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About Activ8me

Australian Private Networks was founded in 2002 with one mission:

To connect every corner of rural, regional and remote Australia with world-class broadband internet and phone services.

Our aim is to empower Regional Australia through offering internet and phone services at metro-comparable prices, speeds and service.

About Activ8me

2002

Australian Private Networks Pty Ltd is founded providing basic satellite internet services to 120 residential customers.

2005

Commences trading as Activ8me.

2006

First Internet Service Provider in Australia to commercialise the IPSTAR satellite services and introduce a metro-comparable satellite service for regional Australians.

2007

First Internet Service Provider in Australia to introduce a satellite VoIP service.

2008

First to introduce Unleashed ™ speeds on IPSTAR services.

2009

Activ8me is contracted by the Australian Federal Government to install 301 satellite-connected and solar powered public telephones in remote and isolated Indigenous communities.

2010

Activ8me is contracted by the Australian Federal Government to install 301 satellite-connected and solar powered public telephones in remote and isolated Indigenous communities.

2012

Activ8me connects the first ever Fixed Wireless customer to the nbn®.

2014

Activ8me begins upgrades to 301 satellite-connected, solar powered telephones with public WiFi in remote and isolated Indigenous communities for the Australian Government.

2015

One of three RSPs assisting Nbn Co. with Sky Muster® testing.

2016

Commercially launches nbn® satellite services. Activ8me releases commercial Public WiFi satellite solutions.

2020

Australia’s largest retail nbn Sky Muster® provider with over 35,000 Sky Muster connections.

Today, Activ8me has over 60,000 services connected across the country enjoying our fast broadband speeds, generous data allowances and the kind of helpful, no-nonsense Aussie customer service you’ll tell your friends about.

Our Australian based team is available 7 days a week, so give us a call on 13 22 88. and discover why Australians living in rural and remote areas trust Activ8me to keep them connected.

Activ8me is a registered trademark of Australian Private Networks Pty Ltd (ACN 103 009 552)

Connecting Remote Australia

Connecting Remote Australia

Activ8me is more than your average internet service provider. We’re one of the largest nbn® Sky Muster satellite broadband providers in Australia and an acknowledged expert in remote communications. We design, build, install and monitor remote communications technologies for families, businesses, communities, towns, and even remote islands. Which is why, in 2009, Activ8me was contracted by the Australian Federal Government to design, build and install 301 solar-powered phone booths in some of the most isolated remote Indigenous communities across Australia.

Indigenous Engagement and Employment

Activ8me is Australia’s largest provider of satellite internet and community Wi-Fi in remote Indigenous communities. Through our involvement with the Remote Community Telecommunications program over the past 10 years, we have installed community Wi-Fi and community telephones in over 320 locations and support over 500 community telephones. We have established effective working relationships with Indigenous Communities, delivering on our engagement strategy, focussed on consultation and co-operation through fully understanding the communities specific requirements.

This breadth of exposure enables Activ8me to actively engage year-round with remote Indigenous communities across Australia in the planning, installation and maintenance of telecommunication services. Activ8me teams travel over 150,000 kilometres per year and spend over 200 days in Indigenous Communities. We are committed to improving telecommunications for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Indigenous Engagement and Employment
Indigenous Engagement and Employment

Our Indigenous Employment and Supplier Use Plan aims to increase our engagement for remote telecommunication services by promoting cultural awareness, increasing Indigenous employment opportunities, and building effective service relationships with local community and business representatives.

Supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees to gain qualifications and participate in professional development opportunities is a key focus of our strategy. With this in mind we are committed to employing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and are continually looking to hire. All enquiries please contact us via email: corporatesales@apn.net.au

Activ8me listens to community challenges and connects Tjuntjuntjara Community internally and externally.

During 2019, Activ8me worked with the Paupiyala Tjarutja Aboriginal Corporation (PTAC) to provide the Tjuntjuntjara and Ilkurlka Communities in remote Western Australia with internal and external Wi-Fi coverage, including VOIP telephones, for 58 building and social areas throughout both communities.

Children’s use of the free Community phones was instant, feedback from the school principal was that children were sharing their phone extension numbers at school and calling each other as soon as their phone had been installed at home.

Indigenous Engagement and Employment
“Activ8me acknowledges the traditional owners of country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their Elders both past and present.”