MyNetFone

The company was founded in 2004{{cite web|last1=Sugo|first1=Rene|title=Telco winners and losers|url=http://www.businessspectator.com.au/article/2014/9/23/technology/telco-winners-and-losers|website=businessspectator.com.au|publisher=Business Spectator|access-date=12 April 2016|ref=Technology Spectator}}{{cite web|last1=White|first1=Kye|title=MyNetFone co-founder Rene Sugo's advice for startup success|url=http://www.startupsmart.com.au/sole-trader/mynetfone-co-founder-rene-sugos-advice-for-startup-success/2014061212491.html|website=startupsmart.com.au|publisher=Private Media Pty Ltd|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=StartupSmart}} and employs around 300 staff across four states of Australia. Its headquarter are located in Sydney, NSW. MyNetFone is a provider of cloud-based communication and Internet services to business, government and residential sectors.{{cite web|last1=Pearce|first1=Rohan|title=Tas government taps MyNetFone for VoIP|url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/431500/tas_government_taps_mynetfone_voip/|website=computerworld.com.au|publisher=IDG Communications|access-date=13 January 2015|ref=Computerworld}} The company owns and operates the largest VoIP (voice over internet protocol) network in Australia{{cite web|last1=Bushell-Embling|first1=Dylan|title=MyNetFone closes Symbio deal|url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/416571/mynetfone_closes_symbio_deal/|website=computerworld.com.au|publisher=IDG Communications|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=ComputerWorld}} and operates internationally as well, supplying services to Australia, New Zealand and Singapore.{{cite web|last1=Dinham|first1=Peter|title=MyNetFone expands to meet increased demand|url=http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/market/58594-mynetfone-expands-to-meet-increased-demand|website=itwire.com|publisher=IT Wire|access-date=13 January 2015|ref=MyNetFone expands – IT Wire}}{{cite web|title=Diversified Telecommunication Services Company Overview of Broad IP Pty Limited|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=27485803|archive-url=https://archive.today/20150201182349/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=27485803|url-status=dead|archive-date=1 February 2015|website=investing.businessweek.com|publisher=Bloomberg L.P.|access-date=13 January 2015|ref=Bloomberg Business week}} MNF Group is reported to carry more than 7 billion international voice minutes annually {{Cite web|url=https://mnfgroup.limited/network|title=MNF Group Network & Infrastructure|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}{{cite web|last1=Player|first1=Chris|title=MyNetFone channel partner programme revamped|url=http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/544000/mynetfone_channel_partner_programme_revamped/|website=arnnet.com.au|publisher=Arnnet|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=ARN}}{{cite web|last1=Germano|first1=Jennifer|title=MyNetFone keeps PennyTel & iVoisys customers connected|url=http://www.whatech.com/telecommunications/press-release/16861-mynetfone-keeps-pennytel-ivoisys-customers-connected|website=whatech.com|publisher=WhaTech|access-date=11 March 2015|ref=WhaTech}}{{cite web|last1=Dunn|first1=James|title=Forget The Name, My Net Fone Has The Goods|url=http://www.sharecafe.com.au/cafetake.asp?a=AV&ai=33371|website=sharecafe.com.au|publisher=Digifi Group|access-date=11 March 2015|ref=Digifi Group}} – accounting for 3% of global voice communications.

In 2004 MyNetFone was co-founded by Rene Sugo and Andy Fung. In May 2006 it was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.{{cite web|title=MNF MY NET FONE LIMITED|url=http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/company.do#!/MNF|website=asx.com.au|publisher=ASX Limited|access-date=12 January 2015|ref=ASX|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304230436/http://www.asx.com.au/asx/research/company.do#!/MNF|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}} In August of the same year, MyNetFone expanded to provide services in New Zealand and Singapore.{{cite web|last1=Cotter|first1=Belinda|title=NetComm and MyNetFone Extend Partnership to Tap New Zealand VoIP Market|url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/157156/netcomm_mynetfone_extend_partnership_tap_new_zealand_voip_market/whitepaper/tag/data|website=computerworld.com.au|publisher=IDG Communications|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=IDG Communications}}

MyNetFone also announced in 2006 that they would offer combined VoIP and internet solutions for SME and business enterprise market.{{cite web|title=MyNetFone partners with BigAir on VoIP to businesses.|url=http://business.highbeam.com/436240/article-1G1-155457961/mynetfone-partners-bigair-voip-businesses|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309014824/https://business.highbeam.com/436240/article-1G1-155457961/mynetfone-partners-bigair-voip-businesses|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 March 2016|access-date=14 January 2015}} In September 2006 MyNetFone acquired a new subsidiary, Broad IP Pty Limited. This was the MyNetFone's first acquisition.

In 2007 MyNetFone again announced new services. The first was a mobile VOIP service, called MNF On-the-Go,{{cite web|last1=Falson|first1=Sarah|title=MyNetFone Launches Mobile VoIP Service|url=http://www.smarthouse.com.au/phones/voip/E7V4R2Q4-mynetfone-launches-mobile-voip-service.aspx|website=smarthouse.com.au|publisher=4SquareMedia Pty Ltd|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=SmartHouse}} which expended to include smartphone apps and mobile VoIP software.{{cite web|last1=Bushell-Embling|first1=Dylan|title=MyNetFone launches mobile VoIP|url=http://www.cio.com.au/article/449319/mynetfone_launches_mobile_voip/|website=cio.com.au|publisher=CFO World|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=CIO}} The second service announced in 2007 was a call redirect feature called ‘Follow Me” which can redirect incoming calls to any landline or mobile number in the world.{{cite web|last1=Grayson|first1=Ian|title=VoIP goes mainstream|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/technology/personal-tech/voip-goes-mainstream/story-e6frgazf-1111114439085|website=theaustralian.com.au|publisher=THE AUSTRALIAN|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=The Australian}}

In May 2008 MyNetFone launched the Virtual PBX, a hosted IP PBX services for the SME market.{{cite web|last1=Yates|first1=Ian|title=REVIEW: MyNetFone Virtual PBX|url=http://searchcio.techtarget.com.au/news/2240102921/REVIEW-MyNetFone-Virtual-PBX|website=searchcio.techtarget.com.au|publisher=TechTarget|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=TechTarget}} They also began offering a SIP (session Initiation Protocol) service{{cite web|last1=Lilia|first1=Guan|title=MyNetFone launches SIP trunking service|url=http://www.crn.com.au/(S(tgobyy55fuhxqpvfjefki445))/News/139585,mynetfone-launches-sip-trunking-service.aspx|website=crn.com.au|publisher=nextmedia Pty Ltd.|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=CRN}} and a VoIP only phone system.{{cite web|last1=Herrick|first1=Chloe|title=MyNetFone announces new VoIP offering|url=http://www.techworld.com.au/article/359714/mynetfone_announces_new_voip_offering/?fp=4&fpid=23|website=techworld.com.au|publisher=IDG Communications|access-date=13 January 2015|ref=(Computerworld)}}

In August 2011, MyNetFone acquired Symbio Networks, Australia's largest VoIP wholesale provider

In May 2012 MyNetFone was certified by Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN) to provide services to consumers and businesses and launched several NBN plans.{{cite web|last1=Jacob|first1=Asha|title=MyNetFone unveils NBN plans|url=http://delimiter.com.au/2012/03/28/mynetfone-unveils-nbn-plans/|website=delimiter.com.au|publisher=LeMay & Galt Media|access-date=2 February 2015|ref=Delimiter}}{{cite web|last1=NBN|title=Wholesale providers|url=http://www.nbnco.com.au/sell-nbn-services/wholesale-providers.html|website=nbnco.com.au|publisher=NBN Co Limited|access-date=2 February 2015|ref=NBN Co Limited}} The NBN is an Australian government internet initiative which aims to provide the nation with greater coverage and faster streaming internet through the development of fibre Optic cabling and satellite services.{{cite web|last1=News Staff|title=NBN Co rolling out FTTN to 200,000 new houses|url=http://www.news.com.au/technology/online/nbn-co-rolling-out-fttn-to-200000-new-houses/story-fnjwncel-1227095962954|website=news.com.au|publisher=News Limited|access-date=20 April 2015}}

In July 2012 MyNetFone was selected by the Tasmanian Government to provide its telephony services.{{cite web|last1=Ramli|first1=David|title=Tasmania takes its calls online|url=http://www.afr.com/p/technology/tasmania_takes_its_calls_online_nCqtqBQC4v7WFHkuqLRn1H|website=afr.com|publisher=Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd|access-date=12 January 2015|ref=MyNetFone and Tasmania government}} At the time, no other Australian government had begun using VoIP services for their communications.{{cite web|last1=Staff Writers|title=VoIP contract hears further investment|url=http://www.governmentnews.com.au/2012/07/voip-contract-hears-further-investment/|website=governmentnews.com.au|publisher=Government News|access-date=12 January 2015|ref=Government News}}

In November 2012, MyNetFone acquired CallStream, a company focused on inbound calls,{{cite web|last1=Baiada|first1=Samantha|title=CallStream With New Better Value 13, 1300 and 1800 Inbound Call Plan|url=http://www.whatech.com/telecommunications/press-release/15649-mynetfone-group-re-launches-callstream-with-new-better-value-13-1300-and-1800-inbound-call-plan|website=whatech.com|publisher=WhaTech|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=WhaTech}} as well as Connexus, a business Internet service provider.{{cite web|last1=Bajric|first1=Nermin|title=MyNetFone buys ISP Connexus for $4.75m|url=http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/441976/mynetfone_buys_isp_connexus_4_75m/?fp=2&fpid=1|website=arnnet.com.au|publisher=IDG Communications|access-date=12 January 2015|ref=ARNMyNetFone buys ISP Connexus for $4.75m}}{{cite web|last1=Colley|first1=Andrew|title=Connexus buy to lift MyNetFone traffic|url=http://www.theaustralian.com.au/archive/business/connexus-buy-to-lift-mynetphone-traffic/story-fnay3vxj-1226516172210|website=theaustralian.com.au|publisher=The Australian|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=The Australian}} Also in 2012, MyNetFone entered an agreement to acquire the network and wholesale business of ‘GoTalk’, a Sydney-based voice carrier{{cite web|last1=Joshua|first1=Gliddon|title=MyNetFone enters OTT market|url=http://www.itnews.com.au/News/329744,mynetfone-enters-ott-market.aspx|website=itnews.com.au|publisher=nextmedia|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=It News}}{{cite web|last1=McDonald|first1=Stephanie|title=MyNetFone acquires business of competitor GoTalk|url=http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/445101/mynetfone_acquires_business_competitor_gotalk/|website=computerworld.com.au|publisher=IDG Communications|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=IDG Communications}}

‘PennyTel’ and ‘iVoiSys’, two Sydney-based VoIP resellers, were acquired by MyNetFone in October 2013,{{cite journal|title=Technology, Media & Telecommunications deals 2012 – 2014|journal=Norton Rose Fulbright Australia|date=6 August 2014|volume=6 August 2014|issue=23776969_1|pages=9, 10|url=http://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/files/nicks-tmt-deals-2014-119290.pdf|access-date=2 February 2015|ref=Technology, Media & Telecommunications deals 2012 – 2014}} followed by iBoss, a billing, operations, provisioning and central management system acquired in 2014.{{cite web|last1=Coyne|first1=Allie|title=MyNetFone to buy iBoss platform for $1.4m|url=http://www.itnews.com.au/News/389489,mynetfone-to-buy-iboss-platform-for-14m.aspx|website=itnews.com.au|publisher=nextmedia|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=itNews}}{{cite news|last1=Petroc|first1=Wilton|title=MyNetFone CEO lays out acquisition plans|url=http://www.taggle.com.au/images/cd140610.pdf|access-date=14 January 2015|agency=Communications Day|issue=4673|publisher=Communications Day|date=10 June 2014|ref=Comms Day}}

In 2015 the company expanded in New Zealand, acquiring TNZI for NZ$22.4 million. Later that year the company rebranded, as it had become a large and sophisticated group, trading under multiple brand names in a global market, and changed its name to MNF Group giving recognition to the original heritage of “My Net Fone.

For the first half of financial year 2016 MNF Group reported revenues of AU$83.98 million and net profits of AU$4 million.

In 2017, MNF Group acquired Conference Call International (CCI), the largest independent conferencing and collaboration provider in Australia for $18.0m.{{Cite web|url=https://www.arnnet.com.au/article/613541/mynetfone-acquires-conference-call-international-18m/|title=MNF acquires Conference Call International for $18M|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}

In August 2021, MyNetFone's residential and small to medium business services were acquired by Vonex{{Cite web|url=https://vonex.com.au/mnf-group-closes-31m-direct-biz-sale-to-vonex|title=MNF Group closes $31m direct biz sale to Vonex|access-date=22 August 2021|publisher=Vonex}} for $31 million.

• Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific (2015, 2016)
• Australian Financial Review Fast 100 (2017)
• Forbes 'Asia's Best Under a Billion' (2014),
• Australia's fastest growing ASX-listed telco (Business Review Weekly Fast 100 2014)
• Cebit Award for Outstanding Project 2013 – Winner{{cite web|title=AGIMO, CeBIT awards recognise government ICT innovation|url=http://www.govtechreview.com.au/agimo-cebit-awards-recognise-government-ict-innovation/#.Udz3j_kweDp|website=govtechreview.com.au|publisher=Government Technology Review|access-date=12 January 2015|ref=Government Technology Review}}{{cite journal|last1=GTR|title=AGIMO, CeBIT awards recognise government ICT innovation|journal=Government Technology Review|date=June 2013|volume=GTR June 2013|issue=10|page=5|url=http://issuu.com/commstrat/docs/gtr_18_web_full|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=Government Technology Review}}
• Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia Awards (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013){{cite web|last1=Talevski|first1=Julia|title=Deloitte reveals 2013 Technology Fast 50 winners|url=http://www.arnnet.com.au/article/532331/deloitte_reveals_2013_technology_fast_50_winners/?fp=2&fpid=1|website=arnnet.com.au|publisher=IDG Communications|access-date=12 January 2015|ref=Deloitte Awards}}{{cite web|last1=Deloitte|title=Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Australia 2013|url=http://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/au/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/deloitte-au-tmt-technology-fast-50-2013-011014.pdf|website=deloitte.com|publisher=Deloitte|access-date=12 January 2015|ref=Deloitte Fast 50}}{{cite web|last1=PC World|title=Not just for start-ups: MyNetFone features in Deloitte Tech Fast 50 Australia for the fifth time|url=http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/mediareleases/18163/not-just-for-start-ups-mynetfone-features-in/|website=pcworld.idg.com.au|publisher=IDG Communications|access-date=14 January 2015|ref=PC World}}
• Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Awards (2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013){{cite web|last1=Deloitte|title=Technology Fast500™ Asia Pacific 2012 Winners Report and Ranking|url=http://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Technology-Media-Telecommunications/dttl_DeloitteTF500AP2012WinnersReport_12062012%20(1).pdf|website=deloitte.com|publisher=Deloitte Global Services Limited|access-date=13 January 2015}}{{cite web|last1=Deloitte|title=Technology Fast500™ Asia Pacific 2013 Winners Report and Ranking|url=https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/global/Documents/Technology-Media-Telecommunications/dttl_tmt_DeloitteTF500APWinnersReport20131212_LowRes.pdf|website=deloitte.com|publisher=Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited.|access-date=13 January 2015}}
• BRW Fast Starters (2008,{{cite web|title=The 2008 Fast Starters|url=http://www.profusiongroup.com/content/files/BRW_Fast_Starters_2008.pdf|website=profusiongroup.com|publisher=Business Review Weekly|access-date=12 January 2015|ref=BRW 2008 Fast Starters}} 2009,{{cite web|title=The 2009 Fast Starters|url=http://www.ansarada.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/2009-brw-fast-starters.pdf|website=ansarada.com|publisher=Business Review Weekly|access-date=12 January 2015|ref=2009 Fast Starters}} 2010{{cite web|last1=BRW|title=Fast Starters list 2010|url=http://www.brw.com.au/p/lists/fast/fast_starters_list_fYEf7ka0ile8BAsVv2LPEO;jsessionid=1FCE714998664E2BD87EBA50471F28A4|website=brw.com.au|publisher=Fairfax Media Publications Pty Ltd|access-date=13 January 2015|ref=Fairfax Media}})
• City of Sydney Business Awards 2009 – Winner – Information & Communication Technology Category{{cite web|last1=Fine|first1=Duncan|title=2009 City of Sydney Business Awards Winners Announced|url=http://www.sydneymedia.com.au/4026-2009-city-of-sydney-business-awards-winners-announced/|website=sydneymedia.com.au|publisher=City of Sydney Media Centre|access-date=13 January 2015|ref=City of Sydney}}
• Money Magazine Best of the Best Awards 2007 – Gold Winner – Best VoIP Plan, Business User{{cite web|last1=Tonkin|first1=Sarah Tonkin|title=Link:Q provide MynetFone with SMS via Web Service|url=http://directory.bandt.com.au/news/pr/link-q-provide-mynetfone-with-sms-via-web-service|website=directory.bandt.com.au|publisher=Directory Bandt|access-date=12 January 2015|ref=MyNetFone Awards}}
• Money Magazine Best of the Best Awards 2007 – Silver Winner – Best VoIP Plan, Residential User
• PC User Product of the Year Awards 2005 – Winner – Communication Product of the Year{{cite web|last1=Davis|first1=Lindsay|title=MyNetFone wins Money magazine's Best of the Best Gold award for Business VoIP offering|url=https://www.mynetfone.com.au/media/investor/announcements/2006-12-mnf-wins-money-mag-award.pdf|website=mynetfone.com.au|publisher=My Net Fone Limited|access-date=13 January 2015|ref=Media Release}}
• PC User Product of the Year Awards 2005 – Winner – Overall Product of the Year

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