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NetspaceNetspace is one of Australia's major Internet Service Providers. The company focuses primarily on aDSL-based Internet access. Netspace was established in 1992 as a bulletin-board dial-up service, this company has evolved in tune with the evolution of internet technology; Netspace has always been at the crest of the ever-growing technology wave. Along the way, Netspace has developed into an award-winning organisation, recognised for its product and service excellence and serving as a tremendous model of a 100% Australian-owned and operated company. Driving Netspace is the philosophy that the internet should be accessible for everyone. Netspace is one of Australia's longest established Internet Service Providers (ISP) and broadband specialist that is 100 per cent Australian owned and operated. Headquartered in Melbourne and with a local presence in Western Australia and Tasmania, Netspace is committed to keeping communication technology simple, fair and accessible for all Australians to enjoy. Netspace has developed a highly reliable and stable national network that provides full redundancy backed by technical expertise, engineering excellence and support from a 24x7 Network Operations Centre (NOC) and dedicated customer support team. Today Netspace employs more than eighty staff catering to the needs of over 58,000 customers, including 20,000 broadband customers nationally, and provides internet services to approximately 60% of Victorian schools using the VicOne network. In 2001 when ADSL opened up to resellers at an affordable price, Netspace was one of the first ISPs on the market. Their two plans (at the time) included 3 Gb for $70, or 10 Gb for $100, both of which encouraged competition in an area previously dominated by Telstra Bigpond, the infrastructure owner. In the Beginning... Netspace began back in 1992, when founders, Stuart Marburg and Richard Preen ran a popular Apple bulletin board dial-up service as a sideline project while at School and University. Running the business from Marburgs study soon became very difficult as demand for their service grew. Very soon the pair realised that the time had come to turn their university side project into a real business and moved out of his study and into a small office in Hartwell, Melbourne. From these early beginnings, Netspace was born. Between 1999 and 2001, Netspace quickly extended its reach across Australia through organic growth and the acquisition of four well established smaller ISPs: Infinity One, Globec, Dynamic Bell and Eagles Internet. Netspaces early success was driven by its core philosophy which still holds true today: To make communications technology accessible, affordable and uncomplicated for all Australians to enjoy. Marburg and Preen realised that innovation was key to deliver on this promise and in 1997 Netspace became one of the first Australian ISPs to move to digital modem equipment that provided customers with a 56 kbit/s dial-up service. When ADSL technology first became available to ISPs in 2000, Netspace was once again one of the first ISPs to offer a commercial service and has since continued to lead the way in broadband product innovation with the launch of initiatives such as peak and off peak plans, flat rate plans and peer-to-peer. In 2001 the company launched Spacecentre, a state-of-the-art data warehousing facility, and in 2002 launched Encircle, a calling card service. Director Profiles Stuart Marburg Company Founder and Managing Director Stuart Marburg is a pioneer in the telecommunications industry. He co-founded Netspace in 1992 with Richard Preen while still at university and has grown the company into one of Australias leading internet and broadband DSL providers. With Stuarts entrepreneurial vision and leadership, Netspace has experienced consistent growth in each year of its operation and has been the recipient of numerous industry awards. Recognising Stuarts efforts in the telecommunications industry, in 1992 he was awarded Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year (Southern Region). Stuart holds a Bachelor of Business in Business Information Systems from RMIT University in Melbourne and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Richard Preen Company Founder and Technical Director Richard is the co-founder and technical director at Netspace and is responsible for the design, development and evolution of Netspace's systems and national network, ensuring that the company is kept at the forefront of technology. Richard has been involved in network engineering and systems development since 1992 and is recognised as an industry pioneer in the ISP industry. Richards interests lie in IP Networking, ATM and broadband DSL and he is currently leading the companys efforts in rolling out DSLAMs across the country, as well as introducing Voice Over IP technology to customers. The company is headquartered in Camberwell, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria. External links *Netspace listing on Broadband Choice
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