Telstra Completes Transaction for Reach Restructure

Telstra and PCCW today announced the completion of their Reach restructure, following a January announcement that the international assets in their 50/50 Reach joint venture would be divided between both parties. The remaining joint assets will continue to be managed by Reach in Hong Kong.

The restructure represents a milestone in Telstra International’s strategy to drive greater customer and shareholder value.

Telstra International’s expanded platform in the Asia Pacific region enables business growth and increased control over the end-to-end service delivery platform. This will allow its enterprise and global service provider customers to experience enhanced customer service, improved service management and delivery and more competitive market positioning.

As a result of the restructure Telstra International will have:

• direct ownership of more undersea cable assets in particular the Reach North Asia Loop;
• an international PSTN voice capability that already boasts the carriage of 4.5 billion minutes per year;
• additional Points-of-Presence globally thereby creating an extended product portfolio across all regions;
• the ability to transition the international voice network to Internet Protocol (IP) to allow more synergies between voice and data services; and,
• satellite services and associated base stations that reach over two thirds of the Earth’s surface.

Telstra is also acquiring additional global backbone and backhaul systems and a Global Roaming Exchange platform, otherwise known as a GRX.

Telstra International Executive Director Global Sales, Mr Philip Mottram said the greater control over the global assets will enable Telstra International to achieve operational efficiencies and reduce time to market for new connectivity and managed services, helping create an overall simpler customer service experience.

“At a time when customers are increasingly demanding support for innovative delivery models, this restructure will enable us to accelerate our new product development program which comprises the build, deployment and launch of new strategic products and services that address key emerging network and service provider market opportunities.

“This is an extremely exciting time for Telstra International, as we can continue to focus on driving connectivity into the Asia Pacific region, whilst streamlining processes and passing the benefits of enhanced customer service and more competitive market positioning,” Mr Mottram said.

About Telstra International

Telstra International is a division of Telstra International Group, part of Telstra Corporation, Australia’s leading and largest telecommunications and information-services-company.

Telstra provides global telecommunications services and solutions and is an expert in bringing the advantages of customer centric managed network solutions to the business community.

Together with its international subsidiaries and global investments, Telstra serves over 200 of the world’s top 500 companies, spanning Europe, Asia Pacific and the Americas. Telstra International is ideally suited to provide your IT solutions, with its experience and expertise; security and reliability; trust and financial strength.

Telstra’s award-winning networks are among the largest and most diverse in Asia Pacific. We have operating licenses and landing rights in most major Asian markets, the US and EMEA, facilitating access to over 1,500 PoPs in 230 countries and territories.

For further information www.telstrainternational.asia

For Telstra Corporation www.telstra.com.au

Contact:

Telstra International
Julie Moon
+44 (0) 207 9658963
julie.moon@intl.telstra.com
or
Nelson Bostock Communications
Becky Stanway
+44 (0)20 7229 4400
telstra@nelsonbostock.com