PIPE Networks (also known as PIPE) is an Australian telecommunications company, based in
Brisbane
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Queensland
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. It is a subsidiary of TPG Telecom. Its primary business is setting up
peering exchanges. PIPE itself stands for "Public Internet Peering Exchange". The company also provides services such as co-location, telehousing, and fibre networks.
PIPE listed on the then
Australian Stock Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange Ltd or ASX, is an Australian public company that operates Australia's primary securities exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (sometimes referred to outside of Australia as, or confused within Australia as ...
on 17 May 2005 as PIPE Networks Limited with a stock code of: PWK.
Australian ISPs which use PIPE's metropolitan fibre networks include
Eftel,
iiNet,
Internode,
Netspace and
iPrimus
iPrimus is an Australian telecommunications company and wholly owned subsidiary of Vocus Communications.
iPrimus primarily focuses on fixed, mobile, and broadband services. Primus Telecom was the first telecommunications carrier to receive ...
amongst others.
In March 2010, shareholders accepted a takeover offer from
TPG Telecom Limited.
[Internet shake-up looms on PIPE sale]
/ref> The company was noted for recently increasing their revenues, in contrast to the general trend in their industry.
Peering exchanges
PIPE currently runs six metropolitan exchange networks.
PIPE International
In January 2008, PIPE Networks announced it would be constructing a $200 million international link, known as PPC-1 (Pipe Pacific Cable), from Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mounta ...
to Guam
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. The link connects Madang
Madang (old German name: ''Friedrich-Wilhelmshafen'') is the capital of Madang Province and is a town with a population of 27,420 (in 2005) on the north coast of Papua New Guinea. It was first settled by the Germans in the 19th century.
Histo ...
in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...
. It is operated by a newly formed PIPE subsidiary, PIPE International.
In April 2008, PIPE Networks entered into a joint venture with New Zealand-based Kordia to build an undersea
The underwater environment is the region below the surface of, and immersed in, liquid water in a natural or artificial feature (called a body of water), such as an ocean, sea, lake, pond, reservoir, river, canal, or aquifer. Some characterist ...
fibre optic
An optical fiber, or optical fibre in Commonwealth English, is a flexible, transparent fiber made by drawing glass (silica) or plastic to a diameter slightly thicker than that of a human hair. Optical fibers are used most often as a means t ...
cable between New Zealand and Australia. This cable will be known as PPC-2.
Takeover offer
In March 2010, shareholders voted to accept a $373 million takeover offer by TPG Telecom Ltd. for $6.30 per share (TPG Annual Report 2010, p48). The takeover was subject to approval by the Queensland Supreme Court. Shares of TPG rose 11 per cent after the news was released.[
]
See also
* Internet in Australia
Internet in Australia first became available on a permanent basis to universities in Australia in May 1989, via AARNet. Pegasus Networks was Australia's first public Internet provider in June 1989. The first commercial dial-up Internet Service ...
* List of Internet exchange points
This is a list of Internet exchange points ( IXPs). There are several sources for IXP locations, including Packet Clearing House, who have maintained the earliest list of IXPs, with global coverage since 1994. Also, Telegeography, PeeringDB and t ...
* Pipe Pacific Cable
PIPE Pacific Cable (PPC-1) is a submarine cable laid by PIPE Networks. It runs from Cromer, New South Wales, in Australia, to Piti, Guam.
It resulted in huge international backhaul cost savings to Australian customers, for access to the US i ...
References
External links
PIPE NetworksPIPE InternationalMedia presentation for PPC-1PIPE resources in South Australia/NT
{{Internet service providers of Australia
Companies formerly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Internet exchange points in Australia
Companies based in Brisbane
Australian companies established in 2001