Telstra is set to slash the cost of their BigPond services as consumers move to a combination of Wireless ADSL and cable delivery of their broadband services. They are also set to launch a smart new 7" touch tablet media hub for the home which has slider type screens and application icons similar to an iPhone.
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| Front view of Telstra Home Media Device |
Speaking at today's investor briefing Telstra CEO David Thodey said that their broadband pricing was set to be reviewed and that the Company needed to improve their service and support offering.
He said that price cuts were "imminent" and that the Telco was set to aggressively attach the market in an effort to increase broadband market share.
Thodey also said that their NextG offering was among the best in the world and that at an average of 21.5 MB per second the service was a viable alternative for consumers who want a mobile broadband service. He also said that 11% of Australian homes were now operating wireless as opposed to fixed broadband.
Telstra's most recent results showed a drop in fixed broadband take-up, but its wireless broadband revenue grew by 69.2 per cent to $587 million.
In other moves Telstra has exposed for the first time an impressive 7" touch screen, home media hub which is also a cordless phone, internet radio and news source.
The device built by French Company Sagem has undergone extensive testing in Australia with David Moffett the departing CEO of Telstra's consumer claiming that that a great deal of work has gone into getting the product right for the Australia market.
