NetSmart
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| Company type | Private company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet Service Provider |
| Founded | 1998 |
| Headquarters | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |
| Products | Broadband and Telephony services, Web Hosting, Data Center |
| Website | www.netsmart.co.nz |
NetSmart Limited is a telecommunication service provider based in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
Key Company Milestones
- 1998 - NetSmart is born;
- 1999 - NetSmart starts web hosting;
- 2002 - NetSmart starts building a broadband wireless network in the Bay of Plenty;
- 2002 - NetSmart connects to the Auckland Peering Exchange;
- 2004 - NetSmart moves to new custom built data centre in Regency House, Tauranga;
- 2005 - Broadband coverage is now extended from Waihi through to Whakatane;
- 2007 - NetSmart builds DMR backhaul from Auckland (Sky Tower) to Tauranga, scalable to gigabit ethernet;
- 2008 - NetSmart adds fibre based backup to Auckland DMR link;
- 2009 - NetSmart starts trials of licensed WiMAX and starts fitout of a new data centre in Tauranga;
- 2010 - NetSmart launches business WiMAX service in Matamata-Piako, Hauraki, Western Bay and Tauranga Districts;
- 2011 - NetSmart launches high speed residential WiMAX broadband and phone service