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 licensed WiMAX service in Matamata-Piako, Hauraki, Western Bay and Tauranga Districts;
- 2011 – NetSmart launches high speed residential licensed WiMAX broadband and phone service;
- 2012 – NetSmart increases its licensed WiMAX coverage to Hamilton and Cambridge, Waikato;
- 2012 – NetSmart increases its licensed WiMAX coverage to Bombay region, Auckland;
- 2012 – NetSmart increases its licensed WiMAX coverage to Bombay region, Auckland;
- 2013 – NetSmart acquired Skynet – Waikato region based wireless ISP;
- 2014 – NetSmart extends its after hour and weekend customer support;
- 2015 – NetSmart launched its Ultrafast Wireless product;
- 2015 – NetSmart started a sister company in Nairobi, Kenya;
- 2016 – NetSmart internet branch is acquired by Lightwire Limited existing staff of the business continues operation under the name “Eco Datacenter”;[1]
References
- ^ “Lightwire Purchase and Eco Datacenter Re Branding”. Netsmart.co.nz. Retrieved 6 July 2016.