Wednesday, 10 October, 2018 - 14:57
Wildcats sign on Pentanet
The Perth Wildcats have brought on local internet company Pentanet as its major sponsor for the 2018-19 National Basketball League season.
Pentanet is a Perth-based, growth-focused telco delivering high-speed internet to a growing number of subscribers by providing them with next-generation internet speeds. This is achieved through Pentanet’s market-leading private fixed-wireless network, the largest in Perth, as well as reselling fixed-line services such as NBN, where its wireless is not yet available.
Pentanet’s flagship fixed wireless network has benefits for both customers and investors, offering an outstanding customer experience and a fixed-wireless product that is technically superior to most of the NBN – with attractive margins for investors. This sets Pentanet apart from most broadband providers, which only resell the NBN.
Pentanet will also be part of the rollout of the next wave of subscription-based entertainment services – cloud gaming. The Company’s Alliance Partner Agreement with NASDAQ listed NVIDIA – one of the world’s largest producers of specialised graphic chips used in gaming – allows Pentanet to be the first to bring their GeForce NOW technology to Australia in 2021.
Pentanet was listed as #28 in the Deloitte Technology Fast 500TM Asia Pacific 2020, a ranking of the region’s 500 fastest growing technology companies. On top of the Company's #28 overall ranking, Pentanet also ranked #3 for Australian companies on the list.
Directors Stephen and Tim Cornish have both been recognised in WA’s 40under40 Awards. Pentanet was also recognised as a finalist for WA Employer of the Year in the 2020 RISE Business Awards.
In 2022, Pentanet's neXus won the Transformative Business Solutions award at the WAITTA INCITE Awards.
Rank | Company | 1 Yr | 5 Yr |
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1394th | Global Uranium and Enrichment | -42.43% | -18.66% |
1395th | IDP Education | -42.49% | -5.58% |
1396th | Pentanet | -42.5% | 0% |
1397th | SSH Group | -42.5% | 0% |
1398th | Medical Developments International | -42.51% | -42.27% |
Rank | Company | # | |
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Pentanet | $21.44m |
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DW8 | $19.88m |
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Swift Networks Group | $19.63m |
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Aspermont | $17.49m |
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Advanced Braking Technology | $16.44m |
Rank | Company | # | |
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32nd | Datatel Electrical & Communications | 80 | |
33rd | IT Vision a part of ReadyTech | 78 | |
34th | Pentanet | 78 | |
35th | Sage Software Australia | 75 |
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