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sbiddle

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#541873 7-Nov-2011 06:18

DonGould:
sbiddle: Telecom understand VoIP and have a far bigger VoIP network than many of you would even realise.

I really really really doubt that.

It's clear you know nobody with Telecom working on VoIP or have any idea of the extent of their infrastructure.

You forget that for 99% of people the medium in which their voice service is delivered means very little to them.

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#541909 7-Nov-2011 09:01

sbiddle:
DonGould:
sbiddle: Telecom understand VoIP and have a far bigger VoIP network than many of you would even realise.

I really really really doubt that.

It's clear you know nobody with Telecom working on VoIP or have any idea of the extent of their infrastructure.

You forget that for 99% of people the medium in which their voice service is delivered means very little to them.

Sorry Steve, I suspect you think I was saying that "I really really really doubt that Telecom know anything about VoIP..."... In fact I was saying quite the opposite.

You are right, I don't know anyone personally who is working internally on VoIP.

However, common sense would suggest that a company who's talked about an IP backbone for a decade, and is as smart as Telecom clearly is, would have some plan under the wings.

Sorry if I left the impression that I was suggesting they don't have any VoIP clue in there. :)

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#542005 7-Nov-2011 13:26

ISP's need to be thinking in terms of ARPU and preparing to offer bundles of services consisting of: internet, voice, mobile, online backup, on demand media/tv/movies..

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#542011 7-Nov-2011 13:33

Ragnor: ISP's need to be thinking in terms of ARPU and preparing to offer bundles of services consisting of: internet, voice, mobile, online backup, on demand media/tv/movies..

Agreed, but in my view they also need to be thinking in terms of having product selection as well.

I don't know how the UBF is going to work here, but in .au NBNCo are selling services on ONT ports and I can see people choosing a number of providers with low cost plans and then using a smarter router to consolidate the offering...

Router...
port 1 - TelstraClear - free TV3
port 2 - Snap - $2 GoogleYouTube
port 3 - slingshot - All you can eat
port 4 - Orcon - SkyThingO.
Port 5 - Connection to your network...

The router then figures out where to send the packets.

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