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Ciphertel active

WA licensed carrier and ISP (fixed wireless, microwave and fibre) serving regional Western Australia; Bunbury-based, registered 2002 as Gateway Internet Services and trading as Ciphertel from 2016; still active (CIPHERTEL PTY LTD, ACN 101 635 563).

Founded in Bunbury, WA. https://ciphertel.com

Name history

NameFromTo
Ciphertel by 2002

Lifecycle

KindDateDetailsRefs
birth 2002 CIPHERTEL PTY LTD ACN 101 635 563 (ABN 59 101 635 563) active from 8 Aug 2002, Bunbury WA 6230; registered business name GATEWAY INTERNET SERVICES from the same date (8 Aug 2002), with the CIPHERTEL business name added 23 Jun 2016. Later a licensed WA carrier ISP.
note by 4 Sep 2008 by Holds the former Bunbury Internet Service /21 (203.18.248.0-203.18.255.255, the 1997 BUNBURYINT-AU block): APNIC whois netname CIPHERTEL-NON-AU, Unit 3/9 Bourke Street, Bunbury WA 6230, network object registered 4 Sep 2008. UNCERTAIN whether this was an acquisition of Bunbury Internet Service or a pivot of the same business under the Ciphertel name; the block transfer is the documented evidence. official

Transitions

DirectionTypeOther partyArm / notesYearRefs
incoming acquisition Bunbury Internet Service Bunbury Internet Service's /21 (203.18.248.0-203.18.255.255, the 1997 BUNBURYINT-AU block is registered in APNIC whois to Ciphertel Pty Ltd (Bunbury, network object registered 4 Sep 2008. UNCERTAIN: whether this was an acquisition of Bunbury Internet Service's business by Ciphertel or a pivot/continuation of the same business under the Ciphertel name โ€” the block transfer is the documented evidence, the customer-base relationship is inferred. 'Gateway Internet' (a separate repo entry has no established link to this block. address space transfer. 4 Sep 2008 official

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