Telstra has unveiled its full suite of united communications, with a range of  cloud collaboration solutions for its business, enterprise and government customers.

The new offering allows Telstra customers to operate Unified Communications as a Service (UCaaS) including integrated voice, video, presence and mobility applications for compatible desktop and mobile devices.

Developed in collaboration with Cisco, Telstra's says the new Cloud Collaboration service will provide businesses with a range of services to allow them to focus on core business priorities whilst benefiting from a services model managed by Telstra without the need for on-premise systems.

Telstra has also announced it will deliver popular applications from Cisco through its NextG and Next IP services.

Telstra’s service will be available to customers on a monthly, “per worker” basis. Worker types are unique to Telstra and have been specifically designed to meet the different needs of employees, categorising them as ‘essential’, ‘office’, ‘information’ or ‘mobile’ workers, making deployments simple and easily scalable. 

Paul Geason, Group Managing Director, Telstra Enterprise & Government, said the arrangement with strategic alliance partner Cisco, will deliver high-end, secure communication and collaboration services, allowing customers to focus on their core business.

“The Telstra Cloud Collaboration solution will allow organisations to bring combined voice, mobile and video collaboration to every user over the Telstra network. By taking unified communications to the cloud, we are removing the burden of capital expenditure and complicated deployments from customers. The cloud model takes organisations to an operating expenditure model, allowing simpler budgeting and greater flexibility in their IT services,” Mr Geason said. 

Richard Kitts, Vice President of Cisco Australia and New Zealand, said that customers are demanding an integrated collaboration experience that gives them the freedom to choose the way they want to work using the best tools. 

“We are excited to announce that we’ve reached a significant milestone in the long-standing Cisco and Telstra alliance. With today’s announcement, Telstra is offering one of the largest number of cloud-based services to be delivered on a Cisco Unified Computing platform in the world. Cisco Unified Communications and TelePresence are the first of many new services we expect to bring to market with Telstra in the future. This speed of delivery is a clear demonstration of the power of two world-class companies driving differentiation and innovation,” Mr Kitts said.