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25 Oct 2011

Mike Wright

  • Executive Director – Networks & Access Technologies
  • Wireless
  • Mike Wright is Executive Director of Networks & Access Technologies in Telstra Operations.

    Mike has over 30 years experience in Telecommunications. Mike commenced his career in Telstra Australia, designing and building local telecommunications networks including early work on digital switching, optical fibre and transmission networks. Since then he has made significant contributions to the establishment of Telstra’s mobile voice and data networks during their evolution through Analogue, GSM and CDMA to the completion of Telstra’s world class, nationwide, 850MHz and HSPA-capable Next G™ which has evolved through a series of world first achievements including 3G Direct Tunnel, Blade Server and HSPA+.

    As the head of Networks & Access Technologies, Mike’s charter is to lead the planning, design, deployment and performance of Telstra’s access, core and service enabling networks – both wireless and wireline.

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Telstra will start rolling out Top Hats in November

25 Oct 2011

Author: Mike Wright.
Sometimes all you need is a person with a bright idea to solve a problem that has been affecting many. Earlier this year one of the NAT engineers, Darryl Dux, was idling at some traffic lights, and noticed a box mounted on top of the traffic light cabinet and had a light bulb moment. This doesn’t sound too amazing, but this observation is going to bring fixed broadband to many homes and businesses that could never have it before.


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Telstra introduces the World’s largest coverage footprint of HD Voice calling

24 Jun 2011

Author: Mike Wright
Who would have guessed 20 years ago that mobile phones would become as ingrained in our day-to-day lives as they are now?
Since the early ‘90s, handsets have developed enormously and the way we use our phones has changed drastically; however the quality of voice calls really hasn’t changed at all – until now.


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SatCOWs fly to restore the Telstra Next G network

14 Feb 2011

Author: Mike Wright. As Queensland braced for the worst cyclone in living memory, we were constantly reminded through the news reports that the three vital services of water, electricity and telecommunications were going to take a battering.


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