Highway 1 (ISP)

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Highway 1 (Aust) Pty Ltd
Company typePrivate
Industry Internet Service Provider
Telecommunications
Founded Perth, Western Australia (1994)
Defunct2012
FateAcquired by Zetta Group, now known as Zettagrid
SuccessorZettagrid
Headquarters Perth, Western Australia
Key people
Nicholas Power, COO
Nathan Harman, CEO
Products Broadband
Metro Ethernet
4G wireless
Telephony
Colocation
Number of employees
35
Parent Zettagrid Holdings Pty Ltd
Website www.Highway1.com.au

Highway 1 was an Internet Service Provider (ISPs) in Australia, [1] established in 1994. In 2012, following the acquisition and integration of Global Dial, Highway 1 was renamed to ZettaNet Pty Ltd and then merged into Zettagrid Pty Ltd in 2024.

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History

Highway 1 was established in 1994 as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) based in Perth, Western Australia. It commencement of 56K Dialup services in 1997 and acquired Perth Internet Services Provider (IAP) divesting IAP's Kalgoorlie based assets to Gold.net.au. It commencement of ADSL services in 2000. In 2007 the introduction of Naked DSL services through the use of Optus Unbundled Local Loop Technology. Highway 1 acquired by ZettaServe Pty Ltd in 2007. [2] Board and management are replaced. The company continues to operate as a standalone entity.

In 2009 Highway 1 was selected by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy to participate the ISP Live Filtering Trial. [3]

In 2010 it acquired web hosting company APIIX, [4] VOIP and softPBX company Simtex, [5] and acquired DSL providers Worldwide Internet, [6] EON Technology, [7] Nerdnet Internet], [8] and Global Dial. [8]

Highway 1 was renamed ZettaNet on 1 August 2012.

ZettaNet was merged into Zettagrid Pty Ltd on 28 March 2024.

References

  1. ↑ IIA (2008-02-10). "Internet Industry Association". IIA. Archived from the original on 2009-06-22. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  2. ↑ Nathan Harman (2007-12-04). "ZettaServe acquires Highway 1". ZettaServe Pty Ltd.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Tim Marshall (2009-02-11). "Pilot to assess technical feasibility of ISP filtering". DBCDE. Archived from the original on 2009-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  4. ↑ "Apiix Web, Web Development, Web Design, Website Development, Website Design, SEO, Perth, Australia, Western Australia". 2010-05-28. Archived from the original on 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  5. ↑ "Simtex - Australian VoIP, Cloud PBX, Hosted Phone Systems, SIP Trunks" . Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  6. ↑ "Worldwide Internet". 2011-02-18. Archived from the original on 18 February 2011. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  7. ↑ "ZettaNet to Zettagrid MyAccount Transition - Cloud External KB - Confluence". zettagrid.atlassian.net. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
  8. 1 2 "Zettagrid – Cloud Hosting". www.zettagrid.com. Retrieved 2025-02-05.
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