Telstra claims they’re going to be ready to sell 80Mbit/s wireless broadband in 2010, if BigPond Chief Justin Milne’s words are to be believed. According to our good pals at APCmag.com, in a sales roadshow video he’s encouraging sales staff to start talking about these speeds to potential customers.
We launched with 3.6 megabits per second, we’re now up to 7.2, we’ll be 14.4 before you blink, next year up to 40, two years time after that up to 80, so this is really a paradigm shifter.
I as much as the next person, probably more, would love some stupidly high-speed ubiquitous wireless tubes to play in. But I’m prepared to eat my words printed out on dog biscuits if we have 80Mbit/s wireless access available at retail by Dec 31, 2010, 23.59.59.
I’m serious. If you’re reading, Craig, I’ll come down to Telstra HQ and do it for your amusement, too. Anyone over at Telstra willing to take up the other side of that bet – come to Giz HQ first business day of 2011 and eat some dog biscuits if it isn’t available? Will Justin put his mouth where his mouth is? Or maybe Rod will step up?
Telstra names date for 80Mbit/s broadband [APCmag.com]
Jared
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 12:06 PMC’mon, you know Craig won’t take the other side of the bet. He’ll be eating dog biscuits for sure.
Seamus i’ll join you if they do it. I’m not worried about getting heartburn from some schmackos, if dogs go wacko for them, thay can’t be half bad.
Michael Smitchen
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 12:15 PMI am assuming they are talking about there Next-G service which from my experience with various Telstra clients is far from being quick (yet to see it break 20K/s) which leads me to believe that this is just a sales tact. After all, 802.11g is only 56mb and this isnt even 802.11 technology.
Nhon Yeung
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 12:33 PMIn the future, it’s not bandwidth that’s the killer it’ll be latency. Latency right now for wireless services is totally crap, bandwidth is not that great either. I see them advertising 3.6Mps but how many end devices actually get the bandwidth and what’s the latency?
Reckless
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 12:49 PMI call bullshit on the whole idea. Telstra will be lucky to still be operating in 2010, especially the way they dragged their heels with high speed broadband. To get 80Mps, I’m pretty sure you’d have to be sitting inside the transmitter. As well as being a little impractical, it would melt all of the chocolate in your pockets.
Carrier pigeons are the way of the future. The monthly access costs are low and they are completely wireless.
Penguinister
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 1:08 PMDepends if Telstra implements WiMAX, if they do then it is possible. But as we all know Telstra isnt well known as an early adopter of technology so I doubt the boast will ever come true.
Benjamin
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 2:45 PMTelstra + 80mb broadband by 2010
tell him he’s dreaming
Maxville
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 2:59 PMYeah sure 80 Mbits/sec .. with a coverage area of 2km of CBD (Sydney & Melb)..
Telstra’s gone to the Dogs aye!
Eckmeister
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 4:16 PMKnowing Telstra, it’ll be 2020 before it becomes affordable.
McbLt
Monday, June 4, 2007 at 6:28 PMWow, I was going to join in with the outrage but it looks like it’s all been said.
At least the discussion’s there. Even It doesn’t hit 80, just about any advancement in speed should be welcomed. It feels like we’re just so far behind everyone else.
camh
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 8:49 AMYah, 80 Mb/s. Now you can pay AU$70 a month an blow your monthly quota in 370.5 seconds. Way to raise the bar Telstra.
stevodude
Tuesday, June 5, 2007 at 11:46 AMhahaha, yea right… I pay $45 for 128k isdn, next stepup for me is 3g @ 1.5Mbits $200 per month for 3gb, so in 10 years time I can get 80Mbits on a 3gb plan will give me 37.5 seconds of downloads @ probably $1000 a month… yea woop woop, I’ll still be on 128k dialup. *Rols Eyes* :-)
Craig Middleton
Friday, June 8, 2007 at 3:51 PMI’ll have a fresh, extra large bowl all ready for you!
The timeline is from the hardware suppliers and I thought it was 80Mbps in 2009
Don;t spoil your dinner! :-)
CM