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Pacific Wireless was formed by the management
team that had built one of Australia's earliest Internet Service Providers.
In 1997, after successfully building a traditional ISP, the founders
began to plan the creation of a telecommunications network that provided
a better alternative to the "last mile" problem. Early deployments
of wireless services were so successful that a standalone entity was
launched and Pacific Wireless was born.
Company Milestones
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December 1998 - First wireless
service deployed |
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November 1999 - Broadband wireless
service launched in Melbourne CBD |
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July 2000 - Announces initial Angel
investment |
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August 2000 - Announces selection
of new network technology provider |
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June 2001 - Commissions 10th tower
facility in Melbourne metropolitan network |
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December 2001 - Equity placement
and appointment of Director of Network Operations. |
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January 2002 - ACA grants telecommunications
licence to Pacific Wireless. |
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April 2002 - Integrates
flow based billing platform and delivers industry leading MIS
capability. |
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May 2002 - Network rollout delivers
coverage to majority of Melbourne metro areas |
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Dec 2002 - Rollout begins for 2nd Generation of wireless last-mile equipment |
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Mar 2003 - Launches fully managed, network-based, private-IP VPN product |
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June 2003 - Launches Managed Firewall product to complement VPN |
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Sept 2003 - Introduces industry-first SLG with guarantees for Packet Loss and Latency |
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Jan 2004 - Completes implementation of fully redundant Layer-2 backbone using Spanning Tree Protocol |
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May 2004 - Launches Auto-Failover product to provide seamless diversity |
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Dec 2004 - Integration begins of 3rd Generation OFDM wireless last-mile equipment |
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Sept 2005 - Commissions 15th tower site, extending reach to 97% (est.) of Melbourne Business Areas |
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Dec 2005 - Launches industry-first ISDN Primary-over-Wireless Voice product |
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July 2006 - Releases comprehensive, best-in-class Channel Partner Program |
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Dec 2007 - Completes rollout of network QoS upgrades to enable bandwidth guarantees and network-wide prioritisation on end customer services |
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Feb 2008 - Launches private, business-grade SIP Voice Gateway service as an enhancement to Voice Connect |
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