Macquarie Telecom Group

Macquarie Telecom Group Limited (ASX: MAQ) is an Australian cloud, data centre, government cyber security and telecom company, with offices in Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane and Perth. It owns and operates three data centers[3] in Sydney and Canberra. As of December 2019 Macquarie Telecom Group has commenced construction for a fourth data centre.

Macquarie Telecom Group
TypePublic (ASX: MAQ)
IndustryTelecom, data centers, cloud computing, colocation, cyber security
FoundedSydney, Australia, 1992
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
Key people
David Tudehope, CEO
Aidan Tudehope, Managing Director, Macquarie Government
Peter James, Chairman
Helen Cox, Chief Financial Officer[1]
ProductsSD-WAN
NBN for Business
Business Ethernet Access
Cisco Meraki
Fixed Wireless Ethernet
International Data Links
Internet
Private IP VPN
Saas Enabled WAN
Secure Remote Access
SIP Trunking
Fixed-line business phones
Business mobiles
Unified Communications
Video Conferencing
Web Conferencing
Managed Mobility Services
Mobile Management Tools
Secure Cloud
Secure Internet Gateway
Cybersecurity Services
State Government Cloud
Colocation
Cloud Services
Hybrid Cloud
VMware Cloud
Virtual Data Centre
Private Cloud
Dedicated Servers
Dedicated Hosting
Object Storage
PCI Compliant Cloud
RevenueA$246.6 million (FY 2019)[2]
A$16.5 million (FY 2019)
Number of employees
over 400
Websitemacquarietelecomgroup.com

Macquarie Telecom was founded in July 1992 shortly after telecommunications deregulation in Australia. The company was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) in 1999.[4]

Macquarie Telecom Group - the business units

On 28 July 2016, Macquarie Telecom Group was announced with three distinct businesses – Macquarie Telecom,[5] Macquarie Cloud Services and Macquarie Government. In 2018, it announced a fourth business unit, Macquarie Data Centres.[6]

  • Macquarie Telecom is a full service business provider of data, voice, mobile and colocation services.
  • Macquarie Cloud Services provide cloud hosting services, including hybrid cloud, VMWare cloud, virtual data centres, private cloud, dedicated servers, dedicated hosting, object storage and PCI compliant cloud
  • Macquarie Government provides services to Federal and State Government agencies, including secure cloud, secure internet gateway, colocation and cybersecurity services
  • Macquarie Data Centres manages its three data centres and an expansion plan to build a fourth data centre announced in 2018

Data Centre and Hosting
Data centre reception.

Macquarie Telecom Group runs several data centers as part of its business selling managed services and managed hosting. The data centres are located in Sydney and Canberra and are branded by Macquarie Telecom Group as "Intellicentre". Its second Sydney Data Center, Intellicentre 2, was opened September 2012,[7] and it has Intellicentre 4 in Canberra.[8]

In 2018, Macquarie Telecom Group announced expansion of their existing data centre campus in Sydney. Phase 1 is expected to build Intellicentre 3 East (IC3 East) data centre which will have a floor space of 13,400 sq. m. and a load capacity of 16 MW. This will take the total load capacity of the data centre campus to 26 MW. IC3 East will be an Uptime Institute Tier 3 certified data centre and have a PUE of 1.28. Phase 2 will include the development of Intellicare 3 West data centre which will expand the capacity by another 17 MW to take the total capacity to 43 MW.[9]

Announcements
  • In August 2017, Macquarie Telecom started a SD-WAN service, partnering with VMware. According to the company, it is Australia's first SD-WAN service that is capable of supporting multiple carriers.[10]
  • In June 2018, Macquarie Telecom Group signed deal with NBN Co worth more than A$100 million. As part of the deal, Macquarie Telecom will start "Business-class NBN by Macquarie Telecom" which consists of a full suite of voice, internet, data and SD-WAN products that will be available to businesses across the country for new and existing customers[11]
  • In August 2019, Macquarie Telecom Group announced signing of a deal with Apple Inc through which Macquarie Telecom Group will resell Apple devices along with "bespoke” and off-the-shelf iOS apps for mid-market businesses.[12]

Clients

Some clients and partners of Macquarie Telecom Group include: Dell, Cisco, VMWare, Fortinet, Red Hat, Zerto, Virtustream,[13] Google, Accenture, Marketo, News Corp, Westpac, BMC, Symantec,[14] Vision Australia, Hall and Prior,[15] Parliament of Australia, Federal Court of Australia, Western Sydney Airport, Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, Victoria State Government, Tourism Australia, Civil Aviation Safety Authority, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority,[16]

References
  1. MacTel pinches CBA exec as CFO, appoints new director
  3. "Data Centres"
  4. "ASX Listing details"
  5. "Macquarie Telecom"
  6. Macquarie Telecom launches data centre business unit
  7. "Prime Minister Julia Gillard launches Intellicentre 2"
  8. "High Tech bunker to Guard Government Data'
  9. Macquarie Telecom to invest $80M on data centre expansion
  10. Macquarie Telecom launches SD-WAN service to tap booming market
  11. Macquarie Telecom forges new $100 million deal with NBN Co for direct wholesale access
  12. Macquarie Telecom scoops landmark Apple reseller deal
  13. "Macquarie Telecom to host Dell's Virtustream public cloud in Australia"
  14. "Macquarie Cloud Services Customers"
  15. "Macquarie Telecom Customers"
  16. "Macquarie Government Customers"
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