New Zealand telco TelstraClear has started testing IPTV services, and has pointed out that it plans to deliver the service over the country’s yet-to-be-built ultra-fast broadband network, according to reports in the New Zealand Herald. Mathew Bolland, head of national broadband network engagement at TelstraClear, said in an interview that the company has just completed testing IPTV in a workshop in the country’s capital of Wellington, using the fibre network of Whangarei-based firm Northpower to test the service. A new ultra-fast broadband network is planned to be built with investments of up to NZ$ 1.5bn (US$ 1bn) of government money, covering three-quarters of Kiwi homes and businesses.