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Established in 2001 to foster mobile broadband applications in Australia, m.Net provides a range of solutions to major media organisations, telecommunications carriers, and their advertising clients through its unique mobile-marketing platform. Here are some important milestones in m.Net's history.

July 2008
m.Net creates and delivers to Telstra the most advanced event mobile site in Australia, as part of Telstra's sponsorship of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games

May 2008
Telstra launches My Prepaid. Developed by m.Net for Telstra, this new mobile portal enables Telstra 3G prepaid customers unparalleled control from their mobile over their account.

April 2008
m.Net releases insights from the Wireless Data Services Study. this annual international study investigating mobile phone user Engagement beyond voice and looks at the current type and levels of MDS, the influencing factors and barriers to the use of MDS, and the use of MDS across global markets. m.Net Corporation coordinates the project in Australia together with the Department of Commerce, University of Adelaide.

January 2008
Campaign Mobile public beta is launched by m.Net. Campaign Mobile is an online self service mobile campaign solution for advertisers and brands. It allows rapid creation and deployment of compelling mobile promotional sites, coupons and contact pages.

November 2007
Warner Music Australia announces m.Net has been selected to provide it’s ongoing artist mobile websites.

September 2007
m.Net is reconfirmed by AIMIA as partner in the Australian Mobile Lifestyle Index project

August 2007
m.Net signs a 3-year agreement as the provider of mobile marketing and distribution solutions to Yahoo!7

May 2007
m.Net signs a 3-year agreement as the preferred supplier of IT and systems integration services to Telstra

May 2006
m.Net is confirmed as the preferred supplier of mobile services to Yahoo!7

March 2006
m.Net is confirmed as the provider of end-to-end service management for Telstra Caller Tones

January 2006
m.Net is appointed as the Australian industry partner for the World Mobile Internet Survey

August 2005
The Seven Group invests in m.Net

March 2005
m.Net is appointed by AIMIA to lead the Australian Mobile Lifestyle Index project

November 2004
The Austereo Group invests in m.Net

October 2004
m.Net is awarded a $5.8 million Commonwealth grant to stimulate 3G application development

October 2002
m.Net's Wireless WAN is operational across Adelaide

February 2002
m.Net builds the first 3G network in the Southern Hemisphere for the 2002 IT World Congress
October 2001
m.Net receives a $9.2 million Commonwealth grant to build 3G and Wireless Wide-Area Networks