Pennytel

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Pennytel
Company typePublic
Industry Telecommunications
Headquarters Sydney, Australia
Area served
 Australia
ProductsVirtual PBX,
Office phone systems,
NBN,
ADSL,
Mobile
Website pennytel.com.au

Connexus was an Australian-owned and operated business telecommunications provider founded in 1989 and based in Sydney, Australia, which primarily catered to the business sector. [1] Connexus specialises in business-grade phone, mobile and NBN. Connexus was acquired by Pennytel in 2021, the "Connexus" brand is no longer used and the old website redirects to the Pennytel website. [2]

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Connexus is part of the MNF Group, [3] one of Asia-Pacific's technology companies.

History

Connexus was founded by Greg Holloway in 1989 when he established a network of bulletin boards (BBS). BBS's were the original means of online communication prior to the modern-day internet. [4] Connexus was one of Australia's first ISPs. Over the forthcoming years, Connexus expanded to four phone lines and the user base grew to over 1,000. [5]

In 1998 Connexus established local facilities in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and the Gold Coast (Service, 2012). In 2003, Connexus diversified its internet offering to supply business broadband for small to medium-sized businesses. [6] In 2012, Connexus was acquired by MNF Group and relaunched in 2019 as a telecommunications provider targeted at small businesses.

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References

  1. ↑ "Connexus solves the pain of technology for small businesses". CIO Australia. 11 July 2019. Archived from the original on 15 July 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  2. ↑ "Pennytel Australia acquires B2B focused Telco – Connexus, as rapid expansion continues" . Retrieved 2 August 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ↑ Gliddon, Joshua (November 14, 2012). "MyNetFone gets Connexus". iTnews. Archived from the original on 18 December 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  4. ↑ Zetter, Kim (2005-06-08). "How Humble BBS Begat Wired World". Wired. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Winterford, Brett. "MICROSCOPE: Reinventing ISP - The end of a bandwith[sic] mover". ARN. Brett Winterford. Archived from the original on 4 May 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  6. ↑ "Webcontrol". Connexus. Archived from the original on 25 February 2011. Retrieved 30 March 2012.
  7. ↑ Clarke, Roger. "A brief History of the Internet in Australia". Archived from the original on 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2012-04-03.
  8. ↑ xyZed, Media Release (4 September 2000). "First competitive DSL network opens for business" (PDF). xyZed. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  9. ↑ Pan, J. "Theory and Application of G.SHDSL.bis" (PDF). Loop Telecom. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  10. ↑ DeGesst, Kelly. "What is a MPLS VPN anyway?". SANS Institute. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 3 April 2012.
  11. ↑ Freudenrich, Craig (2001-03-06). "How Fiber Optics Work". How Stuff Works. How Stuff Works. Archived from the original on 7 April 2012. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  12. ↑ Department of Education & Training (10 June 2006). "Correction to: S180-2006 Advice to schools regarding Whole of Victorian Government Internet Service Provider" (PDF). Education Times. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
  13. ↑ "How does ADSL2+ differ to ADSL". Netspace. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
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