Telstra has been recognized by APAC CIOOutlook Magazine as the recipient of “Top Metals & Mining Technology Solution Companies,” based on our proprietary methodology, reflecting its position in the industry. This profile has been developed by the APAC CIOOutlook research and editorial team based on insights from an interview with Andrew Penn.

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Digging into Mining Industry with Technological Tools

A remarkable plunge in the commodity prices is making the mining industry look for technologies that could trim down the cost and improve the business efficiency. Leveraging the advanced techniques, businesses are seeking ways to enhance productivity by automating processes, simplifying operations, and achieving greater visibility, control, and collaboration. This is what the Singapore-based Telstra is doing. Telstra implements the right systems and services to trim down the cost and drive the convergence of operational technology into IT. Founded in 2002, the ICT company assists businesses to drive better business performance, improve asset efficiency, and stay competitive in the market.

Telstra understands the challenges revolving around the mining industry and provides managed network services, colocation, consulting services, and satellite data services to overcome those challenges. The managed network services include managed SD-WAN, managed router, managed switch, managed Wi-Fi, managed WAN optimisation, and managed firewall.

Telstra implements the right systems and services to trim down the cost and drive the convergence of operational technology into IT

These fully managed network services allow organizations to focus on their main business, while leveraging the latest network technologies. The Telstra colocation enables businesses to host their data in its secure data centres, which are functional in 14 countries across Asia, Australia, US, and Europe and comply with international data centre standards. In addition to this, the company also provides consulting services to guide business professionals towards the path of success.

Strengthened by over 3,500 employees, Telstra provides services to a multitude of business and government customers. Making a global impact is a strategic priority for Telstra, while being a leading service provider for its customers across the APAC region.