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aaNet inactive

Independent specialist broadband ISP founded Jan 2004 by Lorraine Rose (Capalaba, Brisbane QLD); acquired by Perth-based Eftel in 2006 and carried on as an Eftel brand (AANET PTY LTD, ACN 087 864 882).

Founded in Capalaba (Brisbane), QLD. https://aanet.com.au

Name history

NameFromTo
aaNet Jan 2004

Lifecycle

KindDateDetailsRefs
birth Jan 2004 approx Independent specialist broadband ISP established January 2004 by Lorraine Rose, based in Capalaba, Brisbane QLD. Earliest Wayback capture of aanet.com.au is 9 Apr 2004, consistent with a Jan-2004 launch (no evidence for the previously listed 1996 origin).
death 2006 Acquired by Perth-based Eftel (agreed Jan 2006, completed mid-2006), doubling Eftel's broadband base to ~40,000; carried on as an Eftel brand. Eftel was itself acquired by M2 Group (now Vocus) in 2013.

Transitions

DirectionTypeOther partyArm / notesYearRefs
outgoing acquisition Eftel 100%
aaNet acquired by Eftel.
2006 wikipedia

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