Vocus Group

What Vocus Group does

Vocus Group is an Australian fibre and network solutions provider, founded in 2008 and headquartered in Sydney, operating 51,000 km of owned fibre backbone that connects nearly 20,000 buildings across Australia and extends internationally via the 7,700 km Darwin-Jakarta-Singapore submarine cable. Its asset base is anchored by long-haul and metropolitan fibre, data-centre connectivity, satellite integration with Starlink, and recent capacity upgrades — notably the Adelaide-Perth 2 route enabling native 400 Gbit/s services — and was significantly expanded by the August 2025 acquisition of TPG Telecom's enterprise, government and wholesale fibre assets for AU$5.25 billion. The company serves four primary segments — Business (SMB), Enterprise (200–5,000 employees), Government (federal, state, defence), and Wholesale/Carrier — and reports that nearly two-thirds of ASX 200 companies are customers.

Vocus monetises primarily through recurring subscription and managed-services contracts. SMB products (Fast Fibre, Business nbn, BizPhone, Mobile SIM) are sold via self-serve online ordering with monthly billing starting from A$89/month for nbn and A$30/month for SIM. Enterprise and government offerings — private networks, hybrid cloud, SD-WAN, SASE, DDoS protection, secure networking, and the Fortinet-powered Secure Shield for generative-AI oversight — are delivered via dedicated field sales with custom annual contracts. Wholesale revenue comes from selling carrier-grade fibre, data-centre connections and international capacity to other carriers and resellers across Australia, New Zealand and APAC, including through a Channel Partner Program.

The business is privately held by Macquarie Group and operates with a lean 501–1,000 person headcount given its infrastructure-heavy model. Recent strategic activity centres on AI-relevant capacity upgrades (AP2, Horizon fibre to the Pilbara), new managed-security products (Secure Shield with Fortinet), and integration of the TPG Telecom fibre acquisition. Competitively, Vocus positions itself as an alternative path to the dominant Australian incumbents, leveraging geographic redundancy, vertical-specific expertise (mining, defence, public safety), and a partner-integrator stack that combines Fortinet, Netskope, Ciena, Zoom, Optus and Starlink into managed offerings.

Name

Vocus Group

Legal name

Vocus Group

Website

https://vocusgroup.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Infrastructure and Network Services

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711)

akta.pro primary industry

Wholesale Wavelength, Spectrum & Dark Fiber Providers (IRU/Leases) (HDAIALAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Subsea Cable System Owners & Consortia (Wet Plant Investment) (HDAIALAA), Subsea Capacity Wholesale (IRUs, leased capacity, backhaul to landing stations) (HDAIAEAI), Subsea & Terrestrial Backhaul to Data Centers and Cloud On-Ramps (IX/DC Interconnect) (HDAIALAJ)

Keywords

• Fibre network infrastructure
• Wholesale telecommunications
• Managed network services
• Enterprise connectivity solutions
• Submarine cable connectivity

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Network Solutions: Dedicated fibre internet, private networks, and managed connectivity services for large organizations with recurring subscription contracts.
2. SMB Internet Services: Business internet plans including Fast Fibre, nbn, and mobile SIM services for small to medium businesses with monthly recurring billing.
3. Wholesale Carrier Services: Carrier-grade fibre infrastructure, data centre connections, and international networks provided to other carriers and service providers.
4. Managed Security Services: Managed connectivity and security services including Secure Shield, corporate firewall, and DDoS protection.
5. Government Contracts: Network solutions and critical infrastructure services for federal, state, and local government agencies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vocus Group operates and sells services over one of Australia's largest fibre network infrastructure platforms (51,000 km owned backbone) including dedicated business internet, private networks, managed security, unified communications, hybrid cloud, and wholesale carrier services. Its offerings span four customer segments: Business (SMB), Enterprise (200-5,000 employees), Government, and Wholesale/Carrier, with strategic assets including the Horizon fibre network, Adelaide-Perth optical routes, and the Darwin-Jakarta-Singapore submarine cable connecting Australia to Southeast Asia.

Product overview

Vocus Group is a fibre and network solutions provider operating one of Australia's fastest-growing networks with 51,000km of owned fibre infrastructure. The company offers a platform-plus-products architecture serving Business (SMB), Enterprise, Government, and Wholesale segments. Core connectivity products include Fast Fibre (dedicated symmetric internet), Business nbn Internet, nbn Enterprise Ethernet, and Vocus Satellite via Starlink. Communication offerings comprise BizPhone (cloud PBX/VoIP) and Vocus Collaborate powered by Zoom (unified communications with AI). Security products include Corporate Firewall, DDoS Detect & Protect, and Secure Shield (Fortinet-powered SASE platform for AI oversight). Network infrastructure includes Private Networks (scalable virtual circuits), Hybrid Cloud and Backup solutions, and Mobile SIM plans. Major network assets include the Horizon Fibre Network (2,000km Western Australia route), Adelaide-Perth optical routes (AP1/AP2), and the Darwin-Jakarta-Singapore submarine cable (7,700km). Wholesale services provide carrier-grade connectivity, data centre access, mobile, voice, and international network solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Commander Customer Hub: Customer portal and account management platform for Vocus business customers.

Products and services

• Fast Fibre Symmetric, dedicated business internet delivered over the Vocus high-performance fibre network connecting nearly 20,000 buildings across Australia, available to business customers with rebate incentives on 24+ month plans.
• Business nbn Internet Affordable, unlimited business nbn plans with static IP, no lock-in contract, and optional business-ready modem, starting from $89/month for Australian small to medium businesses.
• nbn Enterprise Ethernet Dedicated bandwidth delivering enterprise-grade fibre connectivity in more locations through nbn infrastructure, targeting enterprise customers needing reliable high-capacity connections.
• Vocus Satellite - Starlink High-speed, low-latency internet connectivity across Australia with managed support and installation, including IP-WAN over Starlink Ethernet Access for secure private network extension to remote locations.
• BizPhone Cloud business phone system replacing traditional PBX with flexible VoIP calling and predictable costs, designed for Australian small to medium businesses.
• Vocus Collaborate (Powered by Zoom) Unified collaboration platform combining voice, video, messaging, and AI-powered collaboration powered by Zoom technology, targeting Australian businesses and enterprise customers.
• Corporate Firewall Fully-managed firewall service designed to protect growing Australian businesses from cyber threats without enterprise complexity.
• DDoS Detect & Protect Managed DDoS protection service with early detection, expert monitoring, and real-time mitigation to keep critical internet services online during DDoS attacks.
• Private Networks Scalable private network virtual circuits for enterprises that can be configured nationally or globally, providing flexibility for distributed operations.
• Hybrid Cloud and Backup Scalable hybrid cloud solutions tailored to business outcomes, designed, built, and managed by Vocus experts for enterprise customers.
• Mobile SIM Scalable SIM-only mobile plans for Australian businesses ranging from small teams to enterprise, with predictable pricing and no lock-in contracts starting from $30/month.
• Secure Shield Managed connectivity and security service combining Fortinet's security tools with Vocus's national network infrastructure in a Unified SASE platform, offering application-level monitoring and data loss prevention for generative AI usage.
• Horizon Fibre Network 2,000 km long-haul fibre network linking Perth and Port Hedland through Western Australia's Mid West and Pilbara regions, providing the region's first alternative long-haul fibre path connecting to Vocus's existing Darwin-Jakarta-Singapore Cable.
• Adelaide-Perth 2 (AP2) Optical Route 2,700 km optical fibre route between Adelaide and Perth upgraded with Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme to provide fourfold capacity increase and native 400Gbit/s services for east-west data demand.
• Darwin-Jakarta-Singapore Cable (DJSC) 7,700 km submarine and terrestrial cable system connecting Darwin to Singapore and Jakarta with 200Gbps backbone and 20Tbps total capacity, part of the Terabit Territory project.
• Wholesale Carrier Services Carrier-grade fibre infrastructure, data centre connections, international networks, wholesale mobile (over Optus network), and voice services sold to other carriers and service providers across Australia, New Zealand, and Asia Pacific.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fourfold capacity increase on Adelaide-Perth corridor enabling AI-driven east-west data demand
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability6 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FortinetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026Vocus and Fortinet launched Secure Shield, a managed connectivity and security service for Australian organizations to monitor employee use of generative AI tools. The service combines Fortinet's security tools with Vocus's national network infrastructure in a Unified SASE platform, offering application-level monitoring and data loss prevention capabilities.
• Northern Territory GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2023Collaboration on the Terabit Territory project involving A$7.9 million investment to upgrade the Northern Territory's terrestrial network from 10Gbps to 200Gbps fibre backbone with 20Tbps total capacity, establishing Darwin as a critical hub in Australia's global connectivity network.
• NEXTDCcoreTechnology or IntegrationNEXTDC deploys edge data centres in Western Australian mining regions, interconnected through Vocus's 2,000-kilometre Horizon fibre network to support sub-50 millisecond response times required for autonomous vehicle operations and predictive maintenance applications.
• Secure AgilityminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSydney-based technology services firm Secure Agility has established multi-carrier wholesale agreements with Vocus for SD-WAN and SASE services, exited Telstra Enterprise relationship to work directly with Vocus and other carriers.
• ZoomcoreTechnology or IntegrationVocus Collaborate is powered by Zoom, providing unified collaboration platform combining voice, video, messaging, and AI-powered collaboration capabilities.
• CienacoreTechnology or IntegrationVocus uses Ciena's WaveLogic 6 Extreme coherent optics for Adelaide-Perth route upgrade enabling native 400Gbit/s services on the 2,700 km corridor.
• SpaceX/StarlinkcoreTechnology or IntegrationVocus Satellite - Starlink provides high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity across Australia with managed support and installation. Vocus IP-WAN over Starlink Ethernet Access enables secure, low-latency satellite connectivity extending private networks.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Superloop: Australia and Singapore-headquartered fiber network and connectivity provider serving enterprise, wholesale and consumer markets with owned infrastructure. Highly comparable to Vocus's wholesale carrier and enterprise fiber business across the same trans-Asia geography.
• TPG Telecom: Australian challenger telecom operator offering fixed broadband, mobile and enterprise services; its enterprise, government and wholesale fiber assets were acquired by Vocus for AU$5.25B in 2025, making the remaining TPG consumer business a closely adjacent peer in Australian enterprise connectivity.
• Zayo Group: Global wholesale fiber, wavelength and dark fiber provider serving enterprise, carrier and hyperscale customers across North America and Europe. Highly comparable to Vocus's wholesale carrier and long-haul infrastructure business model.
• Macquarie Telecom: Australian business-focused telecom and data centre provider serving enterprise and government customers with cloud, hosting and connectivity. Comparable to Vocus's enterprise and government segments with similar mid-market focus and Australian footprint.

Regional players

• Spark New Zealand: New Zealand's largest telecom provider offering mobile, broadband and enterprise services. Comparable to Vocus's enterprise, government and wholesale operations across the Tasman, though geographically distinct.
• Chorus New Zealand: New Zealand's largest wholesale fiber network operator providing fixed-line access infrastructure. Comparable to Vocus's wholesale carrier business in scale, business model and Australasian market positioning.

Emerging players

• Aussie Broadband: Australian independent challenger ISP and wholesale provider with growing enterprise and SMB business. Comparable to Vocus's SMB and business nbn segments and increasingly overlapping in wholesale services.

Broad incumbents

• Telstra Corporation: Australia's largest incumbent telecommunications carrier providing enterprise, wholesale, mobile and fixed-line services across the country. Comparable to Vocus as a competing wholesale and enterprise infrastructure provider, but operating at much broader scale and with mobile network ownership.
• NBN Co: Australian government-owned wholesale broadband infrastructure provider. Vocus is both a customer and reseller of NBN services (Business nbn, Enterprise Ethernet) while also competing with NBN on enterprise fiber routes.
• Optus (Singtel Optus): Second-largest Australian telecom carrier owned by Singtel, providing mobile, fixed broadband, enterprise and wholesale services. Direct competitor in wholesale carrier services (Vocus Wholesale Mobile rides on Optus's network) and enterprise connectivity.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/VocusAu
• Facebookfacebook.com/vocuscomm
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vocus-communications
• Instagraminstagram.com/vocuscomms
• Xx.com/VocusComm

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A4 records

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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