"There are a couple of issues around tailoring remote working, because we manage our own firewalls and security internally," she said, adding that things like authentication are done inside the bank "for obvious reasons".

"We do have to tailor the approach to remote working," Lane said.

The iPass software 'sniffs' the availability of networks, including Wi-Fi, CDMA, and 3GSM, and integrates with enterprise identity management systems.

The three-year exclusive partnership between Telstra and iPass will provide roaming for business and government customers in a solution "acknowledged as unique in the world", according to O'Grady.

"Telstra Remote Working allows road warriors to connect to their own corporate networks with one password and one bill," O'Grady said, adding the solution also works in 160 countries globally. "Work is what you do, not where you are [and] instead of multiple sign-on you have a single entry point."