Vocus to acquire Newcastle's Ipera

摘要

Listed Australian carrier Vocus Communications has announced it will acquire Ipera Communications, a fibre and data centre operator in the Hunter region of NSW, for nearly $10 million. The acquisition will see Vocus expand its fibre network by 55kms, with an additional 81 buildings added to the number of on-net fibre buildings it serves. The acquisition also adds two data centres in Newcastle. Vocus CEO James Spenceley said "With a mix of fibre and data centres, the acquisition of Ipera is very complementary. Ipera's combination of large corporate and wholesale customers fits very nicely with the existing business. Vocus will now be able to service the national requirements of Newcastle based businesses as well as expand the services Ipera already successfully provides locally in Newcastle."