San Francisco, Sept. 25 -- Microsoft and Australia's leading telecommunications company Telstra have extended their long-standing strategic partnership to harness new-age Internet of Things (IoT), Edge, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital twin technologies.

Telstra and Microsoft will build a digital twin across its own commercial buildings with an initial deployment of five buildings.

When fully deployed, this represents one of the largest Azure-based digital twins in Australia.

Once complete, the digital twin will allow Telstra to establish a digital nerve centre that promises enhanced transparency by modernising business processes and the work environment, enhancing digital interaction between personnel and enabling Telstra to imp...