Amcom Telecommunications
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| Type | Public (ASX: AMM) |
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| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 1988[1] |
| Headquarters | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Key people | Mr Clive Stein, Managing Director & CEO |
| Website | amcom.com.au |
Amcom Telecommunications Limited (ASX: AMM) is a Perth, Western Australian based telecommunications company. A subsidiary Amnet offers residential broadband internet services.
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[edit] History
Amcom was founded in 1988[1] by Mr Andrew Mclean to provide cabling services to CBD based corporations and institutions in Perth. Amcom acquired a telecommunications carrier licence in 1998[2] and begun building a fibre optic network.
[edit] Acquisition of Arachnet
In September 2005, Amcom acquired the customers of Perth Internet service provider Arachnet for A$1.6 million, adding 5,200 broadband and 2,100 dial-up customers to their user base, increasing Amcom's total broadband numbers to 7,500.[3]
[edit] Acquisition of People Telecom's Perth corporate services business
In April 2007 Amcom Telecommunications completed the A$6.25 million acquisition of People Telecom’s Perth-based corporate services business.[4] The acquired assets include a client base using fibre and DSL-based broadband services and a large datacentre facility with some 600 square metres of space.[5]
[edit] Proposed Acquisition of IP Systems Pty Ltd
In February 2010, Amcom announced that it proposes to acquire 100% of the issued share capital of IP Systems Pty Ltd, an IP communications company delivering voice, video and data solutions to Australia and New Zealand.[6]
[edit] Products & Services
Amcom Telecommunications limited provides broadband, telephony, fibre and colocation services to consumers and business customers.
[edit] Awards
Amcom has won the following awards:
Best Telecommunications Company of the Year 2009 - Australian Telecommunications Magazine.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "amcom- ABOUT - Investors - Board of Directors". http://www.amcom.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=36. Retrieved 2007-09-13.
- ^ "WA Industrial Review - March 2007". Archived from the original on 2007-08-30. http://web.archive.org/web/20070830062357/http://www.amcom.com.au/getfile.aspx?Type=document&ID=637&ObjectType=3&ObjectID=1193. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "Amcom snaps up Arachnet for $1.6m". http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm?id=1537. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "People Telecom Ltd - BuddeComm". http://www.budde.com.au/Reports/Contents/People-Telecom-Ltd-2268.html. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "Amcom nabs People Telecom's Perth fibre". http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/communications/soa/Amcom-nabs-People-Telecom-s-Perth-fibre/0,130061791,339274059,00.htm. Retrieved 2007-09-14.
- ^ "iTWire - Amcom moves into enterprise telephony, buys IP Systems". http://www.itwire.com/it-industry-news/deals/37070-amcom-moves-into-enterprise-telephony-buys-ip-systems. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
- ^ "Australian Telecom Awards 2009". http://www.charlton.com.au/events/telecom/index.asp. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
[edit] External links
- Amcom Telecommunications official website
- Amcom/Amnet sub forum on Whirlpool
- Amcom/Amnet listing on Broadband Choice
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