About Us

Macquarie Telecommunications (ASX: MAQ) is a leading supplier of fixed network (voice and data) and e-business solutions to the corporate and government market. Founded in July 1992, it was one of Australia's first telecommunications companies. Macquarie has offices in all Australian States and Singapore. Its customers typically fall within Australia's top 10,000 businesses (eg Microsoft, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch, Caltex/Ampol, Speedo, Tandy). In 2000, the company was first to market with Australia's leading intelligent Internet data centre, the Macquarie intellicentre. The $30 million purpose built facility offers IT&T infrastructure and value-added, managed services. It houses best-of-breed technology from industry leaders such as Alteon, Compaq, EMC, Juniper, Liebert, Lucent Technologies, and Sun Microsystems. More than 750,000 Australians use its services at work every day. Macquarie's focus on providing total solutions to corporates was recognised as internationally unique when, in competition with many of the world's leading telcos, it won the COMNET/Tele.com International Telecommunications Company of the Year Ovation Award for Business Services, presented in Washington DC in January 2000. It was also awarded 1998 Australian Telecommunications Company of the Year by leading industry publication Communications Day. The company secured an Australian carrier licence in October 2000, and Singapore licence in November 2000.