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2degrees Mobile

May 12th, 2009 at 8:21 am by David Farrar

I was amused to see myself cited with regards to the naming of the third mobile phone network – 2degrees.

I wrote an article a couple of years ago,  I think for the Dominion Post, where I said that NZ is such a small compact connected country we have only two degrees of separation between us – not the usual six.

My observation is quoted by 2degrees in their press release yesterday.

New Zealand is said to be a nirvana for social network researchers (Prof. Rob Allen – Auckland University of Technology) with anecdotal findings suggesting that we are actually much more closely connected with as little as two degrees of separation (David Farrar – Internet Commentator).

Sadly my contribution to their name doesn’t gain me a profit share. But I do welcome theur impending launch in August – more competition is a good thing.

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5 Responses to “2degrees Mobile”

  1. RainbowGlobalWarming (295) Says:
    May 12th, 2009 at 8:49 am

    Farrar AND Whale attempting to out whore each other to 2degrees.

    The first one to offer ‘private’ video conferencing to secure freebies wins.

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  2. Ross Nixon (532) Says:
    May 12th, 2009 at 8:54 am

    2degrees sounds too cold to me. Mind you, if they are both Ph.Ds, that would be impressive!

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  3. Razork (374) Says:
    May 12th, 2009 at 8:57 am

    DPF; i wouldn’t worry too much about profit share if i was you.
    It will be a very long time (if ever) before they get enough traction to even think about profit.

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  4. lofty (1,255) Says:
    May 12th, 2009 at 9:10 am

    Is there room in NZ for a 3rd player?
    What share of the market would they have to secure to ensure profitability?

    I hope they succeed, nothing wrong with competition, but I reckon they will need deep pockets for quite sometime.

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  5. GJ (327) Says:
    May 12th, 2009 at 10:15 pm

    These people will change the face of mobile calling in NZ. Rates will possibly halve! Bring it on I can’t wait!

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