--- title: Telstra joins the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group description: Following from our recent Carrier Advisory Group announcement, we’re delighted to announce Telstra has joined the group to shape the priorities of the Ubuntu team delivering our mobile experience. Telstra is recognised for its focus on the corporate market, a key audience for Ubuntu, with its strong security profile and convergence capabi […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/telstra-joins-the-ubuntu-carrier-advisory-group?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 30 July 2013 # Telstra joins the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group [Carrier Advisory Group](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/cag) [Mobile](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/mobile) [Telco](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telco) [Telecommunications](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telecommunications) [Telstra](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telstra) --- Share the article Following from our recent [Carrier Advisory Group announcement](http://www.canonical.com/content/formation-carrier-advisory-group-ubuntu-mobile-development), we’re delighted to announce Telstra has joined the group to shape the priorities of the Ubuntu team delivering our mobile experience. Telstra is recognised for its focus on the corporate market, a key audience for Ubuntu, with its strong security profile and convergence capabilities. “At Telstra we are always looking to provide our customers with choice” said David Powell, General Manager  Device Experience, Telstra. “ This includes looking into new technology and mobile operating systems currently being developed. We are excited to be a part of the Carrier Advisory Group and are looking forwarded to working with Ubuntu.” National and multi-national carriers are invited to join the CAG. Members of the CAG participate in confidential briefings on the Ubuntu smartphone roadmap and will have a period of exclusivity to ship Ubuntu in their markets. To join, please contact [https://pages.canonical.com/carrier-advisory-group-contact-us.html](https://pages.canonical.com/carrier-advisory-group-contact-us.html "https://pages.canonical.com/carrier-advisory-group-contact-us.htm"). For more information please visit: [www.ubuntu.com/phone/carrier-advisory-group](http://www.ubuntu.com/phone/carrier-advisory-group "www.ubuntu.com/phone/carrier-advisory-group"). ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. Work email: \*I agree to receive information about Canonical's products and services. By submitting this form, I confirm that I have read and agree to [Canonical's Privacy Policy](https://canonical.com/legal/dataprivacy). Sign up ## Share on --- ## Related posts [### The next era of telco clouds: get open infrastructure choice with Sylva and Canonical Kubernetes](https://canonical.com/blog/the-next-era-of-telco-clouds-get-open-infrastructure-choice-with-sylva-and-canonical-kubernetes) Achieving vendor neutrality in telco clouds requires an infrastructure layer that respects open standards, without wrapping them in rigid platform layers. By combining upstream... [estelacarmona](https://canonical.com/blog/author/estelacarmona) 11 June 2026 [### Building new revenue streams: 3 strategic cloud opportunities for telcos in 2026](https://canonical.com/blog/new-telco-cloud-opportunity) PWC claimed the ‘fundamental challenge’ behind slowing growth is that telecom’s ‘core products and services’ are ‘becoming commodities.’ The way forward lies in modernizing and... [Isobel Kate Maxwell](https://canonical.com/blog/author/iso-maxwell) 10 February 2026 [### How telco companies can reduce 5G infrastructure costs with modern open source cloud-native technologies](https://canonical.com/blog/how-telco-companies-can-reduce-5g-infrastructure-costs-with-modern-open-source-cloud-native-technologies) 5G continues to transform the telecommunications landscape, enabling massive device density, edge computing, and new enterprise use cases. However, operators still face... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 8 December 2025 [### Canonical Kubernetes officially included in Sylva 1.5](https://canonical.com/blog/canonical-kubernetes-officially-included-in-sylva-1-5) Sylva 1.5 becomes the first release to include Kubernetes 1.32, bringing the latest open source cloud-native capabilities to the European telecommunications industry. With the... [Benjamin Ryzman](https://canonical.com/blog/author/benjaminryzman) 13 November 2025