LBNCo
inactive
The Local Broadband Network Company — builder/operator of open-access fibre-to-the-premises networks for multi-dwelling units and residential estates; billed as Australia's first FTTH operator. PE-backed (ROC Partners MBO) then acquired by Uniti for $100m (2019); brand retired when Uniti consolidated its wholesale business into OptiComm (2020) (LBN CO PTY LTD, ACN 073 226 114).
Founded in Sydney, NSW.
https://www.lbnco.com.au
Aliases
- The Local Broadband Network Company
- LBN Co
Lifecycle
| Kind | Date | Details | Refs |
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| birth |
c. 2000
approx
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>20 years' experience in FTTH (legal profile); connecting households to its private network since 2007. |
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| death |
Nov 2020
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LBNCo brand retired when Uniti adopted OptiComm as its wholesale/infrastructure market brand. |
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Transitions
| Direction | Type | Other party | Arm / notes | Year | Refs |
|---|
| outgoing |
acquisition |
Uniti Wireless
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100%
Uniti acquired LBNCo (The Local Broadband Network Company, Australia's first FTTH operator, for $100m. |
Aug 2019 |
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