Uecomm
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Uecomm is a SingTel Optus
Group company with its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia.
United Energy Ltd (an electricity and gas retailer in Melbourne
) formed its United Energy Telecommunications (UET) division in 1997. UET established fibre networks in metropolitan Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, with a focus on providing connectivity to corporates and Internet Service Providers.
UET changed its name in 1999 to Uecomm and was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX: UEC) in 2000 as Uecomm Ltd, with United Energy holding 66% of the new organisation.
In 2003 United Energy was taken over by AMP Ltd and Alinta
Ltd, with United Energy’s shareholding in Uecomm Ltd passing to Alinta.
Optus announced in August 2004 it had successfully purchased all shares in Uecomm via an off-market takeover and Uecomm Ltd. was subsequently delisted from the ASX.
Today Uecomm is owned by Optus Networks Pty Ltd and is a stand-alone business unit providing high bandwidth data and voice networks to medium and large enterprises.
Optus
SingTel Optus Pty Limited is the second largest telecommunications company in Australia, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Telecommunications...
Group company with its headquarters in Melbourne, Australia.
United Energy Ltd (an electricity and gas retailer in Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
) formed its United Energy Telecommunications (UET) division in 1997. UET established fibre networks in metropolitan Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and the Gold Coast, with a focus on providing connectivity to corporates and Internet Service Providers.
UET changed its name in 1999 to Uecomm and was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX: UEC) in 2000 as Uecomm Ltd, with United Energy holding 66% of the new organisation.
In 2003 United Energy was taken over by AMP Ltd and Alinta
Alinta
Alinta is an Australian energy infrastructure company. It has grown from a small, Western Australia based gas distributor and retailer to the largest energy infrastructure company in Australia. It was bought in 2007 by a consortium including Singapore Power and various now defunct Babcock & Brown...
Ltd, with United Energy’s shareholding in Uecomm Ltd passing to Alinta.
Optus announced in August 2004 it had successfully purchased all shares in Uecomm via an off-market takeover and Uecomm Ltd. was subsequently delisted from the ASX.
Today Uecomm is owned by Optus Networks Pty Ltd and is a stand-alone business unit providing high bandwidth data and voice networks to medium and large enterprises.