TECHNOLOGY
THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY in Australia is going through a period of change , led by several factors . Advances in cloud storage and cloud security , a high Australian dollar , fastmoving smartphone technology and alleged monopolies within the sector are forcing the industry leaders to re-evaluate current business strategies .
To keep you informed , Business Review Australia analyses the top influencers in telecommunications to see where the industry is going next .
Telstra : No Longer in Infrastructure ? Australia ’ s largest telecom and media company , Telestra , has a presence in just about every telecomm subsector , although that seems like it is soon about to change . News broke at the beginning of July that the company has accepted structural separation in the face of the renewed efforts for the fibre-to-the-node network presented by the new communications minister .
With Telstra effectively no longer an infrastructure company , the next move is to figure out their involvement with the continued work on the
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National Broadcast Network ( NBN ). Categorisation of the NBN seems to be an acquisition of a previously privatised asset . And since Telstra is participating in building two big pilot FTTN networks in New South Wales and Queensland , involvement in the country-wide FTTN rollout would not be a surprise .
The starting price for negotiations , set in June of 2011 , is around $ 11
20 August 2014