Vocus
Vocus is an Australian fibre and network provider owned by Macquarie Asset Management and Aware Super, which took the company private in June 2021. It is headquartered in Melbourne and serves enterprise, government and wholesale customers, plus consumers through its Dodo and iPrimus brands. Its network includes a 51,000 km national fibre backbone and 14,700 km of international subsea cables. Vocus operates colocation data centres in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth. Andrés Irlando has been CEO since July 2025.
Vocus History:
- In July 2025, Vocus completed its A$5.25 billion purchase of TPG Telecom's enterprise, government and wholesale fixed business and fibre assets.
- In June 2021, a consortium of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets and Aware Super acquired Vocus and delisted it from the ASX.
- In October 2016, Vocus acquired Nextgen Networks.
- In February 2016, Vocus merged with M2 Group.
- In July 2015, Vocus merged with Perth-based Amcom.
- Founded in 2008 in Sydney.
Vocus Data Center Map
Vocus Power Growth Over Time
Vocus: Bentley PER02
Vocus expanded Western Australian presence with acquisition of the Bentley Data Centre in 2014.
Vocus Perth
The facility was previously operated by Perth iX. Vocus Communications (ASX: VOC) acquired the long-established Perth data center operator Perth iX for $6.275m in 2011.
Vocus: MEL04
Vocus acquired this facility from Enterprise Data Corporation (EDC) in February 2015.
Vocus: MEL03
VDC-MEL03 data center is located at 530 Collins Street in Melbourne. The company moved into the former ASX building in 2013 and said at the time it could build out to 400 racks.
Vocus: SYD04
Vocus SYD04 is a colocation data center in Rosebery, south of Sydney's CBD, that opened as Metronode Sydney 1 and ran as Equinix SY8 before Vocus took it over in 2022.
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