Telstra’s profit lifted by 25.7 per cent to $934 million as a result of their mobiles business, according to Telstra Chief Executive Vicki Brady.
“As you saw in our results today the big driver right now is our mobiles business,” she told Sky News Business Editor
Ross Greenwood.She said the dependence on mobiles and the advanced capabilities in 5G will see it “continue to be a driver”.
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