Telstra
$25.6bn
David Thodey, CEO
With a focus on voice, mobile, internet access, pay television and other entertainment services, Telstra has continued to be Australia’s largest telecommunications and media company since the end of the 20th century. Current CEO David Thodey is moving Telstra towards a sales and marketing heavy approach, sure to generate stronger revenue for the company. They offer their wide-range of services for personal, small business, enterprise and government use.
Telstra Corporation Limited (known as Telstra) is Australia's largest telecommunications and media company which builds and operates telecommunications networks and markets voice, mobile, internet access, pay television and other entertainment products and services.
Telstra has a long history in Australia, originating together with Australia Post as a government department, the Postmaster-General's Department. Telstra is now fully privatised and has been undergoing a change program to become more customer focused under its recent CEO, David Thodey. New CEO Andy Penn is expected to increase the focus on growth in international markets.
The federal government's National Broadband Network (NBN) is causing changes to the industry and will see the company progressively sell its copper and HFC networks to NBN Co.