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Mike Wright is Executive Director of Networks & Access Technologies in Telstra Operations. Mike has over 30 years experience in Telecommunications. Mike commenced his career in Telstra Australia, designing and building local telecommunications networks including early work on digital switching, optical fibre and transmission networks. Since then he has made significant contributions to the establishment of Telstra’s mobile voice and data networks during their evolution through Analogue, GSM and CDMA to the completion of Telstra’s world class, nationwide, 850MHz and HSPA-capable Next G™ which has evolved through a series of world first achievements including 3G Direct Tunnel, Blade Server and HSPA+. As the head of Networks & Access Technologies, Mike’s charter is to lead the planning, design, deployment and performance of Telstra’s access, core and service enabling networks – both wireless and wireline.