Netspace
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Netspace is one of Australia
's major Internet service provider
s.
On 29 March 2010, an agreement was entered into in which Netspace would be acquired by another ISP, iiNet
, for $40 million.
The company focuses primarily on ADSL
-based Internet access.
Netspace started in the early 1990s offering dial-up internet access, as was the standard at the time.
Today Netspace is one of the more successful smaller ISPs in Australia, along with iiNet
and Internode
.
The company is headquartered in Camberwell
, a suburb of Melbourne
, Victoria
.
It currently has about 80,000 business and residential customers.
Netspace sell ADSL and dial-up connections for home, SOHO and business customers. ADSL DSLAM ports are purchased through a wholesale agreement with Telstra
and ADSL2+ ports are purchased through wholesale agreements with Optus and PowerTel. Netspace have released their own DSLAMS in some locations and have indicated they are also trialing Naked services on these DSLAMS. They also offer VOIP, resold phone services (Encircle), web, mail & DNS hosting, co-location hosting and they provide content filtering for Victorian public schools.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's major Internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
s.
On 29 March 2010, an agreement was entered into in which Netspace would be acquired by another ISP, iiNet
IiNet
iiNet Limited is Australia's second largest internet service provider with over 1.3 million customers as of 15th August 2011. Their focus is primarily on ADSL-based Internet access, using their own ADSL2+ infrastructure, and reselling Telstra ADSL1. iiNet also provides dial-up and voice...
, for $40 million.
The company focuses primarily on ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Asymmetric digital subscriber line is a type of digital subscriber line technology, a data communications technology that enables faster data transmission over copper telephone lines than a conventional voiceband modem can provide. It does this by utilizing frequencies that are not used by a voice...
-based Internet access.
Netspace started in the early 1990s offering dial-up internet access, as was the standard at the time.
Today Netspace is one of the more successful smaller ISPs in Australia, along with iiNet
IiNet
iiNet Limited is Australia's second largest internet service provider with over 1.3 million customers as of 15th August 2011. Their focus is primarily on ADSL-based Internet access, using their own ADSL2+ infrastructure, and reselling Telstra ADSL1. iiNet also provides dial-up and voice...
and Internode
Internode Systems
Internode, founded on 8 May 1991 by Managing Director Simon Hackett, is an Australian Internet Service Provider . The company focuses primarily on ADSL-based Internet access, but also provides business-class access , web hosting, co-location, Voice over IP, and a variety of related...
.
The company is headquartered in Camberwell
Camberwell, Victoria
Camberwell is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Boroondara. At the 2006 Census, Camberwell had a population of 19,637....
, a suburb of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
.
It currently has about 80,000 business and residential customers.
Netspace sell ADSL and dial-up connections for home, SOHO and business customers. ADSL DSLAM ports are purchased through a wholesale agreement with Telstra
Telstra
Telstra Corporation Limited is an Australian telecommunications and media company, building and operating telecommunications networks and marketing voice, mobile, internet access and pay television products and services....
and ADSL2+ ports are purchased through wholesale agreements with Optus and PowerTel. Netspace have released their own DSLAMS in some locations and have indicated they are also trialing Naked services on these DSLAMS. They also offer VOIP, resold phone services (Encircle), web, mail & DNS hosting, co-location hosting and they provide content filtering for Victorian public schools.