He has also said that Telstra is currently conducting extensive testing and will shortly deliver automation for the home spanning entertainment, security, content delivery, as well as a control system for power management via a Telstra gateway.
Speaking exclusively to ChannelNews and SmartHouse Bradlow described C Bus technology as expensive and a technology that consumers are not going to want to pay for going forward because it is proprietary. They want open standards and technology that is not expensive.
"We have looked at various technologies and with most of the technologies we have tested we are still only able to reach 80 percent of devices whether we are using Powerline technology such as HomePlug, 80211.n or Ruckus Wireless Technology. We believe that the new Ruckus is a superior offering to 80211.n," he said.
"For Telstra to deliver a Gateway or home automation offering, we have to, for example, be able to distribute two HD TV channels over a wireless network in the home. The Telstra solution has to deliver this along with applications such as security and power management, entertainment and control systems for lighting," Bradlow said.
"At this stage no decision has been made on which gateway solution we will offer. We have been experimenting with Gateway offerings for some time and despite some big advancement several applications are not mature enough to roll out over a national network." he said.
