<s>
Telstra	O
once	O
retained	O
ownership	O
of	O
the	O
fixed-line	B-Application
telephone	I-Application
network	O
,	O
but	O
since	O
the	O
nationwide	O
upgrade	O
to	O
the	O
National	O
Broadband	O
Network	O
(	O
NBN	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
Australian	O
Government	O
now	O
has	O
legal	O
ownership	O
of	O
these	O
lines	O
since	O
2007	O
,	O
though	O
Telstra	O
has	O
played	O
a	O
big	O
part	O
in	O
this	O
upgrade	O
supplying	O
resources	O
to	O
the	O
Government	O
on	O
the	O
new	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
companies	O
offering	O
fixed-line	B-Application
services	I-Application
must	O
therefore	O
deal	O
with	O
Telstra	O
,	O
except	O
Optus	O
,	O
TransACT	O
and	O
a	O
few	O
others	O
who	O
have	O
installed	O
their	O
own	O
infrastructure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
response	O
,	O
Telstra	O
announced	O
that	O
it	O
would	O
raise	O
speeds	O
on	O
its	O
existing	O
Next	O
G	O
network	O
and	O
HFC	B-Architecture
"	O
cable	O
"	O
network	O
so	O
that	O
they	O
both	O
offer	O
higher	O
speeds	O
than	O
the	O
RFP	O
for	O
the	O
NBN	O
requires	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
agreed	O
to	O
"	O
disconnect	O
"	O
its	O
Internet	O
customers	O
from	O
the	O
copper	O
and	O
hybrid	B-Architecture
fibre-coaxial	I-Architecture
networks	O
in	O
areas	O
where	O
FTTP	O
has	O
been	O
installed	O
,	O
and	O
agreed	O
to	O
lease	O
dark	B-Protocol
fibre	I-Protocol
,	O
exchange	O
space	O
and	O
ducts	O
to	O
NBN	O
Co	O
.	O
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
agreement	O
,	O
Telstra	O
would	O
not	O
be	O
able	O
to	O
market	O
their	O
mobile	O
network	O
as	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
the	O
NBN	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
14	O
December	O
2014	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
in	O
a	O
A$11b	O
renegotiated	O
deal	O
Telstra	O
will	O
transfer	O
ownership	O
of	O
its	O
copper	O
and	O
hybrid	B-Architecture
fibre-coaxial	I-Architecture
(	O
HFC	B-Architecture
)	O
networks	O
to	O
NBN	O
while	O
disconnecting	O
premises	O
from	O
these	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
December	O
2015	O
,	O
Telstra	O
Digital	O
launched	O
customer	O
service	O
on	O
Periscope	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
carrier	O
opened	O
the	O
world	O
's	O
first	O
Android	B-Application
store	O
,	O
called	O
"	O
Androidland	B-Application
"	O
,	O
on	O
Bourke	O
Street	O
,	O
Melbourne	O
,	O
Australia	O
,	O
in	O
December	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Notable	O
past	O
winners	O
include	O
Vaxine	B-Application
,	O
APS	O
Plastics	O
,	O
and	O
eWAY	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Created	O
on	O
1	O
July	O
2018	O
,	O
Telstra	O
InfraCo	O
would	O
serve	O
as	O
the	O
infrastructure	O
business	O
,	O
owning	O
an	O
estimated	O
$11billion	O
AUD	O
in	O
assets	O
made	O
up	O
of	O
data	B-General_Concept
centres	O
,	O
non-mobiles	O
related	O
domestic	O
fibre	O
,	O
copper	O
,	O
HFC	B-Architecture
,	O
subsea	O
cables	O
,	O
exchanges	O
,	O
poles	O
,	O
ducts	O
,	O
and	O
pipes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
InfraCo	O
opened	O
its	O
dark	B-Protocol
fibre	I-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
across	O
six	O
Australian	O
state	O
capitals	O
in	O
February	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
said	O
the	O
dark	B-Protocol
fibre	I-Protocol
network	I-Protocol
would	O
open	O
up	O
a	O
wealth	O
of	O
capabilities	O
and	O
control	O
for	O
its	O
targeted	O
audience	O
of	O
network	O
operates	O
and	O
service	O
providers	O
such	O
as	O
global	O
carriers	O
,	O
data	B-General_Concept
centre	O
operators	O
,	O
internet	O
service	O
producers	O
and	O
over	O
the	O
top	O
providers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
is	O
Australia	O
's	O
incumbent	O
and	O
largest	O
provider	O
of	O
fixed-line	B-Application
services	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
include	O
home	B-Application
phone	I-Application
,	O
business	O
and	O
other	O
PSTN	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
operates	O
Australia	O
's	O
largest	O
GSM	O
and	O
3G	B-Architecture
UMTS	B-Protocol
(	O
branded	O
as	O
Next	O
G	O
)	O
mobile	O
telephony	O
networks	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
holding	O
a	O
50%	O
stake	O
in	O
the	O
3GIS	O
Ltd	O
2100MHz	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
network	O
infrastructure	O
,	O
shared	O
with	O
Hutchison	O
(	O
Three	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1800MHz	O
capacity	O
channels	O
were	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
network	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1990s	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
GPRS	B-General_Concept
packet	O
data	B-General_Concept
transmission	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
UMTS	B-Protocol
Next	O
G	O
deployment	O
,	O
the	O
GSM	O
network	O
was	O
also	O
upgraded	O
to	O
a	O
full	O
EDGE	O
data	B-General_Concept
transmission	O
capability	O
in	O
2006	O
providing	O
data	B-General_Concept
transmission	O
capabilities	O
greater	O
than	O
40	O
kbit/s	O
on	O
its	O
GSM	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
Wholesale	O
provides	O
products	O
such	O
as	O
Data	B-General_Concept
,	O
Mobile	O
,	O
Voice	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
Facilities	O
(	O
including	O
Co-location	O
and	O
Duct	O
Access	O
)	O
to	O
other	O
companies	O
and	O
organisations	O
for	O
re-sale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
Wholesale	O
also	O
provides	O
operational	O
support	O
for	O
its	O
customers	O
,	O
and	O
facilities	O
for	O
international	O
customers	O
such	O
as	O
International	O
Data	B-General_Concept
Transport	O
and	O
IP	O
Transport	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
installed	O
the	O
first	O
DSLAMs	B-Protocol
in	O
exchanges	O
prior	O
to	O
2000	O
,	O
and	O
began	O
wholesaling	O
access	O
in	O
late	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
Wholesale	O
has	O
a	O
comprehensive	O
network	O
of	O
ADSL	O
DSLAMs	B-Protocol
(	O
the	O
largest	O
in	O
Australia	O
)	O
and	O
allows	O
competitors	O
access	O
to	O
each	O
Telstra	O
DSLAM	B-Protocol
at	O
up	O
to	O
ADSL2+	O
speeds	O
if	O
available	O
,	O
and	O
at	O
ADSL1	O
speeds	O
should	O
2+	O
be	O
unavailable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
2013	O
,	O
Telstra	O
has	O
wholesaled	O
its	O
3G	B-Architecture
and	O
4G	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BigPond	O
provides	O
internet	O
products	O
over	O
various	O
delivery	O
methods	O
,	O
including	O
ADSL	O
,	O
Cable	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
,	O
Dialup	O
,	O
Satellite	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Wireless	O
Internet	O
(	O
through	O
the	O
Next	O
G	O
network	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2007	O
a	O
survey	O
of	O
14,000	O
people	O
by	O
PC	B-Device
Authority	O
magazine	O
found	O
BigPond	O
users	O
rated	O
poorly	O
for	O
customer	O
service	O
,	O
and	O
less	O
than	O
a	O
third	O
considered	O
their	O
service	O
value	O
for	O
money	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Cable	O
–	O
BigPond	O
is	O
Australia	O
's	O
largest	O
provider	O
of	O
Cable	B-Device
Internet	I-Device
access	I-Device
,	O
which	O
covers	O
parts	O
of	O
Australia	O
's	O
main	O
cities	O
(	O
Melbourne	O
,	O
Brisbane	O
,	O
Perth	O
,	O
Sydney	O
,	O
Adelaide	O
and	O
the	O
Gold	O
Coast	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
owned	O
and	O
operated	O
the	O
largest	O
cable	B-Device
internet	I-Device
Hybrid	O
Fibre	O
cable	O
network	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
network	O
has	O
since	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
the	O
National	O
Broadband	O
Network	O
Company	O
(	O
NBNCo	O
)	O
for	O
public	O
cable	B-Device
broadband	I-Device
but	O
is	O
still	O
used	O
to	O
distribute	O
Cable	O
TV	O
under	O
the	O
Foxtel	O
brand	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Download	O
speeds	O
on	O
the	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
range	O
from	O
256	O
kbit/s	O
to	O
3.5	O
Mbit/s	O
in	O
regional	O
and	O
interurban	O
areas	O
,	O
and	O
"	O
up	O
to	O
"	O
21	O
Mbit/s	O
in	O
metropolitan	O
and	O
city	O
areas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
other	O
coverage	O
areas	O
around	O
Australia	O
,	O
Mobile	O
devices	O
that	O
are	O
capable	O
will	O
automatically	O
switch	O
to	O
the	O
fastest	O
available	O
5G	O
4G	O
or	O
3G	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
BigPond	O
also	O
provides	O
wireless	O
'	O
hot	B-Application
spots	I-Application
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellite	B-Application
–	O
Bigpond	O
provides	O
Satellite	B-Application
internet	O
mainly	O
for	O
regional	O
customers	O
who	O
are	O
too	O
far	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
exchange	O
to	O
get	O
ADSL	O
,	O
and	O
cannot	O
get	O
Cable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Satellite	B-Application
is	O
delivered	O
via	O
2	O
way	O
Satellite	B-Application
with	O
speeds	O
ranging	O
from	O
256	O
kbit/s	O
down/64	O
kbit/s	O
up	O
to	O
800	O
kbit/s	O
down/128	O
kbit/s	O
up	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
's	O
Hybrid	B-Architecture
Fibre	I-Architecture
Coax	I-Architecture
(	O
HFC	B-Architecture
)	O
(	O
commonly	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
"	O
cable	O
"	O
)	O
network	O
is	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
delivery	O
systems	O
used	O
by	O
the	O
Australian	O
Subscription	O
Television	O
provider	O
Foxtel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
offers	O
discounts	O
for	O
Telstra	O
full-service	O
fixed-line	B-Application
customers	O
,	O
with	O
internet	O
,	O
pay	O
TV	O
and/or	O
mobile	O
services	O
with	O
Telstra	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
replaced	O
it	O
with	O
bonus	O
inclusions	O
related	O
to	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Music	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
site	O
provided	O
news	O
,	O
downloads	O
and	O
servers	O
primarily	O
for	O
the	O
PC	B-Device
,	O
and	O
Mac	B-Device
,	O
though	O
it	O
later	O
branched	O
out	O
to	O
include	O
console	O
sites	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
BigPond	O
owned	O
and	O
operated	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
virtual	O
islands	O
in	O
the	O
online	O
game	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
for	O
approximately	O
three	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BigPond	O
closed	O
its	O
Second	B-Application
Life	I-Application
presence	O
in	O
December	O
2009	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
+Frequencies	O
used	O
on	O
the	O
Telstra	O
Network	O
Frequency	O
3GPP	O
Band	O
Protocol	O
Class	O
Notes	O
850	O
MHz	O
5/n5	O
UMTS/HSPA/HSPA	O
+	O
/DC	O
-HSPA	O
+	O
/NR	O
3G/5G	O
Originally	O
used	O
from	O
1987	O
for	O
the	O
1G	O
AMPS	O
network	O
which	O
was	O
decommissioned	O
in	O
2000	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
the	O
disused	O
frequency	O
spectrum	O
was	O
reallocated	O
for	O
the	O
initial	O
Telstra	O
Next	O
G	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
which	O
now	O
covers	O
99%	O
of	O
the	O
Australian	O
population	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
3G	B-Architecture
850	O
MHz	O
network	O
is	O
scheduled	O
for	O
shut	O
down	O
in	O
June	O
2024	O
so	O
the	O
spectrum	O
can	O
again	O
be	O
reallocated	O
,	O
this	O
time	O
for	O
5G	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
2008	O
shut	O
down	O
of	O
the	O
Telstra	O
CDMA	O
network	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
the	O
by	O
then	O
well	O
established	O
Next	O
G	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
allowed	O
that	O
further	O
spectrum	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
for	O
3G	B-Architecture
850	O
MHz	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
1800	O
MHz	O
3	O
LTE/LTE	O
-A	O
4G	O
Originally	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
capacity	O
layer	O
for	O
the	O
2G	O
GSM	O
900	O
MHz	O
network	O
it	O
was	O
decommissioned	O
as	O
3G	B-Architecture
traffic	O
overtook	O
2G	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
be	O
reused	O
for	O
the	O
LTE	O
roll-out	O
in	O
major	O
capital	O
cities	O
and	O
a	O
significant	O
range	O
of	O
regional	O
centres	O
has	O
been	O
completed	O
,	O
now	O
covering	O
most	O
major	O
metropolitan	O
areas	O
and	O
major	O
regional	O
centres.2100	O
MHz1LTE/LTE	O
-A4GOriginally	O
used	O
for	O
3G	B-Architecture
as	O
a	O
capacity	O
layer	O
as	O
3G	B-Architecture
traffic	O
has	O
diminished	O
to	O
is	O
currently	O
used	O
as	O
a	O
capacity	O
layer	O
in	O
high	O
traffic	O
4G	O
areas.2600	O
MHz7LTE/LTE	O
-A4GSupplemental	O
to	O
the	O
700	O
MHz	O
and	O
1800	O
MHz	O
network	O
in	O
areas	O
of	O
high	O
load	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
July	O
2012	O
:	O
Telstra	O
commences	O
retailing	O
a	O
pocket-sized	O
battery	O
powered	O
4G	O
WiFi	O
router	O
(	O
ZTE	O
MF91	O
)	O
for	O
prepaid	O
data	B-General_Concept
customers	O
,	O
locked	O
to	O
Telstra	O
,	O
complementing	O
its	O
range	O
of	O
4G-capable	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apart	O
from	O
the	O
ZTE	O
MF91	O
,	O
the	O
Telstra	O
4G	O
hardware	O
range	O
now	O
comprises	O
two	O
dual	O
mode	O
(	O
4G/3G	O
)	O
voice-capable	O
handsets	O
by	O
HTC	O
and	O
ZTE	O
(	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
outright	O
or	O
on	O
a	O
post-paid	O
plan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
Sierra	O
USB	O
wireless	O
modem	O
(	O
outright	O
or	O
post-paid	O
plan	O
)	O
,	O
a	O
ZTE	O
USB	O
wireless	O
modem	O
(	O
prepaid	O
,	O
locked	O
to	O
Telstra	O
)	O
and	O
a	O
Sierra	O
4G	O
Wifi	O
battery	O
powered	O
pocket-sized	O
router	O
(	O
outright	O
or	O
post-paid	O
plan	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
this	O
,	O
EDGE	O
data	B-General_Concept
capabilities	O
were	O
available	O
on	O
100%	O
of	O
the	O
GSM	O
networks	O
used	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
March	O
2019	O
:	O
Telstra	O
closed	O
the	O
2100MHz	O
(	O
Band	O
1	O
)	O
section	O
of	O
its	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
on	O
25	O
March	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
,	O
Telstra	O
announced	O
a	O
plan	O
to	O
upgrade	O
its	O
ageing	O
networks	O
and	O
systems	O
;	O
which	O
includes	O
a	O
new	O
3G	B-Architecture
network	I-Architecture
to	O
replace	O
the	O
then	O
current	O
CDMA	O
mobile	O
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
network	O
was	O
built	O
between	O
November	O
2005	O
and	O
September	O
2006	O
,	O
and	O
launched	O
in	O
October	O
2006	O
.	O
,	O
Next	O
G	O
was	O
the	O
largest	O
mobile	O
network	O
in	O
Australia	O
,	O
providing	O
greater	O
coverage	O
than	O
other	O
3G	B-Architecture
providers	O
in	O
Australia	O
and	O
over	O
three	O
times	O
greater	O
than	O
any	O
2G	O
provider	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
HSPA	O
technology	O
was	O
included	O
in	O
the	O
network	O
to	O
provide	O
Australia	O
's	O
first	O
wide	O
area	O
wireless	B-General_Concept
broadband	I-General_Concept
network	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Telstra	O
Europe	O
has	O
a	O
customer	O
base	O
of	O
over	O
7000	O
customers	O
,	O
who	O
buy	O
data	B-General_Concept
,	O
voice	O
and	O
complex	O
managed	O
network	O
and	O
hosting	O
services	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
2008	O
Autohome/PCPop	O
>50	O
%	O
See	O
above	O
2011	O
iVision	O
100%	O
Integrated	O
telepresence	B-Application
video	O
conferencing	O
solutions	O
2011	O
Telepresence	B-Application
Solutions	O
Joint	O
Venture	O
with	O
Tata	O
Group	O
Telstra	O
expands	O
global	O
telepresence	B-Application
reach	O
with	O
partner	O
Tata	O
Communications	O
2011	O
Telstra	O
Telecommunications	O
Private	O
Limited	O
Joint	O
venture	O
with	O
Microland	O
Licence	O
for	O
long-distance	O
and	O
ISP	O
data	B-General_Concept
services	O
in	O
Bangalore	O
,	O
Calcutta	O
,	O
Chennai	O
,	O
Delhi	O
,	O
Hyderabad	O
,	O
Mumbai	O
,	O
and	O
Pune	O
2011	O
Telstra	O
Singapore	O
100%	O
Facilities	O
Based	O
Operator	O
(	O
FBO	O
)	O
licence	O
allowing	O
voice	O
and	O
data	B-General_Concept
networks	O
,	O
systems	O
and	O
facilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
commissioner	O
determined	O
that	O
Telstra	O
had	O
acted	O
"	O
immediately	O
"	O
to	O
prevent	O
further	O
breaches	O
,	O
notify	O
customers	O
,	O
and	O
review	O
its	O
data	B-General_Concept
security	O
practices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
report	O
,	O
Pilgrim	O
related	O
that	O
the	O
Australian	O
government	O
is	O
currently	O
considering	O
recommendations	O
from	O
the	O
Australian	O
Law	O
Reform	O
Commission	O
to	O
introduce	O
mandatory	O
data	B-General_Concept
breach	O
notification	O
laws	O
in	O
Australia	O
.	O
</s>
