PIPE itself stands for "Public Internet Peering Exchange".

The company also provides services such as co-location, telehousing, and fibre networks.

[1] Australian ISPs which use PIPE's metropolitan fibre networks include, iiNet, Internode, and iPrimus amongst others.

[2] In March 2010, shareholders accepted a takeover offer from TPG Telecom Limited.

[6] In April 2008, PIPE Networks entered into a joint venture with New Zealand-based Kordia to build an undersea fibre optic cable between New Zealand and Australia.