West Australian Networks
inactive
WA-owned ISP trading as 'Westnet' on westnet.net.au — unrelated to Westnet (westnet.com.au, bought by iiNet); dialup, ISDN, ADSL2+, mobile broadband, VoIP, hosting and web design, with a focus on rural, regional and remote areas; TIO and WAIA member; acquired by EFTel (Jul 2012) (THE EMERY FAMILY TRUST (trust), ABN 33 170 747 028).
Founded in Perth, WA.
http://www.westnet.net.au
Name history
| Name | From | To |
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| West Australian Networks |
by 1995 |
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Lifecycle
| Kind | Date | Details | Refs |
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| birth |
by 1995
approx
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WA-owned ISP trading as 'Westnet' on westnet.net.au; earliest Wayback capture Dec 1998; company claimed to have provided Internet and IT services since 1995; acquired by EFTel Jul 2012. |
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| death |
Jul 2012
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Acquired by EFTel; ~1,500 customers transferred to EFTel from 2 Jul 2012 under an all-cash deal that also included the company's IP and westnet.net.au domain. |
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Transitions
| Direction | Type | Other party | Arm / notes | Year | Refs |
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| outgoing |
acquisition |
Eftel
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100%
EFTel acquired West Australian Networks (trading as 'Westnet' on westnet.net.au; ~1,500 customers transferred from 2 Jul 2012, incl. the westnet.net.au domain. |
Jul 2012 |
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