OptiComm active
Independent FTTP access-network builder/operator for new residential estates, apartments and commercial developments; ASX-listed 2019, acquired by Uniti Group 2020 and kept as the market/wholesale brand. Took over operation of several former E-Wire estate networks in WA (2011) (OPTICOMM PTY LTD, ACN 117 414 776).
Name history
| Name | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| OptiComm | 2005 |
Aliases
- OptiComm Co Pty Ltd
Lifecycle
| Kind | Date | Details | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|
| birth | 2005 | Founded in Port Melbourne, Victoria. | |
| note | Nov 2011 | Acquired the rights to operate the former E-Wire HFC/FTTH network (e.g. Brighton estate, WA), upgrading the cable network to DOCSIS 3.0. |
Transitions
| Direction | Type | Other party | Arm / notes | Year | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | split | E-Wire | WA estate networks OptiComm acquired the rights to operate former E-Wire HFC/FTTH networks (e.g. Brighton estate and upgraded the cable network to DOCSIS 3.0. |
Nov 2011 | news |
| outgoing | acquisition | Uniti Wireless | 100% Uniti acquired OptiComm for $532m; OptiComm retained as the wholesale/infrastructure market brand and the LBNCo brand was retired. |
Nov 2020 | official |
References
- iTnews: Opticomm takes over former E-Wire network [news] Wayback
- OptiComm [official] Wayback
- ABR: OPTICOMM PTY LTD ACN 117 414 776 [gov] Wayback