About AARNet

AARNet Pty Ltd (APL) is the company that operates Australia's Academic and Research Network (AARNet). It is a not-for-profit company limited by shares. The shareholders are 38 Australian universities and the CSIRO.

AARNet provides high-capacity leading-edge Internet services for the tertiary education and research sector communites and their research partners. AARNet serves over one million end users who access the network through local area networks at member institutions. AARNet delivered in excess of 1500 terabytes of traffic to members in 2005 with a demand growth continuing to exceed 40% per annum. The service is cost-effective with reductions in base unit costs of around 20% per annum in recent years.

AARNet has been effective in making representations to government on policy, legislation, strategy and programs to improve the telecommunications facilities and services available not only to the education and research sector but also to the whole Australian community.