Vodacom wants to be your ISP

Question, not an opinion/statement:

Would they be thinking of following MTN's suite, i.e. buying a fixed-line ISP like Afrihost, or just focusing on mobile broadband? The article suggests the latter, but wouldn't it be better to move in on the fixed-line environment as well?
How much of this strategy would hinge on the acquisition of Neotel?
 
Perhaps they should start by becoming Africa's best cellular provider first. But I like the way they think:
If we can gouge customers with excessive pricing and bad service and they still stuck with us, maybe we can screw them over internet provisioning too! PROFIT!
 
Want to be my ISP? Come lay fibre to my home and you can be my ISP.
 
MrR said:
Question, not an opinion/statement:

Would they be thinking of following MTN's suite, i.e. buying a fixed-line ISP like Afrihost, or just focusing on mobile broadband? The article suggests the latter, but wouldn't it be better to move in on the fixed-line environment as well?
How much of this strategy would hinge on the acquisition of Neotel?
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Yes and no. Fixed line ADSL is not what they're after. Fixed line fibre on the other hand...:whistle:

But there are some issues on that front as well. Closed access fibre doesn't create the most competitive of environments for the consumer to benefit from, and if the market is proliferated with closed access fibre then you'll find further duopolistic market approaches encroaching in the future. Closed access however does have its place in the market in terms of cost vs benefit as well.

Vodacom's fibre network is solid though, and the reliance on IPC is less, meaning we could see some seriously competitive pricing in this market in the not-too-distant future. ;)
 
Crystal Web said:
Yes and no. Fixed line ADSL is not what they're after. Fixed line fibre on the other hand...:whistle:

But there are some issues on that front as well. Closed access fibre doesn't create the most competitive of environments for the consumer to benefit from, and if the market is proliferated with closed access fibre then you'll find further duopolistic market approaches encroaching in the future. Closed access however does have its place in the market in terms of cost vs benefit as well.

Vodacom's fibre network is solid though, and the reliance on IPC is less, meaning we could see some seriously competitive pricing in this market in the not-too-distant future. ;)
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But its VC, they don't really know competitive pricing if it bit them in the ass...
 
Crystal Web said:
Yes and no. Fixed line ADSL is not what they're after. Fixed line fibre on the other hand...:whistle:

But there are some issues on that front as well. Closed access fibre doesn't create the most competitive of environments for the consumer to benefit from, and if the market is proliferated with closed access fibre then you'll find further duopolistic market approaches encroaching in the future. Closed access however does have its place in the market in terms of cost vs benefit as well.

Vodacom's fibre network is solid though, and the reliance on IPC is less, meaning we could see some seriously competitive pricing in this market in the not-too-distant future. ;)
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ToxicBunny said:
But its VC, they don't really know competitive pricing if it bit them in the ass...
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Yeah. Just let enough time pass by and you'd find the current Vodacom CEO working for CellC pointing the finger at Vodacom saying "you guys are cheating the public"

..oh wait, that's already happened. Move along, nothing to see here...
 
MightyQuin said:
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Same thing that's happening in the US. "Competitors" collude to carve up the landscape; each entity operates mainly within their own boundaries with overlap in few areas for a semblance of competition. Smaller players cannot enter into market due to spectrum allocations, costs involved, legal issues brought forth by incumbents, etc. So although there are a number of players which should be good in increasing access, their very existence is detrimental to consumers. Add a toothless regulator into the mix and you can imagine the clusterfsck it can become. Capitalism in its extreme if you ask some.

tl;dr cartels.
 
I was screwed by them for 10 years. I paid high prices for everything. Then I tried Cell C and discovered it works well where I spend 90% of my time. Decent coverage and fast 3G. So it was bye bye Vodascum.
Count me out! I want nothing to do with them any more.
 
i wud never do cellular with them why wud I even consider them as an ISP?
vodacon just milking it! not even offering any real value!
 
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