CompaniesTelecommunicationsPrint articleTelstra boss Vicki Brady retreats from the ‘telco for everything’Jenny WigginsSenior companies reporterAug 16, 2024 – 4.07pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginTelstra boss Vicki Brady couldn’t be clearer about her priorities as she closes in on two years running Australia’s biggest telco group.The era of hotchpotch acquisitions and experimenting with non-telco services like selling energy plans is over. Instead, Brady wants to return to Telstra’s roots: “connectivity and telecommunications infrastructure”, as she described it after delivering Telstra’s annual result on Thursday.Loading...Jenny Wiggins writes on business, specialising in infrastructure, telecommunications and transport. Connect with Jenny on Bluesky: @jennywiggins.bsky.social Email Jenny at jwiggins@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreTelecommunicationsTelstra CorporationMicrosoftVicki BradyAILatest In TelecommunicationsFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In CompaniesThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewFrom stopping thieves in the GFC to running a $1b company, via The StarSimon EvansNew MP Mary Aldred urges business to help women into the LiberalsAI jobs plateau suggests we’re embracing skillsLife & LeisureGet ready to geek out over the ‘coolest people-mover’ on the market1 hr agoTony DavisThis boxing attorney loves the rhythm of the fightLove at first bite: Meet Australia’s hospitality power couplesRich ListAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her ownYolanda RedrupLuxury home sales take off as Australians get richerPharmacy chain ‘underdog’ takes the fight to Chemist Warehouse