Velocity Internet active
Canberra ISP (est. Aug 2003); acquired Goldweb Internet 2006, merged into NetSpeed group Nov 2010 (VELOCITY INTERNET PTY LIMITED (LATER WASVI PTY LIMITED), ACN 090 776 579); retail brand continues operating in Canberra as of Sep 2026 (ByteCard Pty Ltd t/a Velocity Internet, Mawson ACT).
Name history
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Velocity Internet | 2003 |
Lifecycle
| Kind | Date | Details | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 2003 | Commenced telecommunications operations August 2003. | |
| note | Sep 2026 | Verified still operating as an ISP in Sep 2026 (current site retailing internet services; earlier death record removed). | official official archive official |
Transitions
| Direction | Type | Other party | Arm / notes | Year | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | acquisition | Goldweb Internet | 100% Goldweb acquired by Velocity Internet (per Whirlpool. Velocity Internet acquired Goldweb Internet (announced via media release 10 Apr 2006, posted to Goldweb's site 10 Jun 2006. Goldweb's domain became Velocity's web portal; the Goldweb brand was retired. Four years later Velocity itself was acquired by NetSpeed (2010. |
10 April 2006 | news news-primary-media-release archive |
| outgoing | merger | Velocity Internet Holdings | Velocity arm NetSpeed acquired Velocity Internet (announced 1 Nov 2010; combined holding Velocity Internet Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 146 772 330, registered 11 Oct 2010; both brands traded separately afterwards. |
Nov 2010 | news abr |
| incoming | merger | Netspeed | NetSpeed brand retired into sibling brand Velocity Internet; both were trading names of the same legal entity, ByteCard Pty Ltd (ABN 49 052 315 812. Evidence is archaeological: between 22 Dec 2023 and 30 Jan 2024 netspeed.com.au became a webmail-only portal with retail navigation removed; CIS directory subsequently 404; velocity.net.au continued trading afterwards. No public announcement of a formal customer transfer was found. | c. early Oct 2024 | archive archive forum archive archive news |
References
- ABR: VELOCITY INTERNET PTY LIMITED ACN 090 776 579 [gov] Wayback
- Homesite live (200 OK) with ADSL and Longreach wireless plan pages and order forms [official] Wayback
- Contact page names current operator ByteCard Pty Ltd t/a Velocity Internet [official] Wayback
- Feb 2026 archive capture of the operating ISP [archive] Wayback