OurWorld Global Network inactive
Sydney wholesale/dialup ISP (ourworld.net, DirectIP wholesale services); sponsor of the ISP.au conference; defunct.
Name history
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| OurWorld Global Network | c. 1995 |
Lifecycle
| Kind | Date | Details | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | c. 1995 approx | OurWorld Global Network (Sydney). | |
| note | Apr 1997 | Acquired iiNet SA (Adelaide, ex-iiNet) as the foundation for its planned national 'super aggregator' Internet access service; the venture failed quietly in 1998. | archive official |
| note | May 1998 | OGN's media releases (e.g. the Auslink flat-rate launch, 7 May 1998) were disseminated via the ASX feed of Barton Capital Holdings Limited (ASX.BCH, issuer 3429, ACN 064 874 620; ex-Auschina Corporation Limited, renamed 15 Jan 1997) — a Sydney listed shell/investment firm. The relationship is unclear; possibly the listed vehicle or investor behind OGN's national aggregation ambitions. | official official news |
| death | 1 Jun 1998 | Failed quietly in 1998 and was liquidated; customer base (incl. ex-iiNet SA) bought from the liquidator by Chariot (via John Lindsay). OurWorld entered voluntary administration 1 Jun 1998 and its access service shut down in 1998; the 1998 death is confirmed and can now carry an exact date. | official wayback-live wayback-parked admin-press press |
Transitions
| Direction | Type | Other party | Arm / notes | Year | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | split | iiNet | 100% — iiNet SA sold to OurWorld Global Network iiNet SA (Adelaide/Gawler dialup sold to OurWorld Global Network (Sydney as the foundation of its planned national Internet aggregation service. |
Apr 1997 | archive official |
| outgoing | split | Auslink Communications | 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 |
| outgoing | acquisition | Chariot | 100% — OGN customer base bought from the liquidator OurWorld Global Network failed quietly in 1998 and was liquidated; Chariot (via GM John Lindsay, ex-OGN bought the customer base from the liquidator. |
1998 | official |