NetSmart Limited was a telecommunication service provider based in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. Key Company Milestones 1998 - NetSmart is born; 1999 - NetSmart starts web hosting; 2002 - NetSmart starts building a broadband wireless network in the Bay of Plenty; 2002 - NetSmart connects to the Auckland Peering Exchange; 2004 - NetSmart moves to new custom built data centre in Regency House, Tauranga; 2005 - Broadband coverage is now extended from Waihi through to Whakatane; 2007 - NetSmart builds DMR backhaul from Auckland (Sky Tower) to Tauranga, scalable to Gigabit Ethernet; 2008 - NetSmart adds fibre based backup to Auckland DMR link; 2009 - NetSmart starts trials of licensed WiMAX and starts fitout of a new data centre in Tauranga; 2010 - NetSmart launches business licensed WiMAX service in Matamata-Piako, Hauraki, Western Bay and Tauranga Districts; 2011 - NetSmart launches high speed residential licensed WiMAX broadband and phone service; 2012 - NetSmart increases its licensed WiMAX coverage to Hamilton and Cambridge, Waikato; 2012 - NetSmart increases its licensed WiMAX coverage to Bombay region, Auckland; 2013 - NetSmart acquired Skynet - Waikato region based wireless ISP; 2014 - NetSmart extends its after hour and weekend customer support; 2015 - NetSmart launched its Ultrafast Wireless product; 2015 - NetSmart started a sister company in Nairobi, Kenya; 2016 - NetSmart internet branch is acquired by Lightwire Limited existing staff of the business continues operation under the name "Eco Datacenter"; References http://www.agfirstbop.co.nz/?links http://www.netsmart.nz/ http://www.ecodata.co.nz/ External links World first in airshow programs www.rsm.govt.nz New Zealand companies established in 1998 Companies based in Tauranga Telecommunications companies established in 1998 Internet service providers of New Zealand