Best Telecom Operators Companies in Victoria, Australia
The 52 best Telecom Operators companies in Victoria, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Aussie Broadband.
Our analysis of 50 Telecom Operators companies
$110.6b in tracked funding; 98% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Telecom Operators companies in Victoria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aussie Broadband Fixed-line telecommunication services provider | $84M | 58 mo ago | Public | Phillip Britt Co-Founder & Managing Director | 2008 | Cart FunctionalityStoryblokSentry+25 | — |
| 2 | GigaComm Provider of internet services for residential & business | $40M | 29 mo ago | Series B | Peter Shore Chairman and co-founder | 2018 | HubSpot CMS HubSalesforceGoogle Maps+32 | — |
| 3 | Operata Provider of cloud based voice and messaging services | $2M | 5 mo ago | Series A | Romilly Blackburn Co-Founder & CEO | 2018 | WebflowSentryAtlassian Statuspage+27 | — |
| 4 | More Provider of internet services | — | 32 mo ago | Seed | — | 2014 | Progress SitefinityCart FunctionalityMicrosoft ASP.NET+30 | — |
| 5 | Swoop Provider of wireless internet services | — | 50 mo ago | Public | Alex West CEO | 1987 | WordPressApple iCloud MailZoho+41 | 2 job openings · 1 launch |
| 6 | Tangerine Telecom Fixed-line, wireless, and mobile telecom services provider | — | 60 mo ago | Seed | — | 2016 | — | — |
| 7 | Spirit Telecom Fiber Optic Internet in Australia | — | 63 mo ago | Public | Geoff Neate Co-Founder | 1999 | WebflowUnbounceApple iCloud Mail+22 | — |
| 8 | Telstra Provider of telecommunications and information services | — | 91 mo ago | Public | Vicki Brady Chief Executive Officer | 1901 | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaFacebook Login+20 | — |
Top 9 Telecom Operators companies in Victoria
#1
Series A · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2018 · 17 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Provider of cloud based voice and messaging services
- Feb 2026Series A$11M
- Aug 2021Seed$2.2M
#2
Series B · Southbank, Victoria · founded 2018 · 41 employees$40.5Mraised▾
Operator of a telecommunications company intended to build the next level of digital infrastructure in Australia. The company provides connectivity and managed network services at affordable cost with ultra-high speed, enabling businesses to strengthen social connections while also sparking innovation and collaboration to support the economy in the digital age.
- Feb 2024Series B—
- Feb 2023Series B$20M
- Jun 2022Series B$20.5M
#3
Public · Morwell, Victoria · founded 2008$84.4Mraised▾
Aussie Broadband is a telecom service provider which caters to residential and business customers in Australia. It offers broadband internet access (fiber-optic, ADSL) with data speeds up to 90 Mbps, mobile broadband (as an MVNO on Optus Network), multiple speed based internet plans, local and long distance VoIP telephony with on-premise/hosted PBX, SIP trunking, multiple calling plans, multiple cost-effective bundled plans, installation, maintenance, and support services. It provides these services through the partnership with NBN. It has won multiple awards including Australian Communications Industry Award for Excellence in Community Contribution and Business of the Year in the Gippsland Business Awards in the year 2017. In 2006, the company was formed as a result of a merger between Wideband Networks and Westvic Broadband.
- Sep 2021Post IPO$84.4M
#4
Seed · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2014 · 96 employees—raised▾
Provider of internet services
- Nov 2023Seed—
#5
Public · Warragul, Victoria · founded 1987 · 96 employees—raised▾
Provider of wireless internet services
#6
Seed · South Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 13 employees—raised▾
Tangerine Telecom is a telecommunication service provider which caters to residential customers in Australia. It offers broadband internet access (fiber-optic, hybrid-coaxial cable, fixed wireless, ADSL, mobile), local and long distance fixed telephony, cellular voice and data service (as MVNO on Optus network), managed WiFi, and cost-effective bundled services. It provides these services through wholesale agreements with NBN.
- Jul 2021Seed—
#7
Public · Prahran, Victoria · founded 1999 · 445 employees—raised▾
Spirit Telecom is a provider of fiber broadband services for businesses and residential users Australia. It provides mid-band Ethernet, fixed wireless Ethernet, fully managed MPLS VPN, business IP phone training, data, voice, and other data services; and VoIP, cloud hosted PBX, office phones relocation, and audio teleconferencing solutions. Its services span across capital cities around Australia, including Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane
#8
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1901 · 27015 employees—raised▾
Provider of telecommunications and information services. It offers a range of services include mobile & home phone, broadband network plans, ADSL, cable internet, data networking, cloud, cybersecurity, managed, home internet bundles, voice & data and internet of things. In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $15.43B and a net profit of $1.22B.
#9
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 1987—raised▾
NewSat provides satellite communication services to the government and enterprise customers in 75% of the world locations. It provides these services through own satellite (Jabiru Satellite) and also in partnership with multiple satellite operators. It also owns teleport infrastructure. Its services include internet, voice, data and video communications via satellite capacity. It also provides network backhaul services to the telecom operators. In 2015, SpeedCast (HK based satellite company) acquired its assets after it filed for receivership amid financial troubles.
Funding & investor landscape
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Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
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- University of Victoria80
- Victoria University of Wellington46
- Victoria University6
- Cegep de Victoriaville1
- Victoria University of Bangladesh1
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