Netspace was one of the major Internet service providers of Australia.
History
Netspace was founded in 19921 by Stuart Marburg and Richard Preen. The company initially offered dial-up internet access, as was the standard at the time. The company's headquarters were located in Camberwell, a suburb in the city of Melbourne, in the state of Victoria, Australia.
Netspace was an earlier adopter of DSL in Australia and quickly focused primarily on offering ADSL-based Internet access. It initially offered Telstra ADSL and then installed its own DSLAMs in some regions, including Tasmania. 2 The company offered services to retail, SoHo and business customers, including DNS, co-location, web hosting and VoIP, as well as core internet products.
On 29 March 2010, an agreement was entered into which Netspace would be acquired by the larger ASX-listed ISP, iiNet, for AU$40 million.3 The company later retired Netspace as a brand. Netspace's official website redirects to the webpage of iiNet,4 but Netspace email addresses continue to be supported.
See also
References
"iiNet buys Netspace for $40 million". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2019. https://www.smh.com.au/technology/iinet-buys-netspace-for-40-million-20100329-r78p.html ↩
"Photos: Netspace launches new DSLAMs in Tasmania". iTnews. Retrieved 2017-11-09. https://www.itnews.com.au/news/photos-netspace-launches-new-dslams-in-tasmania-151068 ↩
"iiNet buys Netspace for $40 million". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 March 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2019. https://www.smh.com.au/technology/iinet-buys-netspace-for-40-million-20100329-r78p.html ↩
"Broadband, ADSL & ADSL2+ - Netspace". http://www.netspacenz.com/index.php ↩