News, Telecommunications - Wednesday, December 28, 2011 10:41 - 17 Comments

Adam confident on NBN despite Internode exit

news South Australian internet service provider Adam Internet has reiterated the company’s commitment to the South Australian market, subsequent to the surprise $105 million acquisition of fellow SA-based ISP Internode by long-time rival iiNet; expressing confidence about the company’s future in the National Broadband Network (NBN) environment.

The acquisition will move iiNet into third place among Australia’s fixed broadband players and cut down on the number of major Australian ISPs following iiNet’s earlier purchase of other ISPs such as AAPT, Netspace and TransACT. Internode managing director Simon Hackett said Internode’s inability to gain sufficient scale to compete in a National Broadband Network world was a core reason why he decided to sell the company. Hackett has previously publicly criticised NBN Co for its pricing model, which he claimed would not allow even medium-sized Australian ISPs to compete effectively on a national basis.

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