Australian ISP Family Tree

Highway 1 inactive

Perth ISP (est. 1994); acquired by ZettaServe 2007; absorbed IAP (1997); held Global Dial (2010), Simtex/Up'N'Away VoIP (2009), APIIX brands; became ZettaServe's ISP arm, which formed Zettagrid ~2010 (Highway 1 Pty Limited, ACN 143 743 417).

Founded in Perth, WA. https://highway1.com.au

Name history

NameFromTo
Highway 1 1994

Lifecycle

KindDateDetailsRefs
birth 1994 Highway 1 began 1994; Highway 1 (Aust) Pty Ltd traded from 2000.
death c. 2012 approx Acquired by ZettaServe / ZettaNet — brand replaced by ZettaNet/ZettaServe. wayback-live wayback-redirect

Transitions

DirectionTypeOther partyArm / notesYearRefs
incoming acquisition IAP Direct 100%
IAP taken over by Highway 1 (user report; Wayback takeover notice Oct 1999.
1997 news
outgoing acquisition Zettagrid 100%
ZettaServe's ISP arm (formerly Highway 1 formed Zettagrid; Highway 1 ceased as an ISP.
Dec 2007 wikipedia
outgoing acquisition ZettaServe 100%
ZettaServe acquired Highway 1 in 2007.
2007 wikipedia
incoming acquisition Simtex 100%
Simtex (Up'N'Away VoIP acquired by Highway 1 (user report.
2009 news
incoming acquisition EON Technology 100%
EON Technology acquired by Highway 1 (ZettaServe Group.
2010 news
incoming acquisition Global Dial 100%
Global Dial Pty Ltd (incl. 'Global Dial Internet' trading name acquired by ZettaNet Pty Ltd (trading as Highway 1 01 Jun 2010; merged into Highway 1/ZettaNet, later Zettagrid. Merged from duplicate global-dial-internet entry.
01 Jun 2010 news

References

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