Telstra secures five-year ABC deal

Telstra has secured a five-year agreement with the ABC for managed data, mobile and voice services.

The agreement, which extends a "long relationship" between the two firms, also makes the ABC the first Australian organisation to adopt Telstra's digital video network product.

The product is said to enable "newsrooms around the world to more efficiently send and receive content".

"The technology will allow the ABC to acquire, convert, manage and distribute a more comprehensive suite of broadcast media formats, such as HD video, audio or data within a single, highly scalable network platform," the carrier said in a statement.