PIPE Networks
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| Company type | Public (ASX: PWK) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Headquarters | Brisbane, Australia |
Key people | Bevan Slattery, Managing Director and Co-founder |
| Website | www.pipenetworks.com |
PIPE Networks (ASX: PWK) (also known as PIPE) is an Australian company, based in Brisbane, Queensland, primarily involved in setting up peering exchanges. PIPE itself stands for 'Public Internet Peering Exchange'. They are also involved in other related areas such as co-location, telehousing, and fibre networks.
PIPE listed on the then Australian Stock Exchange on May 17 2005 as PIPE Networks Limited with a stock code of: PWK.[1]
They have been noted for recently increasing their revenues, in contrast to the general trend in their industry.[2]
PIPE currently runs six metropolitan exchange networks.
| City | First opened | Number of sites |
| Brisbane | May 2002 | 4 |
| Sydney | January 2003 | 4 |
| Adelaide | January 2003 | 2 |
| Melbourne | July 2003 | 2 |
| Hobart | August 2003 | 2 |
| Canberra | June 2004 | 2 |
In January 2008, PIPE Networks announced[3] it would be constructing a A$200 million international link, known as PPC-1, from Sydney to Guam. The link will also connect Madang in Papua New Guinea. The link will be operated by a newly formed PIPE subsidiary, PIPE International.[4]
References
- ^ "PIPE NETWORKS LIMITED (PWK)". Retrieved 2007-09-13.
- ^ "Pipe Networks turns in a stellar half year". 2007-02-02. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Project Runway cleared for take-off" (PDF). PIPE Networks. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
- ^ "PIPE to go ahead with international link". Whirlpool. 2008-01-14. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
External links
- PIPE Networks
- Media presentation for PPC-1
- Peering forum on Whirlpool
- PIPE resources in South Australia/NT
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