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Telstra change a shock to Canberra

Politicians from both sides of the political spectrum have reacted with “shock” and “disappointment” at news of Telstra’s major restructuring and slashing of 8000 jobs. The federal government used...

Andy Penn on our Asia future

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has nominated the development of next-generation skills and capabilities as the key ingredient for capitalising on the current wave of disruptive technological change. Speaking...

Telstra switches to new spin cycle

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Ever since David Thodey stepped down from the top job at Telstra, there’s been a growing and nagging sense that things are not quite as fabulous as they were....

Google Schmoogle: Telstra takes aim

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
‘Google Schmoogle’ was a phrase famously coined by former Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo as he batted away concerns that the search engine giant, back in 2005 as a...

Google Schmoogle: Telstra takes aim

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
‘Google Schmoogle’ was a phrase famously coined by former Telstra chief executive Sol Trujillo as he batted away concerns that the search engine giant, back in 2005 as a...

Stephen Elop’s new Telstra test

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn’s ambitious bid to recast the telco as a technology company is underway, with former Nokia chief and senior Microsoft executive Stephen Elop starting work...

Telstra’s long march into Asia

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
When Andy Penn became CEO at Telstra he said he would bring his “particular passion” for doing business in Asia to the role. InnovationAus.com was last week reporting that...

Telstra walks from San Miguel deal

Posted on   |  by Michael Sainsbury
Telstra chief executive Andy Penn has just been forced to walk away from his first big Asian deal, to partner with the San Miguel group to build the Philippine’s...

Telstra’s big Manila mobile move

Posted on   |  by James Riley
Just two years ago, when he was finance chief, Telstra CEO Andy Penn was at pains to downplay any likelihood that Telstra would invest in any mobile infrastructure. The...

Tech smarts shine at Telstra Awards

Posted on   |  by James Riley
A Western Australian security firm took the top honours at the prestigious Telstra Business Awards in Sydney last night, at an event crowded with tech innovation and entrepreneurial smarts....