Telstra Corporation Limited announced an agreement to renew its contract with the Australian Department of Defence to deliver critical network and telecommunications services. The five-year contract, worth over $1 billion, will see Telstra continue to provide the Department with leading-edge technology and telco solutions. The contract includes the option for Defence to extend the contract for one or more periods of up to three years. It is the largest ever customer contract of its kind signed by Telstra Enterprise and contributes to Telstra's previously communicated target of returning the Enterprise business to growth. The agreement will deliver significantly increased wireless coverage through a dedicated Wi-Fi 6 rollout program and the introduction of Telstra's leading 5G mobile network capability (where available) for Defence personnel. It will also involve the introduction of full SDWAN and SDN capabilities to provide more flexible, self-healing and predictive network capabilities. The agreement will create significant opportunities for local industry, in particular small and medium enterprises and Indigenous companies. This will build on the collaborative approach taken to date, where Telstra works with more than 30 Australian suppliers who together enable to deliver around $50 million of technology and services per annum for Defence. Telstra's previous work with Defence delivered a range of significant improvements that included transformed network infrastructure and mobility platforms, enhanced network performance, improved resilience and better collaborative tools and services.