Editing Netspace

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{{Infobox company
| name = Netspace
| logo = Netspace logo.svg
| fate = Acquired by [[iiNet]]
| type = Subsidiary
| homepage = 
| founder = Stuart Marburg <br/> Richard Preen
| founded = 1992
}}
'''Netspace''' was one of the major [[Internet service provider]]s of [[Australia]].
 
==History==
Netspace was founded in 1992<ref name=":0" /> by Stuart Marburg and Richard Preen. The company initially offered [[dial-up]] internet access, as was the standard at the time. The company's headquarters were located in [[Camberwell, Victoria|Camberwell]], a suburb in the city of [[Melbourne]], in the state of [[Victoria (state)|Victoria]], [[Australia]].

Netspace was an earlier adopter of [[Digital subscriber line|DSL]] in [[Australia]] and quickly focused primarily on offering [[Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line|ADSL]]-based Internet access. It initially offered [[Telstra]] ADSL and then installed its own [[Digital subscriber line access multiplexer|DSLAMs]] in some regions, including [[Tasmania]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.itnews.com.au/news/photos-netspace-launches-new-dslams-in-tasmania-151068|title=Photos: Netspace launches new DSLAMs in Tasmania|website=iTnews|access-date=2017-11-09}}</ref> The company offered services to retail, [[SoHo (Australian TV channel)|SoHo]] and business customers, including [[Domain Name System|DNS]], [[Colocation centre|co-location]], web hosting and [[Voice over IP|VoIP]], as well as core internet products. 

On 29 March 2010, an agreement was entered into which Netspace would be acquired by the larger ASX-listed ISP, [[iiNet]], for AU$40 million.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/technology/iinet-buys-netspace-for-40-million-20100329-r78p.html|title=iiNet buys Netspace for $40 million |date=29 March 2010|access-date=21 March 2019|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]}}</ref> The company later retired Netspace as a brand. Netspace's official website redirects to the webpage of iiNet,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.netspacenz.com/index.php|title=Broadband, ADSL & ADSL2+ - Netspace}}</ref> but Netspace email addresses continue to be supported.

==See also==
* [[Internet in Australia]]

==References==
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{{Internet service providers of Australia}}
[[Category:Internet service providers of Australia]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies established in 1992]]
[[Category:IiNet acquisitions]]
[[Category:Telecommunications companies disestablished in 2010]]
[[Category:Australian companies established in 1992]]
[[Category:Australian companies disestablished in 2010]]
[[Category:2010 mergers and acquisitions]]

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