Auslink Communications inactive
Sydney retail ISP arm of OurWorld Global Network; launched a national flat-rate Internet access service (May 1998) on OGN's satellite backbone; folded when OGN failed in 1998.
Name history
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Auslink Communications | by 1997 | 1998 |
Lifecycle
| Kind | Date | Details | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | by 1997 by | Auslink Communications Pty Ltd (ACN 077 048 938, registered c. 1996; GPO Box 4773 Sydney — the same box as OurWorld Global Network); operating by Dec 1997 (earliest Wayback capture). | |
| note | May 1998 | Launched an Australia-wide flat-rate Internet access service ($350/yr or $120/quarter) with POPs in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, using the internet backbone supplied by OurWorld Global Network; GM Samantha Teh at OGN's phone 02-9223-2777. This was OGN's retail arm, built on the iiNet SA base OGN bought in Apr 1997 as the foundation for its national service. | official archive |
| death | 1998 approx | Folded when OurWorld Global Network failed quietly in 1998 and was liquidated; customers were part of the base bought from the liquidator by Chariot. auslink.net pivoted to SmartServers (virtual/dedicated server hosting) by 1999. | official archive |
Transitions
| Direction | Type | Other party | Arm / notes | Year | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | split | OurWorld Global Network | 100% — OGN's retail arm (Auslink Communications) Auslink Communications Pty Ltd (ACN 077 048 938 was OurWorld Global Network's retail flat-rate ISP arm (same GPO Box 4773 Sydney; GM Samantha Teh at OGN's phone; launched a national flat-rate service in May 1998 on OGN's satellite backbone, built on the iiNet SA base OGN bought Apr 1997. |
by 1997 | official |