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!! Extremely brief history of NetLink !1985 * VUW Comp Sci provides UUCP access for email/news !1989 * VUW connects to Internet, permits other agencies to connect if hardware comms costs covered. No traffic charging in place. !1992: * U of Waikato starts charging for international traffic, rather than relying on cost sharing * VUW holds garage sale to fund a cisco 516CS terminal server to replace pile of PC routers * WCC traffic exceeds 1GB/month, with exponential growth at ~100% per month. Something Needs To Be Done. * December: VUW Internetworking Group formed, charges set. !1993: *April: Bills sent out to 7 customers *Revenue ~ $100k for year (before expenses) !1994 *[CTL Comet V-FAST (28kbps) modems|http://www.machine-ware.co.nz/CTL%20COMET%20MODEMS.htm] used on analogue leased line service. CTL agrees to design and build a rack-mountable version; first example installed at VUW. *"Internet Administrator" position advertised. *Revenue ~ $250k, ~ 25 leased-line customers. *VUW Finance eyes burgeoning Internet revenues, expecting CSC budget demands to be met. Something Needs To Be Done. *Discussions with Victoria Link Ltd (VUW-owned company) to separate Internet operations from CSC. !1995 *NetLink formed as division of Victoria Link. *April: NetLink offers dialup PPP, email and web services, on top of form Internetworking Group leased-line service *CyberNet incident: CyberNet Ltd, and Auckland ISP, deliberately floods another Auckland ISP, Iprolink during a demonstration. Both ISPs are connected via University if Auckland. UoA disconnects Cybernet, but is uncomfortable about long term viability of Internet operations. Something Needs To Be Done. *August: NetLink takes over management of University of Auckland Internet services. !1996 *Expansion into Christchurch (leased-line & dialup) and Dunedin (leased-line only). *October: NetLink sponsors General Election web coverage. *Deployment of NetRadio wireless Internet service using Proxim equipment (500 kbps). 3 antennas on Cotton Building provide coverage over most of Wellington CBD (although some Te Aro sites require very tall poles to "see" over neighboring buildings). !1997 *NetLink formed as separate company. *NetRadio deployed from roof of Hotel Grand Chancellor, tallest building in Christchurch. *Colin Wallis appointed as CEO. *Founding management team, DonStokes & Stuart Wilson resign. !1998 *Colin Wallis resigns. !1999 * October: NetLink sold to Telstra NZ.
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