Competition is a good thing. It not only offers consumers the freedom to choose whatever service or product fits their needs, but it also sets the stage for price-wars in the on-going battle between companies to capture as much market share as possible. In the end, consumers win – more service options, better prices, tasty freedom.
To that end, Telstra has just enlisted itself as the most recent iPhone 3G carrier to hop on board the iPhone-wagon. Following on previous statements by a Telstra exec that the iPhone 3G would be capable of currently unimaginable data speeds (which all but confirmed previous rumors that Telstra was going to pick up the iPhone 3G), the Australian wireless carrier has officially thrown their hat in to the ring. With Vodafone already claiming its stake in the Australian iPhone market, Telstra will be going at it to win as many Aussie-hearts as they can.
Much like China Mobile and China Unicom, Telstra was hesitant to agree to the original iPhone’s revenue-sharing model. But, now that revenue-sharing has been pushed to the wayside, like so many failed business models, Telstra is more than happy to offer the iPhone 3G to existing and new customers alike.
Of course, Telstra is marketing the iPhone 3G as compatible with its almighty Next G data work. Whatever Telstra has to do to sell more iPhones is fine by us.
[Via: iPhone Central]