Public Safety

Your trusted partner in public safety

From the city to the outback, Telstra’s resilient networks and innovative technology helps keep Australia’s emergency services connected and ready.

Overview

Helping save lives and support communities

When every second counts, reliable communication can help save lives.  It’s a responsibility that we take seriously.

That’s why we partner with public safety agencies and essential industries to provide the connectivity, technology and support needed to help protect people and property across cities, regions and remote communities.

Critical communications

Supporting public safety with:

Key solutions

Connect with us to learn more about our public safety solutions:

Telstra LANES® 

Other solutions

  • Critical Call Management

    Handling both emergency and non-emergency calls.


  • Cell on Wheels

    A mobile base station trailer that provides additional temporary network coverage.


  • Vehicle as a Node

    A vehicle equipped to be a self-sufficient communication hub.

Showcasing technology

Public Safety Experience Centre

Telstra’s Public Safety Experience Centre exhibits the latest critical communications technology for police and emergency services in Australia. Located inside the Telstra Innovation Centre on Queensland’s Gold Coast, the centre offers live demonstrations of a variety of public safety capabilities enabled by Telstra’s network.

Success stories

On the frontline

“The introduction of mobile devices to frontline officers has turned out to be a game changer for policing in WA.”

A/Superintendent Andrew Henderson
Digital Policing Program Director, WA Police Force 

Why Telstra

Our commitment to public safety

Deep public safety expertise

Telstra has been at the forefront of providing Australia’s public safety agencies with critical communications for decades, delivering solutions like Next Generation Triple Zero and Emergency Alert, and providing frontline communication services to public safety agencies across Australia.

Technology and innovation

We invest significant time, effort and resources into maintaining, strengthening and diversifying our public safety capabilities. We’ll keep on enhancing our network coverage and resiliency and partnering with suppliers and customers to bring to market new technologies and products to support public safety outcomes.

Security you can trust

Telstra has the people, processes and technology to help you stay cyber-resilient and, with decades of experience protecting Australia’s sensitive communications, can help ensure your data and operations stay secure.

Contact us

You’re in safe hands

Whether it’s secure and reliable communications during natural disasters and other emergencies, or dedicated mission critical networks for your organisation, let us work with you to find solutions.