Vocus Communications is set to buy fibre network owner Nextgen in a deal worth $807 million.  

Vocus subsidiary M2 Group has renewed supplier arrangements with Telstra and Optus for the supply of fixed and mobile access services.

Vocus Communications’ Commander business has launched a major revamp of its Channel Partner Program in what the company describes as an “aggressive expansion” of its channel sales program.

Vocus Communications has launched its national Business Partner Program ‘to enable business partners to sell a suite of cutting-edge ICT solutions across Australia.’

The merger of Vocus and M2 to create Australia's 4th largest integrated telco and the 3rd largest in New Zealand is now almost complete, with the competition watchdog the ACCC today giving the green light to the Vocus acquisition.

We present the audio of the Vocus and M2 merger conference call to the media, as well as comment from respected analyst firm Ovum.

Vocus (ASX:VOC) and M2 (ASX:MTU) are to merge in a deal which will see the two listed companies create a full-service vertically integrated telco with a market capitalisation of more than $3 billion.

Equinix is investing $39 million (US$28m) in the expansion of its recently opened Melbourne data centre to meet what it says is increased demand for cloud services.

Vocus Communications has launched three new products adapted from the technology it inherited when it acquired Amcom last month.

The vote on the merger between Amcom and Vocus has been adjourned following the TPG’s hocus pocus, with a date, time and place to come.

The TPG empire is striking back against M2’s bid for iiNet while raising its ownership of Amcom to 19.9% in news that will go public this morning.

With Vocus and Amcom announcing a merger deal in December 2014, TPG first pre-emptively increased its stake to 6.7% and then raised it to 18.6% in a bid to derail the merger.

Data centre operator Equinix has announced that more than 30 new customers are moving into its ME1 centre in Melbourne.

The standout winner of the 2014 Deloitte/ASX Technology Fast 50 in Australia with an incredible 3626% revenue growth is comms company NEXTDC Ltd, with 49 more tech-savvy grinning winners making the coveted cut this year. 

Vocus Communications has moved a step closer to its possible takeover of Perth-based telecommunications company Amcom, with the two companies today entering exclusive due diligence talks.

Vocus Communications has announced it will buy the Bentley data centre in Perth from ASX listed IT services company provider ASG Group for $11.7 million.

Listed VoIP provider My Net Fone has announced it will buy iBoss, which was part of the failed ispONE group before being acquired by Vocus.

ASX-listed communications solutions provider Vocus Communications has confirmed that it will acquire New Zealand-based fibre provider FX Networks for $107.7 million (NZ$115.8 million).

Over 10,000 over 55s have had an anxious wait to find out if their phone services will be restored, and whether they will be able to keep their phone numbers. They still don’t know.

Potentially thousands of elderly Australians have lost their phone number for good, with the new receivers of telecommunications company ONESeniors announcing existing landline numbers will have to be terminated.