As the New Zealand Government goes ahead with its plans of rolling out its ultra fast broadband internet service, the country telecommunications giant TelstraClear has shared that it is testing out a new IPTV service that might make it an appealing player in the project. The testing of the service has been finished in Whangarei using Northpower's fiber network, which is currently used by the company for its broadband and phone lines.

"It was effectively like a living room in a household up in Whangarei, with high-quality TV, multiple channels, on-demand content, all linked in with your phone and your broadband as a triple- play", shared TelstraClear's Head of National Broadband Network Engagement, Mathew Bolland.

While Telstra does offer IPTV through a cable network and broadband and landline services in Wellington and Churchill, the carrier has been unable to expand to other areas till now, something that the firm is now looking at with the Government's $1.5 Billion super fast broadband services, expected to reach 75% of the country.

For the broadband rollout, the NZ Government is looking to partner with private companies to co-invest and help with the huge project's infrastructure, deployment and operation. Telstra has indicated that while it does not want to invest in the building of the project, it is definitely interest in what will be offered over the new fiber.