Omninet Information

Omninet was formed in April 1998 with the aim to provide a quick and reliable Internet service to it's customers, using the best digital technology available. After some months obtaining the relevant paperwork and equipment, we were ready to start up in July. We quickly reached our modem ratio limit (8:1) by August. A pre-planned expansion, was brought forward, which included the installation of a digital dial-in server and a high capacity fibre optic connection. This ensured that we would adequately service the needs of our customers and allow for future growth. The equipment is now in place and proving to provide connections greater than 33.6k connections when using a 56k modem. By July 1999, we had installed a High Capacity Satellite link to the Internet and it's shown excellent results in download speeds, web surfing and other means of data transfer. In late 1999, we were appointed a Securepay dealer. We were now able to setup secure online-merchant payment facilities using credit cards etc, for businesses who wanted to provide a faster and easier means of payment for their customers. The year 2000 was one of our busiest years yet, for new projects, including the new and exciting initiative, the Albany GateWay Project and the innovative radio network we call Skynet. In February 2001, a 1 Mbit Full Pipe connection was installed linking us directly to the WAIX connection in Paradox Perth WA. Connections nationally are now excellent, and latency to the US and other overseas locations has been improved using this superior terrestrial connection. By November 2001, the main terrestrial link had increased to 1.5Mbit. This allowed for further expansion into the broadband market as well as improving web access for all our customers. The 2Mbit Satellite link was retained as a redundant feed and is still used on occasions for supplementing bandwidth. In mid 2002, ADSL became the latest broadband service to be provided by Omninet. With competitive pricing and unique service provision, ADSL marked us for a prominent position in the local market for broadband services. In March 2004, we upgraded our main Internet feed from 1.5bit to 2 Mbit . At the same time we had obtained membership to APNIC, which allowed us our own IP address ranges and AS number. Omninet continues to grow and looks forward to a very bright future. August 2004, was when we went national. Now Omninet became available to all of Australia. A proud accomplishment considering our humble beginnings. Although Omninet wasn't as big as our larger competitors, it meant we could compete and provide Internet services all around Australia. Omninet is locally owned in Albany, Western Australia and is available all around Australia.