> they are left with having to run something that they never really wanted until they can figure out what to do with it

Buy enough Dark Fiber providers, you'll eventually acquire an ISP

Buy enough ISPs, you'll eventually acquire a Colo

Buy enough Colos, you'll eventually acquire a small Cloud

Buy any small Clouds and you're guaranteed to acquire managed services for small companies.

Now you've gone from being Layer 0 only catering whales, to dabbling in Layer 7 at Dr. Morris's Family dentistry.

Spin off what you don't want, and repeat.

-Matt

On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 9:40 AM Anne Mitchell <amitchell@isipp.com> wrote:

> On Sep 19, 2023, at 9:23 AM, Mark Tinka <mark@tinka.africa> wrote:
>
> Sometimes it does not add any material value to either network. Sometimes it takes too long.

And sometimes the acquisition is really just about acquiring the assets, such as the customer list*, and then they are left with having to run something that they never really wanted until they can figure out what to do with it.

*Yes, even in these industries. Do I sound cynical? Well, cynical != not accurate. :-(

Anne

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