Agile Communications
| Agile Communications | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | Adelaide, South Australia (1998) |
| Headquarters | Adelaide, South Australia |
Key people | Simon Hackett, Founder |
| Products | Broadband Voice |
| Parent | Internode ISP |
| Website | www |
Agile Communications is a licensed national telecommunications carrier based in South Australia and was the first South Australian based company to gain this license.[1][2] The company is the wholesale subsidiary of ISP Internode. The company was founded by Managing Director Simon Hackett and is based in Adelaide. Internode was bought out by iiNet in 2012 and iiNet itself was acquired by TPG Telecom in 2015.
History
In May 2001, Agile built the Coorong Network, a microwave network interlinking Adelaide, Murray Bridge, Tailem Bend, Binnies Hill, Tintinara and Meningie using Cisco based hardware.
In October 2003, Agile installed its own equipment in the Telstra exchange at Meningie, South Australia to provide ADSL to a town where Telstra was yet to provide broadband ADSL. This made it the first exchange in Australia where ADSL was available, but not through Telstra.[3]
In late 2003, Agile began a rollout of a national network, an Optic Fibre based IP network running on STM-1 Packet over Sonet (POS) links to connect all Agile POPs across Australia.[4]
The national network currently extends to Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Perth, Canberra and Hobart. In 2005, Agile extended their national network to the United States with points of presence in Los Angeles and San Jose.[5]
From 2007 Agile designed and rolled out a broadband service using licensed fixed WiMax radio technology across the Coorong and Yorke Peninsula regions of South Australia.[6] The service was retailed to customers by Internode and regional Internode resellers.
The Agile International network has become the core of the international network of iiNet and Internode following the acquisition of the Internode company group by iiNet.
References
- ^ http://www.agile.com.au/
- ^ "{title}" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2017-01-13.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "SA town gets broadband – without Telstra". The Age. 2003-10-03. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
- ^ "Agile bid to join peering arrangements". The Age. 2003-06-17. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
- ^ "Internode Improves Business Connectivity Between Australia and United States". Cisco Systems. 2005-03-03. Archived from the original on 2005-03-09. Retrieved 2006-12-11.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Internode restarts broadband rollout in Yorke and Coorong" (Press release).
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