How it started
History
Aussie Broadband was formed with the amalgamation of Wideband Networks and Westvic Broadband, both of which had been trading since 2003. Wideband Networks was formed by now managing director Phillip Britt and former Chief Technical Officer John Reisinger. Both Britt and Reisinger recognised the need for more broadband availability in rural Australia, and created the company from the living room of Britt’s childhood home in Morwell, Victoria.
After the merger, Aussie Broadband focused on providing services to regional areas, such as Gippsland, Western Victoria, South Australia and the Northern Territory.
In 2010, Aussie Broadband sold its satellite customer base to SkyMesh, the largest sale of a satellite customer base in Australia.
Aussie Broadband started providing NBN services as of 2017, ceasing third party reseller agreements. Group Managing Director Phil Britt declared that, to his knowledge, the company was the only internet service provider outside the “big four” (Telstra, Optus, TPG Telecom, and Vocus Group) to do this.
In October 2018, Fetch and Aussie Broadband announced a partnership.
From Wikipedia’s article on Aussie Broadband, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2