Launtel

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Launtel Pty Ltd
Company type Private
Industry Telecommunications
Founded2007 in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia
Headquarters,
Area served
Australia
Key people
  • Damian Ivereigh (CEO)
Products
Website www.launtel.net.au

Launtel is an Tasmanian-based telecommunications company that mainly provides residential/business broadband packages.

Products and Services

Retail Internet

As a Retail Service Provider (RSP), Launtel provides a retail service for accessing the NBN. Launtel provides a native ipv6 connection [1] , and shared ipv4 address resolution via CGNAT. This shared ipv4 CGNAT connection can be upgraded to a non-shared ipv4 address for an additional fee.

History

Launtel was founded in 2007, by Damian Ivereigh, in Launceston. [2]

In 2017, Launtel became the first RSP to provide retail services for gigabit internet in Australia [3] Also in 2017, Launtel became the first RSP to provide retail services for gigabit internet in Tasmania's capital city, Hobart. [4]

In 2022 and 2023, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ranked Launtel as the fastest retail service provider (RSP) of internet in Australia. [5] [6]

In 2023, Launtel lobbied the National Broadband Network (NBN) to provide their highest speed services at a lower cost to RSPs. [7]

The CEO of Launtel, Damien Ivereigh, was elected President of the Launceston Chamber of Commerce in 2024. [8]

Launtel is unusual among Australian RSPs as it uses a daily billing system as opposed to a monthly one. [9]

References

  1. "AS134697 - LAUNTEL". peeringdb.com. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  2. "Business". launtel.net. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  3. "Launceston is Australia's first city with gigabit NBN". whistleout.com. May 31, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  4. "Launtel launches first Hobart Gigabit Internet". Tasmanian Business Reporter. October 25, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  5. "An NBN provider you've never heard of just beat Telstra and Optus for speed". techradar.com. December 6, 2022. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  6. "Launtel holds onto the fastest NBN provider title". whistleout.com. December 12, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  7. "Launtel asks NBN Co to revisit higher upload plan prices". itnews.com.au. June 29, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2025.
  8. "Damian Ivereigh elected President of the Launceston Chamber of Commerce". Launceston Chamber of Commerce. November 13, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2025.
  9. "My ISP moved support overseas, so I'm changing NBN providers". ausdroid. August 15, 2022. Retrieved August 3, 2025.