Best Telecom Companies in New South Wales, Australia
The 108 best Telecom companies in New South Wales, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: NBN Co.
Our analysis of 100 Telecom companies
$83.4b in tracked funding; 91% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Telecom companies in New South Wales
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NBN Co Provider of phone & internet infrastructure services | $2.0B | 61 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2009 | Cart FunctionalityAdobe Experience ManagerApple iCloud Mail+29 | 14 patents Telecom network infrastructure monitoring, port identification, and automated work order management | 1 internship |
| 2 | Vocus Provider of infrastructure and fiber optic internet services | $1.1B | 95 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2008 | Apple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365Salesforce+27 | — | 2 launchs · 1 expansion |
| 3 | Stilmark Provider of telecom wireless infrastructure services | $92M | 68 mo ago | Acquired | Steven Butler Founder & CEO | 2013 | — | — | 1 partnership |
| 4 | NetComm Wireless Broadband and wireless M2M equipment provider | $51M | 122 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1982 | TurbopackNode.jsTailwind CSS+10 | 60 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | 1 award |
| 5 | Field Solutions Group Provides telecom infrastructure for rural, regional and remote areas | $22M | 59 mo ago | Public | — | 2012 | WordPressMySQLPHP+17 | — | — |
| 6 | Optus Provider of mobile internet services for home and offices | $20M | 49 mo ago | Acquired | Allen Lew CEO | 1981 | Amazon WebstoreSalesforce Commerce CloudAdobe Experience Manager+28 | — | 2 partnerships |
| 7 | Canopus Networks Provider of network traffic monitoring solutions | $13M | 36 mo ago | Series A | Himal Kumar Co-Founder | 2018 | — | 31 patents Real-time QoE monitoring and traffic classification for cloud gaming and video streaming | — |
| 8 | Zetifi Provider of WiFi network solutions for farmers 53Growth top 28%Tech top 34%Funding top 36%Talent bottom 49% All 7 signals ▾Growthtop 28% Techtop 34% Fundingtop 36% Talentbottom 49% Productbottom 48% Marketbottom 37% Globalbottom 36% Growth: Web rank 10,000,000 → 5,000,000 YoY · Fresh capital in last 24 mo Tech: 37 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Web Services, Cloudflare rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $12M | 10 mo ago | Series A | Daniel Winson Founder & CEO | 2017 | WebflowApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+21 | — | 1 launch · 1 partnership · 1 award |
| 9 | Inabox Group Provider of cloud-based communication services for enterprises and service providers | $12M | 111 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 10 | FiberSense Provider of network seismic sensors to instantly detect and warn of earthquakes | $11M | 13 mo ago | Series B | — | 2015 | WordPress Block EditorElementorWordPress+27 | — | 1 launch |
| 11 | Quasar Satellite Technologies Provider of satellite telecommunication infrastructure services | $4M | 39 mo ago | Seed | Phil Ridley Chief Executive Officer | 2021 | — | — | — |
| 12 | BigAir Fixed Wireless Broadband services | $2M | — | Acquired | — | 2002 | — | — | — |
| 13 | BAI Communications Provider of telecom tower infrastructure and integrated solutions | $2M | 59 mo ago | Acquired | — | 1999 | WordPressMySQLPHP+33 | — | 2 awards |
Top 12 Telecom companies in New South Wales
#1
Series A · Wagga Wagga, New South Wales · founded 2017 · 26 employees$12.1Mraised▾
Provider of WiFi network solutions for farmers. It uses antennas and multi-career software to provide long-range wifi for voice, audio, and data. It provides connectivity solutions for machinery and operators. Its product portfolio includes zetirover, and zeticell.
- Aug 2025Grant (prize money)$3.3M
- Dec 2022Series A$12M
- Mar 2019Seed$75K
#2
Series B · Mosman, New South Wales · founded 2015 · 39 employees$11Mraised▾
Provider of network seismic sensors to instantly detect and warn of earthquakes
- May 2025Grant (prize money)$199.5K
- Oct 2024Series B$14M
- Jun 2024Grant (prize money)$157.9K
- May 2021Series A$11M
#3
Funding Raised · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2009 · 1 employees$2Braised▾
Provider of phone & internet infrastructure services
- Apr 2021Conventional Debt$2B
#4
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2008 · 1654 employees$1.1Braised▾
Provider of infrastructure and fiber optic internet services
- Jun 2018Conventional Debt$1B
- Mar 2014Post IPO$43.6M
#5
Series A · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2018 · 31 employees$13Mraised▾
Developer of an encryption-proof network observability provider platform designed to analyze network flows at high speeds. The company's platform is built upon a revolutionary and disruptive new approach to application and network performance measurement that is crucial in managing extensive telecommunication infrastructure in an environment of ever-increasing data rates and encryption, its AI (artificial intelligence) analyses Telecoms network traffic to measure the quality of experience (QoE) for gaming, streaming, conferencing, and other application streams in real-time, the fidelity of the data extracted allows Communications Service Providers to manage their operationalmore
#6
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2013 · 30 employees$92.4Mraised▾
Provider of telecom wireless infrastructure services
- Sep 2020Conventional Debt$92.4M
#7
Acquired · North Ryde, New South Wales · founded 1981 · 16845 employees$19.7Mraised▾
Provider of mobile internet services for home and offices
#8
Public · Belrose, New South Wales · founded 2012 · 3 employees$21.9Mraised▾
Provides telecom infrastructure for rural, regional and remote areas
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$900K
- Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$20.5M
- Sep 2019Grant (prize money)$500K
#9
Seed · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2021 · 20 employees$4Mraised▾
Provider of satellite telecommunication infrastructure services
- Mar 2023Seed$4M
#10
Acquired · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 1982 · 48 employees$51Mraised▾
Broadband and wireless M2M equipment provider. The platform provides broadband & wireless M2M equipment to telecom carriers, ISPs, system integrators, and enterprise customers. Its product portfolio includes M2M wireless modems, network termination, cellular gateways, broadband modems, wi-fi hotspot, and powerline products.
- Apr 2016Post IPO$51M
#11
Late Stage · Sydney, New South Wales · founded 2003 · 100 employees$11.9Mraised▾
Provider of cloud-based communication services for enterprises and service providers. It offers cloud-ready calling, messaging, and global voice trading capabilities. The platform integrates with popular collaboration applications like Microsoft Teams and Cisco Webex, enabling modernized enterprise communications. For service providers, it supplies communication building blocks, including phone numbers, call termination, and developer APIs. The infrastructure is designed for scalability and reliability, addressing core challenges in delivering cloud communication. It simplifies the deployment and management of communication services.
- Feb 2017Post IPO$3.1M
- May 2015Conventional Debt$8.8M
#12
Acquired · Chatswood, New South Wales · founded 1999 · 700 employees$2Mraised▾
Provider of telecom tower infrastructure and integrated solutions
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