[AusNOG] M2 buy Primus

[Matthew Moyle-Croft]

On 16/04/2012, at 1:32 PM, Mark Delany <g2x at juliet.emu.st> wrote:

>>>> Also interesting
>>>> today: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-16/vodafone-to-offer-fixed-line-services/3952846
>>>>
>>>> Vodafone going to do fixed line in AU.  Suspect times will never be uninteresting in
>>>> Australian telecommunications.
>>>
>>> Been wondering when they would get around to doing this - since Vodafone NZ bought
>>> ihug (from iiNet) in late 2006, and several other countries globally where Voda does
>>> fixed-line as well as mobile for almost a decade.
>
> As a term, "fixed-line" seems as quaint as rotary dial; but maybe
> that's merely press-friendly lingo.


Fixed as in not mobile.  Not voice only!


>
> In any event, will there be much money in "fixed-line" in years to
> come? If the NBN continues to roll, won't must in-country calls
> devolve to P2P SIP?
>
>> I suspect NBN as a level playing field makes this a good time to enter the market.
>
> I suspect "fixed-line" is a gateway drug for other services and market
> presence.
>
>
> Mark.
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