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Originally Posted by qasdfdsaq
True, there'd be no point VM offering a standalone broadband product over BT's infrastructure but everybody's raging about quad-play these days driving higher ARPU. It'd give VM some additional coverage there (assuming IPTV works properly of course), as the other quad-play product (Mobile) is not limited to VM's cabled areas either.
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Thing is the only option to expand coverage past the existing areas would either be to pay TalkTalk Wholesale, who are unlikely to want to deal with VM, or BT Wholesale.
Both are expensive per Mbit/s.
VM's cable network usage is running at about twice the average BT Wholesale punter. No way they could pay the bills with that level of usage on an off-net product.
IPTV does work but you need a CPE that support multicast and if you're paying BT Wholesale you have to pay extra per stream to them. When you think about how many channels VM may want to throw down it gets a bit... ugh.
Really not worth it. Covering 70% of the country profitably way better than 90% with the last 20% being a pain in the arse.