Steve Dark

What is your role at Telarus?

I’m the Voice Product Manager at Telarus.

What are your key responsibilities?

My responsibilities are to manage and improve existing products while developing new and improved products for Telarus. Examples of this include the recent addition of Telarus Mobile and the pending introduction of the Telarus VoIP Gateway.

How long have you been in the IT industry?

I’ve been in the IT/telecommunications industry since 1994.

What areas/technologies do you specialise in?

My specialities are traditional fixed-line voice and GSM mobile. However, with the rapid convergence of voice and data, I have an active interest in VoIP and all areas of data communication.

What have been the highlights of your career?

Along with working at Telarus, some highlights have included running my own telecommunications business and have the opportunity to work with some of the leaders in the telecommunications industry in Australia over the years.

What challenges have you faced in your career? How did you overcome them?

One of the biggest challenges I have faced is staying up-to-date with new technologies. The telecommunications industry never stays still and I have kept current by maintaining key industry relationships and by educating myself whenever the opportunity arises.

Which technologies are going to have the biggest impact on the industry in the next 5 years?

We’re seeing a lot of businesses go through replacing out of date equipment with VoIP.

As all new technology is capable of VoIP, it stands to reason that VoIP will be integral to businesses whether they plan for it or not. Therefore, in a corporate or enterprise environment, Telarus’ managed service provides such seamless solutions that the average user will experience both VoIP and traditional telephony and not be able to tell the difference between the two.

Wireless technologies are going to have a big impact with new network builds being completed over the next few years and product convergence making good use of these networks.

Video will also have a big impact on the industry, after VoIP and wireless, as more bandwidth becomes available. And, we’ll see more convergence across all three technologies.

Efficient and adaptable companies like Telarus will be at the forefront of delivering solutions that save time and money in this new telecommunications environment which is why I am here.