Adam Internet

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Adam Internet
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Subsidiary
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HeadquartersAdelaide, South Australia
ProductsBroadband
Dialup
Colocation
Data Centre
Webhosting
VoIP
Cloud
WiMAX
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ParentiiNet
Websitewww.adam.com.au

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Adam Internet was an Australian Internet service provider (ISP) that serviced residents, businesses and government departments primarily within South Australia.

Background

Originally founded in 1986 as the Adelaide Amiga Club, Adam Internet grew out of the bulletin board system of the Adelaide Amiga User Group.[1] The bulletin board was set up in 1987 and was originally run by the user group but was co-opted by its sysop, Greg Hicks. In 1989, it transformed into a commercial multi-line TBBS-based bulletin board, which, at the time, was the largest bulletin board system in the Southern Hemisphere and for many years was the most popular in Australia. With 100 staff members[2] and a customer base of over 80,000 in 2009,[3] Adam Internet held 35% of South Australia's Internet market.[citation needed]

Adam Internet provided a range of separately metered services at no extra charge.[4] Some of these services were operated by Adam directly, such as a gaming community (3FL, which operated a range of servers for various games), ABC iView, and file servers (FileArena, which hosted a large file repository including games, Linux distributions, streaming of various radio stations including local youth radio station Fresh 92.7, and a Tucows mirror).[citation needed]

In August 2012, Adam Internet announced that their managing director, Scott Hicks, would be leaving the company.[5]

In August 2013, Adam Internet signed a deal for takeover by iiNet. In December 2015, Adam Internet was disbanded, with services and existing customers being moved to iiNet.[citation needed]

Milestones

  • Adam Internet launches the AdamMax network, a WiMAX product: November 2009 in an Australian first, local provider Adam internet has secured a $3 million contract with the State Government to eliminate blackspots in the metropolitan area.[3][6]

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.LeMay, Renai (5 February 2010). "Friday Five: Adam Internet's Scott Hicks". Delimiter. Retrieved 30 August 2010.
  2. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tredrea, Alexandra (2 January 2008). "Clocking up the hours" (PDF). The Advertiser.
  3. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Adam Internet, Australia" (PDF) (Press release). Alvarion.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Unmetered Content | Adam Internet". Adam.com.au. 31 October 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Adam Internet MD departs". ZDNet.
  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Stewart, Frances (14 August 2009). "Adam Internet to overcome blackspots for 55,000 users". The Advertiser. Adelaide.

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