Telstra launches new mobile Wi-Fi broadband device for business customers

Australian telco Telstra has launched a new mobile Wi-Fi broadband device for use of business customers who have multiple devices requiring wireless internet connection.

With the Telstra Elite Mobile Wi-Fi users can have upto five Wi-Fi enabled devices access Telstra's Next G network, offering download speeds of up to 8Mbps.

According to Telstra's executive director of mobility products, Warwick Bray, the hotspots were ideal for customers who had lots of devices that needed internet connectivity.

"Our customers tell us they love the speed and reliability of Next G mobile broadband, but they've said they'd like an easier way to share it with a greater range of Wi-Fi-enabled devices including smartphones, tablets, cameras, laptops and portable games consoles," he said in a statement.

"The Telstra Elite Mobile Wi-Fi should ... prove popular with our business customers who increasingly use Wi-Fi-enabled devices such as tablets and cameras and require mobile connectivity to support fast file transfers and to work flexibly while away from the office," he added.

The device would be available from 12 April and is priced at $129 upfront with 5GB of data for regular prepaid mobile broadband customers. Business customers have a  plan with 1GB worth of data each month to which  can sign up for a $29 per month.

The product is Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n enabled. With the device, metropolitan and certain regional area customers would receive average speeds of 550kbps to 8Mbps and upload speeds of 300kbps to 3Mbps. Speeds would reduce while supporting multiple users.