Editing Internode (ISP) (section)

==History==
The company was founded in 1991 by Robyn Taylor and Managing Director [[Simon Hackett]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smartcompany.com.au/people-human-resources/leadership/mr-94-why-internode-founder-simon-hackett-is-loved-by-his-customers/2/|title=Mr 94%: Why iiNet director, Simon Hackett, is loved by his customers|date=19 December 2012 |access-date=12 December 2023}}</ref>

Internode was the first ISP to offer [[ADSL2|ADSL2/2+]] services in Australia, by installing their own [[Digital subscriber line access multiplexer|DSLAMs]] in [[Telstra]] exchanges. This allowed them to offer access speeds of up to 24&nbsp;Mbit/s, significantly higher than the fastest speed then offered by Telstra at the time (1.5&nbsp;Mbit/s).<ref>[https://www.internode.on.net/news/2005/04/27.php Internode Launches Extreme Broadband – Australia's First ADSL2]</ref>
(See also [[Broadband Internet access worldwide#Australia|Broadband Internet Access, Australia]]) Internode also provided a Naked ADSL2+ service, operating on both Agile and Optus hardware. Internode was a part of the [[Terria (consortium)|Terria]] consortium which bid to build the [[National Broadband Network]].

===Acquisition by iiNet===
On 22 December 2011, [[Western Australia]]n based [[internet service provider]] [[iiNet]] announced the acquisition of Internode in a deal worth $105 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Internode joins forces with iiNet|url=https://www.internode.on.net/news/2011/12/259.php|publisher=Internode|access-date=22 December 2011}}</ref> 

In May 2012,<ref>{{cite web|title=Simon Hackett steps up to join iiNet Board|url=https://www.internode.on.net/news/2012/05/274.php|publisher=Internode|access-date=28 May 2012}}</ref> it was announced that [[Simon Hackett]]'s role would change from being the managing director of Internode to become a non-executive board member for iiNet. At the same time several members of Internode's management team were transferred to management positions within iiNet.

In November 2013, it was announced that Simon Hackett would be leaving Internode and the iiNet Group to join the board of the [[NBN Co]] which has been tasked by the [[Government of Australia|Australian Government]] to provide the next generation of broadband to Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Appointments to NBN Co Board Bring Extensive Industry Experience to Project|url=https://www.malcolmturnbull.com.au/media/new-appointments-to-nbn-co-board-bring-extensive-industry-experience-to-pro|publisher=[[Malcolm Turnbull]]|access-date=12 November 2013}}</ref>

In September 2015, iiNet was acquired by [[TPG Telecom]] in a $1.65 billion deal.<ref>{{cite web|title=iiNet history|url=https://www.iinet.net.au/about/history/|publisher=[[iiNet]]|access-date=7 May 2016}}</ref>

In December 2023, Internode announced that it would cease accepting new customers to the Internode brand, and that all existing residential Internode customers will be migrated to the iiNet brand.<ref>{{cite web|title=Internode is closing sales to new customers|url=https://www.internode.on.net/nodesupport/faq/internode_closing_sales_new_customers|publisher=Internode|access-date=6 December 2023}}</ref>

===Milestones===
*'''Telecommunications backbone in regional Australia:''' 2001 marked the launch of the [[The Coorong|Coorong]] Communications Network, one of the first non-incumbent telecommunications backbones built into a regional area in Australia, offering low cost voice and data services to regional customers. In 2005 a second regional network based on the same technology was deployed in the [[Yorke Peninsula]] region, demonstrating that the underlying model is not only sustainable, but reproducible. (see [http://www.agile.com.au/press/press-20-10-2004.htm Press Release])
*'''Games network''': 1 July 2002 saw the launch of the Internode Games Network, a private [[PC game|gaming]] network run by Internode for its ADSL customers. It became the largest gaming network in Australia (in terms of peak daily player count) ahead of even [[Telstra]]'s GameArena. It has since been discontinued.
*'''Agile Broadband rollout''': In mid-2003, Internode's infrastructure company, [[Agile Communications|Agile]], installed its own equipment in the Telstra exchange at [[Meningie, South Australia]]. This made it the first exchange in Regional Australia where ADSL was available from a non-Telstra [[Digital subscriber line access multiplexer|DSLAM]].<ref>{{cite news|title=SA town gets broadband – without Telstra|url=http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/10/03/1064988380807.html|publisher=[[The Age]]|date=2003-10-03|access-date=2006-12-11}}</ref> DSLAM deployment continued, ultimately becoming national in extent.
*'''International Backbone:''' In early 2005, Agile extended the national private backbone it operates for Internode to connect to the United States. This link was initially provided by leased capacity on the [[Southern Cross Cable]] system, expanded in December 2006 to also utilise capacity leased on [[Australia-Japan Cable]] to provide an alternative pathway to that provided by Southern Cross Cable.
*'''Unmetered content:''' Internode also runs content servers such as a cluster of [[Steam (service)|Steam]] content servers. Further 'unmetered' content available via the national Agile backbone network includes relays of popular streaming audio sources and a 10 [[terabyte]] mirror server. includes a file mirror and radio streams
*'''Gaming Network:''' Internode offers free services to members, recently giving a free advance screening of the blockbuster [[V for Vendetta]] in [[Brisbane]], and [[Lucky Number Slevin]] in [[Melbourne]]. These screenings will be discontinued in favour of supporting events, such as the Canberra Games Festival.
*'''SourceForge Mirror:''' On 3 June 2008, Internode announced the availability of the first full Australian [[SourceForge]] mirror.
*'''IPv6:''' On 18 July 2008, Internode launched a national [[IPv6]] service, the first in Australia.
*'''Email Services:''' On 30 November 2023 Internode will stop providing an email service. Internode email addresses are moving to The Messaging Company in 2023 and will be at a yet to be determined cost to the end user.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.internode.on.net/nodesupport/faq/internode_email_messaging_company | title=NodeSupport / Faq / Internode Email Messaging Company &#124; Internode }}</ref>

Internode has supported many local events, such as the [[Adelaide Film Festival]], [[WOMADelaide]], the [[Adelaide Fringe]] (for at least 10 years until 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iinet.net.au/about/mediacentre/releases/internode/2014-11-28-internode-fringe-2015-sponsorship|website=iinet|title=Fans win as Internode backs the 2015 Adelaide Fringe|date=28 November 2014|access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref>) and the Global [[Green hosting]] Challenge.{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

It also provides services for video game company [[Valve Corporation|Valve]].<ref>Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Valve Corporation (No 3) [2016] FCA 196, p10</ref>