History
Established in 1999, M2 Telecommunications Group Ltd (“M2”, ASX: MTU) is Australia’s largest network independent provider of telecommunications services. Incorporating Commander, Primus, Dodo, Eftel, People Telecom, Black + White, Southern Cross Telco and Clear Telecoms, M2 now employs over 950 people nationwide, across the Melbourne headquarters and offices in Sydney, Hobart, Brisbane, Perth and Wollongong. M2 also provides fixed line, 3G mobile and broadband services in New Zealand.
M2’s retail business division incorporates the leading brands Commander and Southern Cross Telco. Within the retail division, M2 offers a suite of telecommunications services, equipment, personalised service and value-added offerings targeted principally at the small- and medium-sized business market. The retail products are offered across Australia through M2’s national Commander dealer channel.
Through the M2 Wholesale division, M2 provides wholesale fixed line, mobile and data telecommunications services to junior telecommunications service providers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs). M2 Wholesale was launched in 2006 following M2’s appointment by Optus as its exclusively endorsed (post-paid) mobile services aggregator, an appointment which has since been extended to 2013.
In recognition of the Company’s significant and consistent growth, M2 was named by BRW Magazine amongst Australia’s 100 fastest-growing companies in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2008, and in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 in 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011.
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