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NetSmart Limited was a telecommunication service provider based in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty region of
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Company milestones

*1998 - NetSmart is born; *1999 - NetSmart starts web hosting; *2002 - NetSmart starts building a broadband
wireless network A wireless network is a computer network that uses wireless data connections between network nodes. Wireless networking is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and business installations avoid the costly process of introducing c ...
in the Bay of Plenty; *2002 - NetSmart connects to the
Auckland Peering Exchange The Auckland Peering Exchange (APE) is an Ethernet-based neutral peering point running over the CityLink metropolitan network in Auckland, New Zealand. It is part of CityLink's ExchangeNET group of peering exchanges. The Auckland Peering Excha ...
; *2004 - NetSmart moves to new custom built data centre in Regency House, Tauranga; *2005 - Broadband coverage is now extended from Waihi through to Whakatāne; *2007 - NetSmart builds DMR backhaul from Auckland (Sky Tower) to Tauranga, scalable to
Gigabit Ethernet In computer networking, Gigabit Ethernet (GbE or 1 GigE) is the term applied to transmitting Ethernet frames at a rate of a gigabit per second. The most popular variant, 1000BASE-T, is defined by the IEEE 802.3ab standard. It came into use i ...
; *2008 - NetSmart adds
fibre Fiber or fibre (from la, fibra, links=no) is a natural or artificial substance that is significantly longer than it is wide. Fibers are often used in the manufacture of other materials. The strongest engineering materials often incorporate ...
based backup to Auckland DMR link; *2009 - NetSmart starts trials of licensed
WiMAX Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) is a family of wireless broadband communication standards based on the IEEE 802.16 set of standards, which provide physical layer (PHY) and media access control (MAC) options. The WiMAX ...
and starts fitout of a new data centre in Tauranga; *2010 - NetSmart launches business licensed WiMAX service in
Matamata-Piako Matamata-Piako District is a local government area in the Waikato region of New Zealand. It lies to the east of the city of Hamilton. Geography The district encompasses the southern end of the Hauraki Plains and much of the Thames Valley, and i ...
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Hauraki Hauraki is a suburb located on the southern North Shore of Auckland, the largest metropolitan city in New Zealand. It is under the local governance of the Auckland Council. History The traditional name for the western coastline in Hauraki wa ...
, Western Bay and Tauranga Districts; *2011 - NetSmart launches high speed residential licensed WiMAX broadband and phone service; *2012 - NetSmart increases its licensed WiMAX coverage to
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and
Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a university city and the county town in Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Cam approximately north of London. As of the 2021 United Kingdom census, the population of Cambridge was 145,700. Cambridge bec ...
, Waikato; *2012 - NetSmart increases its licensed WiMAX coverage to Bombay region, Auckland; *2013 - NetSmart acquired Skynet - Waikato region based wireless ISP; *2014 - NetSmart extends its after hour and weekend customer support; *2015 - NetSmart launched its Ultrafast Wireless product; *2015 - NetSmart started a sister company in
Nairobi Nairobi ( ) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase ''Enkare Nairobi'', which translates to "place of cool waters", a reference to the Nairobi River which flows through the city. The city proper ha ...
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; *2016 - NetSmart internet branch is acquired by
Lightwire Limited Lightwire (formerly Rural Link Limited) is an Internet service provider (ISP) based in Hamilton, New Zealand. Lightwire was born out of a University of Waikato project in 2006. In May 2016, Lightwire purchased the broadband arm of NetSmart Ltd ...
existing staff of the business continues operation under the name "Eco Datacenter";


References

*http://www.agfirstbop.co.nz/?links *http://www.netsmart.nz/ *http://www.ecodata.co.nz/


External links


World first in airshow programs

www.rsm.govt.nz
* New Zealand companies established in 1998 Companies based in Tauranga Telecommunications companies established in 1998 Internet service providers of New Zealand {{company-stub