December 7, 2021

Industry majors back GSMA mmWave initiative

Mobile industry trade body the GSMA has instigated a global accelerator initiative to drive awareness of 5G mmWave technology. Operators China Unicom, NTT DOCOMO, Telstra, TIM and, Verizon, and vendors Ericsson and Qualcomm Technologies will share mmWave intelligence, best practices and use cases to educate and inspire stakeholders around the world. The accelerator initiative aims […]

November 11, 2021

Australia: ISPs ‘misled’ consumers over NBN maximum speeds

The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted separate proceedings in the Federal Court against each of Telstra Corporation Ltd (Telstra), Optus Internet Pty Limited (Optus), and TPG Internet Pty Ltd (TPG) for making alleged false or misleading representations in their promotions of some 50Mbps and 100Mbps National Broadband Network (NBN) plans, in breach […]

August 10, 2021

Telstra opens London broadcast centre

Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS) is expanding on its investments in the dynamic European market with the opening of the new Telstra UK Broadcast Operations Centre (BOC), situated in London’s Docklands. Located in Telstra’s London Hosting Centre, the BOC will host a Master Control Room, office space, and lab/workshop area designed to facilitate tests and builds. […]

August 2, 2021

Gravity Media acquires Telstra’s DSNG/Globecam business

Gravity Media, a global provider of complex live broadcast facilities and production services to content owners, creators and distributors, has acquired Telstra Broadcast Services’ DSNG (Digital Satellite) fleet, its speciality Globecam miniature camera business and associated Radio Frequency Links. Gravity Media currently operates in Australia from Sydney and Melbourne, providing Outside Broadcast trucks, studios, production […]

July 16, 2021

Telstra partnership with PSSI

Telstra Broadcast Services (TBS) has expanded its presence in the US with the launch of a new Broadcast Operations Center (BOC) at the PSSI International Teleport in Pittsburgh. The BOC – part of an expanded partnership with PSSI Global Services – enables Telstra Broadcast Services to add U.S.-based managed services including operations, monitoring, bookings and […]

June 23, 2021