Australia’s Leading Telecom Carrier deploys JSDN to Broaden Portfolio of Business Services
Telstra, Australia's leading telecommunications and information services company, and Jamcracker, the Cloud Service Brokerage (CSB) enablement company, have partnered to provide on-demand software and IP services to small and medium businesses (SMBs) throughout Australia.
Telstra, which offers fixed and wireless voice services, broadband, and IPTV, is using the Jamcracker Services Delivery Network (JSDN) to provide new IP services, including cloud services from Jamcracker’s catalogue , bundled with Telstra's own core services. Telstra is also on-boarding local Australian cloud service solutions that are not yet part of the JSDN catalogue.
“Small businesses no longer want the expense of having to buy, deploy and manage their own software. Our partnership with Jamcracker enables us to deliver a full range of business applications, just as we deliver our traditional telecom services – as an on-demand service for a monthly subscription fee.” Deena Shiff, group managing director, Telstra Business.
Telstra is offering these application services under the T-Suite brand, alongside traditional mobile and fixed line communications services, providing name-brand software applications that Telstra customers can mix and match with voice, data, and internet access services.
Clouds moving in over Australia
"We see big opportunities in line with global forecasts. The market is relatively undeveloped and Telstra is a trusted brand in touch with nearly all Australian businesses. It fits well with Telstra's growing position as a media-comms company. Like these businesses, T-Suite is about providing content, in this case applications, over our pipes. You don't have to be a content creator to build a viable business."
Leveraging Cloud Service Brokerage for Revenue Growth
T-Suite Business-Class Services -- Delivered On Demand: The Jamcracker-Telstra partnership is delivering best-of-breed cloud services designed to meet the IT, security, collaboration and application needs of Australian businesses. T-Suite’s services include cloud security offerings from McAfee and MessageLabs, online data backup from EMC Mozy, communication and collaboration offerings including Microsoft Office 365, and dozens of other infrastructure and application cloud service offerings.
Compelling Results: "Sticky Cloud Cuts Broadband Churn"
Customers of Telstra's Cloud Services Brokerage marketplace, T-Suite, were more likely to hold onto or churn to Telstra broadband services than customers not using T-Suite.
According to Telstra's chief marketing officer, Kate McKenzie:
- "T-Suite customers are 65 percent less likely to churn broadband services than broadband only customers."
- "22 percent of T-Suite customers without a Telstra broadband service take up a Telstra broadband service within 12 months."
- "Over half of T-Suite customers also bought "multiple applications."
(Source: "Ten take-outs from Telstra Investor Day," Sep 30, 2010.)
Why Jamcracker for Cloud Services Brokerage Enablement?
Jamcracker had a proven track record and the ability to help us scale up T-Suite relatively quickly. It also gives us access to the Jamcracker catalogue and the ability to leverage a global ecosystem of cloud providers."
- Proven cloud aggregation and delivery platform, deployed globally with tier 1 carriers.
- Rich ecosystem of pre-integrated cloud providers that service providers can distribute and resell.
- Proven technologies and methodologies for services on-boarding, so service providers can create their own cloud partner cloud ecosystem.
- Managed services that can enable service providers to get to market quickly and cost-effectively.
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