In a candid address to delegates at the Australian Telecommunications User Group (ATUG) conference in Sydney Tuesday, the company's corporate telecommunications manager Ben Creevey said Thiess will use anything it can for connectivity.

He said this can range from provisioning satellites in remote locations to using wireless in metropolitan areas to manage load provisioning and tight project timeframes.

Thiess already has 180 connected sites on a converged data, video and voice network as well as 10 satellites in Australia.

However, Creevey said the company is not interested in owning "big fat pipes" unless they can be guaranteed to get communication services where, and when, they need them.

Instead, Thiess concentrates more on bandwidth management.