What Datatel Electrical & Communications does

Datatel Electrical & Communications is a Perth-headquartered specialist contractor delivering electrical and communications construction, maintenance, and specialist communications services to enterprise and government clients across Australia. Its three integrated service pillars cover design, installation and commissioning of power reticulation, structured cabling, optical fibre, lighting, SCADA and switchboard solutions; round-the-clock reactive and preventative maintenance including thermographic imaging and asset register management; and specialist communications such as GPON/FTTx, distributed antenna systems, data centre construction and in-building mobile coverage. The company maintains ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 certifications and operates two proprietary cloud platforms - 'team.datatel' for internal operations, quality, compliance and job management, and the 'Data-Track Portal' giving clients real-time interactive access to job and asset information.

Datatel serves corporates, education institutions (Curtin University since 2004, University of Western Australia since 2006), healthcare operators (Perth Children's Hospital), resources operators (BHP Nickel West, BHP Iron Ore across multiple WA mine sites), telecommunications carriers (NBN Co, Kordia, Optus), and government and defence clients (Leonardo Australia on Forrestfield Airport Link). Customers cited include Schneider Electric, Baptistcare, NBN Co, Curtin University, University of Western Australia, BHP Nickelwest, BHP Iron Ore, Kordia and Leonardo Australia, spanning healthcare, telecommunications, aged care, mining, education and government end-markets.

The business model is project-based B2B contracting: revenue is generated through one-time construction project fees and recurring maintenance and service contracts, with pricing quoted per project rather than publicly disclosed. Distribution is exclusively via direct enterprise field sales supported by long-standing preferred-contractor relationships and cross-state delivery through the SCEE Group ecosystem (SCEE Electrical, Heyday, S.J. Electric, SEME, Trivantage Manufacturing, MDE Group, Force Fire). Datatel was acquired by SCEE Group (ASX:SXE) in 2016, operates from its Level 15, 225 St Georges Terrace headquarters in Perth, and is registered as Datatel Communications Pty Ltd (ABN 24 082 372 834, WA Electrical Licence EC 6606).

Name

Datatel Electrical & Communications

Legal name

Datatel Communications Pty Ltd

Website

http://datatel.com.au/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Datatel Electrical & Communications is a Perth-based specialist contractor providing electrical construction, 24/7 maintenance, and specialist communications services to enterprise, government, education, healthcare, resources and telecommunications clients across Australia, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASX-listed SCEE Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrical and Communications Contracting

NAICS

Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction (237130)

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Wireless Site Civil Works & Compound Construction (Fencing, Shelters, Power Pads) (IMAFAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Power Distribution & Switchgear (UPS, PDUs, Busway) (HDABAKAA)

Keywords

• Electrical contracting services
• Communications infrastructure
• Structured cabling installation
• Data centre construction
• Preventative maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Perth

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electrical and Communication Construction: Project-based contracting for design, construction, installation and commissioning of electrical and communications infrastructure for new developments, upgrades and refurbishments.
2. Maintenance Services: Round-the-clock reactive service and routine facility maintenance including 24/7 installation and service, break-down repair, preventative and corrective maintenance solutions delivered across metropolitan, regional centres and rural towns.
3. Specialist Communications Services: End-to-end optical network installations, GPON and FTTx installations, distributed antenna systems, data centre construction, and communications distribution system design and maintenance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Datatel Electrical & Communications is a Perth-based electrical contracting firm that designs, constructs, installs, and maintains electrical and communications infrastructure for commercial, infrastructure, and resources clients across Western Australia. The company's three integrated service pillars—Electrical and Communication Construction, Maintenance Services, and Specialist Communications Services—cover power reticulation, structured cabling, optical fibre networks, GPON/FTTx, distributed antenna systems, SCADA, and 24/7 reactive and preventative maintenance.

Product overview

Datatel Electrical & Communications is a premier Western Australian electrical and communications contractor offering three integrated service pillars: Electrical and Communication Construction (design, installation, and commissioning of infrastructure including power, cabling, SCADA, and smart systems), Electrical and Communications Maintenance Services (24/7 reactive and preventative maintenance including testing, thermographic imaging, and asset management), and Specialist Communications Services (optical networks, GPON/FTTx, distributed antenna systems, data centre construction, and mobile coverage solutions). The company leverages proprietary cloud-based management systems including 'team.datatel' and the 'Data-Track' client portal to support efficient delivery and real-time job information access. Services span commercial, infrastructure, and resources markets across metropolitan and regional Western Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical and Communication Construction
• Maintenance Services
• Specialist Communications Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Perth Children's Hospital: installed more than 90km of fibre optic cable, terminated and commissioned over 8,000 fibre optic cores, and more than 230,000 Cat6A network outlets
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SCEE Group (Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Limited)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Datatel was acquired by SCEE Group in 2016 as part of the group's strategy to grow as a leading national provider of specialised electrical, instrumentation, communications, security, fire and maintenance services. SCEE Group is listed on ASX (SXE) and was founded in 1978. Through this partnership, Datatel provides high-end commercial fit-outs and services to corporate, retail, education, health, government, resources, transport and telecommunications sectors.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SCEE Electrical: Direct peer and original SCEE Group operating business. Focused on resources and industrial projects, more recently diversified into transport, infrastructure, defence, utilities, and renewables – overlaps with Datatel in industrial electrical contracting and provides cross-sell opportunities within SCEE Group.
• Heyday Group: Direct peer and SCEE Group sister business. NSW/ACT-based electrical contractor undertaking commercial building construction and fit-outs across office, retail, hotel, high-rise residential, education, health, transport, industrial, and data centre sectors – directly comparable capability set to Datatel, with geographic complementarity.
• Nilsen: Privately held Australian electrical contractor with 100+ year history delivering high-voltage, commercial, and industrial electrical services nationally. Comparable in scale and enterprise customer profile, often competing with Datatel for major commercial and government tenders.
• Stowe Australia: Privately held Australian electrical and communications contractor with national reach across commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and resources sectors. Comparable scope of electrical construction and maintenance services to Datatel, with a similar relationship-based enterprise sales model.
• S.J. Electric: Direct peer and SCEE Group sister business. National provider of electrical and maintenance services to supermarkets, retail, commercial, and water sectors – highly comparable recurring-maintenance business model and target-customer profile to Datatel's long-tenure university and government accounts.
• MDE Group: Direct peer and SCEE Group sister business (acquired 2024). MDE provides communications, data, and electrical services with strong presence in commercial building construction and fit-outs across data centre, healthcare, fit-outs, and BMCS installations – a near-mirror of Datatel's service offering, focused on the eastern states.

Broad incumbents

• Service Stream: ASX-listed (SSM) infrastructure services provider with a strong telecommunications network build-and-maintenance franchise (NBN, mobile, fixed-line). Directly comparable to Datatel's specialist communications services (GPON/FTTx, DAS, fiber) and its NBN Co national retrofit programme work.
• Downer Group: ASX-listed (DOW) large-cap diversified infrastructure services provider with substantial electrical, communications, and asset maintenance operations across transport, utilities, and resources. A direct competitor for large national tenders and an incumbent benchmark for pricing and capability.
• Monadelphous Group: ASX-listed (MND) engineering-led infrastructure services group with strong WA resources exposure and growing presence in renewables and electrical infrastructure. Competes with Datatel for WA-based mining-camp electrical and communications contracts and is a relevant WA-region benchmark.
• Ventia Services Group: ASX-listed (VNT) large infrastructure services provider with deep capabilities in telecommunications, electrical, and asset maintenance across Australia and New Zealand. Operates as a broad incumbent with overlapping capability in the same enterprise, government, and resources customer segments as Datatel.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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