IEEE CVT Webinar; Nov. 16, 2pm; Australia Telstra

#5G #T22 #Telstra #Fiber #multi-service

Please plan to attend the IEEE Dallas CVT Webinar Tue Nov 16, 2021 at 1:45PM Dallas time (presentation begins at 2:00PM sharp). 

Title:            Technology led transformation at Telstra Australia

Speaker:      Shailin Sehgal, Product Enablement Technology Executive, Networks & IT

NOTE

This presentation will be hosted over Webex with the presenter located in Australia which is 17 hours ahead of Dallas.  Please note the local start time for the event.

ABSTRACT

This presentation and discussion will focus on transformative network technology which has widely been in use for webscale by the hyper scalers such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google, as it applies to the transformative efforts at a leading Australian multi-services provider, Telstra. 

In 2018 Telstra faced challenging technical and business conditions that were expected to continue for several years. These challenges included ongoing pressure on Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) and further negative impact of the National Broadband Network (NBN). In Australia NBN is an entity owned by the national government that is attempting to build a National Broadband Network of Fiber and Wireless connectivity. In addition, Telstra faced cost pressures in anticipation of the 5G expansion. 

In June 2018 Telstra announced a program called T22 - a 4 year strategy to lead the Australian market by simplifying its operations and product set, improving customer experience and reducing its cost base. T22 is focused on delivering six key outcomes covering customer experience, simplification, network superiority, employees, cost reduction and strengthening the balance sheet by FY2022.  In September of 2021, a program called T25 was announced designed to complement T22 and finish the transformation with additional focus on improving the customer experience, network and technology.   

Bio

Shailin Sehgal joined Telstra in June 2019 to lead Product Enablement Technology.  In this role he is responsible for ensuring that Telstra delivers brilliant customer experiences utilising the awesome talents of our people with highly resilient product platforms on the most reliable networks in the world.  His team has the ownership of all technology development including lifecycle operation for Telstra Products & Solutions, with accountability across all Mobile (including 5g and converged core), IoT, Enterprise, Data & Security, Broadband & Media, and Voice & Video platforms.  Shailin is a global executive who most recently spent 3 years as Executive VP of R&D at Mavenir, a telecom software vendor based in Texas, USA (focused on the 4G LTE and 5G core & messaging domains).  Prior to joining Mavenir, he was Senior VP of Product Development and Architecture at Indian Service Provider Reliance Jio.  His career spans over 25 years in the telecommunication domain, with senior executive positions in product management and engineering with vendors and operators including Genband, Sonus, Verizon and Nortel. Shailin has a Master of Science in Computer Science from University of Texas at Dallas and a Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics Engineering from Nagpur University, India.