Aardvark Internet inactive
Melbourne micro-ISP since 1994 (APANA-based dialup, later ADSL/NBN/VoIP); operated by Noro Communications Pty Ltd (which also ran the Dingley.net brand) and absorbed several small ISPs' customer/mail bases (DezzaNet 2005, Aspire/Funnelweb mail 2013, others). Exited connectivity c. mid-2019; aardvark.net.au now provides legacy webmail across ~11 absorbed ISP domains.
Name history
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Aardvark Internet | 1994 |
Lifecycle
| Kind | Date | Details | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 1994 | Low-cost dialup since 1994. | |
| death | by Jul 2019 by | Ceased retail connectivity (ADSL/NBN/wireless/dial-up/VoIP) between 18 Apr 2019 (last archived retail homepage, whose news announced an April 2019 mail server upgrade) and 21 Jul 2019 (homepage reduced to a webmail-only portal). Continues today purely as a legacy email provider for the accumulated customer bases of absorbed brands. Operated by Noro Communications Pty Ltd (ACN 105 873 078), which has also traded as Dingley.net (since Aug 2003) and Aardvark Internet Australia (since Jan 2004). | archive archive gov official |
| note | 2026 | Legacy mail domains selectable at aardvark.net.au webmail (evidence of absorbed/taken-over micro-ISPs): aardvark.net.au, aspire.com.au, atrax.net.au (Funnelweb), caloundra.net.au, coastalnet.com.au, dezzanet.net.au, dingley.net, doggy.com.au, fwi.net.au, ona.net.au, serv.net.au; rbia.com.au email customers referenced in 2016-19 site posts. Documented takeovers: DezzaNet (late 2005), Aspire Internet and FunnelWeb Internet (businesses acquired late 2012, announced Jan 2013), Dingley.net (sister brand under Noro since 2003-04) - no merger among these brands occurred; one operator (Noro) inherited or took over each mail base separately. |
Transitions
| Direction | Type | Other party | Arm / notes | Year | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | acquisition | DezzaNet | 100% DezzaNet became part of Aardvark Internet. |
late 2005 - 2006 | archive archive |
| incoming | acquisition | Aspire Internet | Aardvark Internet (Noro Communications acquired the Aspire Internet business in late 2012; announced 13 Jan 2013, mailbox changeover completed 17 Jan 2013. aspire.com.au addresses continue via Aardvark's legacy webmail. | late 2012 | archive |
| incoming | acquisition | FunnelWeb Internet (Canberra) | Aardvark Internet (Noro Communications acquired the FunnelWeb Internet business in late 2012; announced 13 Jan 2013, mailbox changeover completed 17 Jan 2013. atrax.net.au addresses continue via Aardvark's legacy webmail. | late 2012 | archive |
References
- Cynosure: Aardvark [archive] Wayback