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Telstra and Ciena: Shaping the future of connectivity, together

Telstra's advanced network infrastructure showcasing innovation and connectivity in the telecommunications industry.

Key challenges we help Telstra solve

Network Modernisation

As you transform Telstra’s network, we’re helping to simplify operations and enable greater automation, helping optimise network design, reduce operational complexity  and improve customer experience.

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Network Resilience

As you strengthens Telstra’s network resilience through greater diversity, security, and automation, we’re helping support service continuity, ensure maximised security, and the reliability that customers depend on.

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AI and Automation

As Telstra turns AI and automation into measurable network outcomes, we’re underpinning the roll out of tools that simplify operations, improve performance and resilience, and support an autonomous network evolution.

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Energy and Space Efficiency

We are supporting Telstra’s 2030 emissions goals by working with you to modernise and decommission legacy network equipment and reduce power, space and operational overhead.

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Digital Infrastructure Growth

As AI and data demand grows across Telstra’s national and international networks for high-capacity, high-speed connectivity, Ciena is helping deliver digital infrastructure capability and enable new and emerging use cases.

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Network as a Product

We’re helping Telstra evolve your Network as a Product offer, supporting connectivity and automation that matches network performance to customer needs, and unlocks new sources of network asset monetisation.

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Ciena, Blue Planet, and Telstra working together

Telstra, Ciena, and Blue Planet have a history of innovating together to provide high-speed, reliable connectivity and smarter, more efficient networks that leverage advanced technologies and automation to meet evolving customer needs.

Here are just a few of our key achievements:

PRESS RELEASE

Telstra Achieves World First Speeds and Distances Using Cutting Edge Ciena WaveLogic 6

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CUSTOMER STORY

Neoscalers pick up speed with Telstra’s AI-ready connectivity powered by Ciena

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PODCAST

Episode 90: Telstra International Introduces an Autonomous Network Future

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PRESS RELEASE

Telstra Wholesale 400Gbps services now available on intercapital routes

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Customers we help Telstra reach

Hyperscalers

Ciena enables resilient, high-capacity connectivity across data centre, terrestrial and subsea routes, supporting faster scaling across domestic and international routes, helping Telstra capture hyperscaler and AI-driven demand.

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Neoscalers

Ciena helps Telstra capture digital infrastructure opportunities by enabling high capacity, easy-to-run, networks, that let neoscalers scale data centre connectivity, control costs, and add capacity without deep optical experience.

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Enterprise & Wholesale

Ciena underpins the scalable, resilient connectivity behind Telstra’s Enterprise and Wholesale services, supporting automation acceleration, simplified CX and differentiated domestic and international network experiences.

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Government

Ciena helps Telstra deliver the secure, sovereign-ready networks for government - reinforcing the terrestrial and subsea infrastructure agencies rely on, and enabling mission-critical continuity as AI and cloud demands grow.

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Meet the Team

Diego Marre

Diego Marre

Job Role at Ciena: Director, Sales and Business Development, Telstra Group, Hometown: Brisbane, Australia, Hobbies: Golf, motorbike rides, travelling, Email: dmarre@ciena.com

Aman Bhalla

Aman Bhalla

Job Role at Ciena: CTO, Telstra Group, Hometown: Delhi, India, Hobbies: Running, Kids Soccer Coaching, Email: abhalla@ciena.com

Matthew Hayes

Matthew Hayes

Role at Ciena: ANZ CTO & Director of Sales Engineering, Hometown: Brighton, UK. Hobbies: Golf, Running, Snowboarding, sport watching, Vineyards, Email: mahayes@ciena.com

Andac Sozeri

Andac Sozeri

Job Role at Ciena: Consultant, System Engineering, Hometown: Eskisehir, Turkey, Hobbies: Soccer, Basketball, Cycling, Email: asozeri@ciena.com

Belinda Power

Belinda Power

Job Role at Ciena: Account Director, Telstra Domestic, Hometown: Melbourne, Australia, Hobbies: Creating meals, reading, listening to podcasts and music, Email: bpower@ciena.com

Inder Walla

Inder Walla

Job Role at Ciena: Account Director, Telstra International, Hometown: Punjab, India, Hobbies: Running, Travel, Team Tennis, Email: iwalia@ciena.com

Joe Cunsolo

Joe Cunsolo

Job Role at Ciena: Telstra Account Director, Blue Planet, Hometown: Melbourne, Australia, Hobbies: Running, Football, Gardening, Sports, Cooking, Home-schooling, Email: jcunsolo@blueplanet.com

Karen Hunkin

Karen Hunkin

Job Role at Ciena: Head of Marketing, ANZ, Japan and Korea, Hometown: Auckland, New Zealand, Hobbies: Travel, Going to the Gym, Reading, Wine, Listening to Music, Email: khunkin@ciena.com

Sandeep Agarwal

Sandeep Agarwal

Job Role at Ciena: Senior System Engineer, Hometown: Delhi, India, Hobbies: Running, Swimming and Badminton, Email: saagarwa@ciena.com

Behzad Abbasgholi

Behzad Abbasgholi

Job Role at Ciena: Senior System Engineer, Hometown: Sydney, Australia and Tehran, Iran, Hobbies: Travel, doing sports and cooking, Email: babbasgh@ciena.com

Ayhan Hazar

Ayhan Hazar

Job Role at Ciena: Customer Success Advocate, Hometown: Melbourne, Australia , Hobbies: Sports activities, 4WDriving, BBQ'ing, Email: ahazar@ciena.com

Simo Jovovic

Simo Jovovic

Job Role at Ciena: APAC Sales Director, Blue Planet, Hometown: Melbourne , Australia , Hobbies: Herepetology, Email: sjovovic@ciena.com

Leo QiJun

Leo QiJun

Job Role at Ciena: Lead, Carrier Managed Services, Hometown: Singapore, Hobbies: Badminton, Traveling, Jade Collecting, Email: qleo@ciena.com

Mitchell Stafford

Mitchell Stafford

Job Role at Ciena: Senior Consultant, Sales Engineering, Hometown: Brisbane, Australia, Hobbies: Squash, Reading, Mountain Biking, Email: mstaffor@blueplanet.com

Jane Li

Jane Li

Job Role at Ciena: Commercial Manager, Hometown: Melbourne, Australia, Hobbies: Reading, music, yoga, cooking and travelling, Email: jli@ciena.com

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