ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/telstra” target=”_blank”>Telstra Group on Wednesday proposed a partnership with U.S.-listed ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/accenture” target=”_blank”>Accenture to improve the operations of Australia’s top telco through ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/artificial-intelligence” target=”_blank”>artificial intelligence (AI), as part of its ongoing vendor consolidation strategy.
The proposed ref=”dofollow” data-ga-onclick=”Inarticle articleshow link click#Tech#href” href=”https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/topic/joint-venture” target=”_blank”>joint venture is part of a broader strategy to streamline Telstra’s vendor relationships, reducing its data and AI providers from 18 to just two joint ventures.
This consolidation follows a similar effort in Telstra’s Software Engineering & IT division last year, which cut its vendors from over 400 to two strategic…
