Telstra Case Study: Telecommunication Services Overview

This case study examines Telstra, a major Australian telecommunications provider, focusing on its use of mobile technology and cellular networks. It explores Telstra's goals in partnering with Exetel, highlighting the advantages of cellular handsets, including flexibility, easy tracking, and global connectivity. The study details the capabilities of mobile phones, such as GPS navigation and media playback, and outlines the five generations of cellular networks (1G-5G). It also discusses the benefits of using smartphones for viewing documents, such as supporting various software and cloud storage integration, while briefly mentioning the disadvantages of notebooks. The case study concludes by summarizing Telstra's position in the Australian telecommunications market and the significance of mobile technology.

Telstra Case Study
Name of the Student
Name of the University

Telstra is the organization, which licensed in
providing various services of wired
telecommunication in Australia.
Telstra operates in various
telecommunication network types.
Introduction

Exetel is the Australian ISP, providing web
hosting, ADSL, VoIP and any other internet
service to the clients in Australia. The
headquarters of Exetel are in North Sydney.
Exetel

One of the major contracts of Exetel is
Telstra organization for assisting it with the
proper selection as well as implementation
of the new system of service (Goggin,
2012).
Telstra with Exetel

 The most significant goal of Telstra to be
with Exetel is that they want to provide
various service technicians with the wireless
access to corporate network (Pathan,
Sitaraman & Robinson, 2014).
 The second goal of this organization is to
provide an electronic library of schematic
diagrams and technical manuals for the
purpose of reducing the requirement of
staffs in carrying various books or drawings.
Goal of Telstra

There are various advantages for Telstra in
using cellular handsets (Dinh et al., 2013).
They are as follows:
 Flexibility
 Technology
 Easy tracking
 Easy data transfer
 Global connectivity
 Knowledge improvement
 Connection to various platforms
Advantages of Using Cellular
Handsets

 Flexibility: Cellular handsets are extremely flexible
and scalable.
 Technology: The technology used in this type of
phone is much advanced.
 Easy tracking: The location could be easily
tracked by this phone.
 Easy data transfer: The data transfer is much
easier (Nussbeck et al., 2014).
 Global connectivity: This type of phones helps in
global connectivity.
 Knowledge improvement: The knowledge of the
user is enhanced.
 Connection to various platforms: Several
platforms are connected by this technology.
Advantages Explained

A mobile phone comprises of various
capabilities. They are as follows:
 Easy Carrying Capacity
 GPS navigation
 Music and Video
 Built-in projector
 RDS radio receiver
 Ring options, alarms
 Downloading and Uploading
Capability of Mobile
Phones

 Easy Carrying Capacity: Mobile phones does not
have the complexity to carry them.
 GPS navigation: It provides global positioning
system navigation.
 Music and Video: Helps to listen or watch audio or
video.
 Built-in projector: Comprises of a in built projector
(Rappaport et al., 2015).
 RDS radio receiver: Consists of a RDS radio
receiver.
 Ring options, alarms: Provides alarms or ring
options.
 Downloading and Uploading: Helps in downloading
or uploading media.
Capabilities Explained

The five types of cellular networks are as follows:
 1G: It is the first generation wireless technology and analog in
nature.
 2G: It is the second generation and the first to provide data
connection (Gikas & Grant, 2013).
 3G: The third generation of mobile technology, providing better
speed than 2G.
 4G: It is the fourth generation, providing extremely higher
speed.
 5G: It is the future of wireless technology, with much higher
speed than 4G.
Types of Cellular Networks

The most significant advantages of smart phones for viewing the
documents are as follows:
 Supports several software for viewing documents.
 Helps to remove the redundancy of various files.
 The files can be easily downloaded and thus smart phones are
utilized (Pathan, Sitaraman & Robinson, 2014).
 The cloud storage provides data storage.
 The files are shared by using ShareIt or Xender.
 PDF files, Word and Excel could be read with the help of smart
phones.
Using of Smart Phones for Viewing Documents

There are various disadvantages of
notebooks. They are as follows:
 Difficult to carry
 Problem in customization (Goggin, 2012).
 High price
 Fragile and delicate
 Limited in scope
Disadvantages of
Notebooks

Therefore, it can be concluded that Telstra is
one of the biggest organizations of
telecommunications in Australia. It provides
various products and services to the
customers. There are various capabilities of
mobile phones and several types of cellular
networks.
Conclusion

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Nussbeck, S. Y., Weil, P., Menzel, J., Marzec, B., Lorberg, K., & Schwappach, B.
(2014). The laboratory notebook in the 21 st century. EMBO reports, 15(6), 631-
634.
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Rappaport, T. S., MacCartney, G. R., Samimi, M. K., & Sun, S. (2015). Wideband
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3029-3056.
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