Editing AARNet (section)

===Building the present AARNet===
*1998: AARNet Mirror site commissioned
*1998: AARNet Pty Ltd established as a separate company
*1999: Ownership of AARNet Pty Ltd transferred from the AVCC to Australia's universities and CSIRO
*1999: AARNet's [[VoIP]] service commissioned
*2000: AARNet telecommunications carrier license granted by [[Australian Communications & Media Authority|Australian Communications Authority]]
*2001: AARNet became the first research and education network to operate its own trans-oceanic optical-fibre capacity, initially comprising dual 155&nbsp;Mbit/s links to Canada's [[CANARIE]] network
*2002: [[GrangeNet]] built as a separate demonstration next generation network, through which various in the sector obtained their first exposure to then next generation [[gigabit Ethernet]] and long-haul optical fibre transmission systems. Later, when user institutions had operational need to interconnect their AARNet and GrangeNet services they also gained experience with the complexities of asymmetric routing.
*2003: AARNet negotiated purchase from [[Southern Cross Cable]] of multi-gigabit 'SXTransPORT' trans-Pacific links via diverse paths
*2003: AARNet buys into [[Nextgen Networks]] ensuring its survival as an independent long-haul optical-fibre infrastructure provider
*2004: Dual 10&nbsp;Gbit/s and dual 622&nbsp;Mbit/s SXTransPORT trans-Pacific links commissioned
*2006: AARNet3 national network commissioned