Internode itching to leverage iiNet scale in NBN battle

Hackett, who as well stays on at the helm of Internode, says that during it will be "business as usual" that does not mean "no change".

Hackett estimates that it will cost around AU$20 million per annum to operate an 'empty network' on the NBN once the NBN has all of its 121 points of interconnect deployed.

The price of admission

"That running cost is just the price of admission, the price to run an empty network, earlier you add a single customer to it," he points out.

Hackett as well states that one of the best outcomes of the merger will be the constructive interconnection of the iiNet and Internode DSLAM networks, and as well in the constructive interconnection of the iiNet and Internode IP transit networks.

The same Ericsson supplied ADSL2+ gear

Both carriers use the same Ericsson supplied ADSL2+ gear and Broadsoft's Broadworks core VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol) platform, which will simplify network interconnection.

"Internode clients will be able to access direct ADSL2+ ports for our Easy Naked and Easy Broadband services everywhere that iiNet has hardware deployed. That'll massively increase the geographic reach of our ADSL2+ and fetchtv full services," he notes.