Alphawest

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title: "Alphawest" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["companies-based-in-sydney", "companies-formerly-listed-on-the-australian-securities-exchange", "optus", "technology-companies-established-in-1986", "technology-companies-disestablished-in-2013", "technology-companies-of-australia", "telecommunications-companies-of-australia", "1986-establishments-in-australia", "2013-disestablishments-in-australia"] description: "Australian telecommunications company" topic_path: "engineering" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphawest" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Australian telecommunications company ::

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Field	Value
name	Alphawest Services Pty Ltd
former_name	Edcom
type	Subsidiary
location	Sydney, Australia
foundation	1986
defunct	2013
parent	Optus
num_employees	more than 900
products	Communications Engineering
Outsourcing
Network Management
Unified Communications
Security
Business Continuity
Contact Centres
industry	ICT, Telecommunications
homepage	www.alphawest.com.au
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|name = Alphawest Services Pty Ltd |former_name = Edcom |type = Subsidiary |location = Sydney, Australia |foundation = 1986 |defunct = 2013 |parent = Optus |key_people = |num_employees = more than 900 |products = Communications Engineering Outsourcing Network Management Unified Communications Security Business Continuity Contact Centres |industry = ICT, Telecommunications |homepage = www.alphawest.com.au}}

Alphawest was an Australian ICT systems development and provisioning, and the associated managed services.

History

Alphawest can trace its roots back to 1986 when Edcom Pty Ltd commenced operations in Perth specialising in sales and support of personal computers. In 2000 Alphawest was acquired by Solution 6. In 2003 it was sold in a management buyout. In 2004 it was listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The company focused on hardware sales and maintenance, network management, and development of financial and document management systems.

In July 2005 Optus launched a takeover offer. The takeover was completed in November 2005 with Alphawest delisted from the ASX. In 2013 the brand was retired.

References

References

1. [https://www.asx.com.au/asx/v2/statistics/displayAnnouncement.do?display=text&issuerId=1195&announcementId=319461&documentDate=1999-12-29&documentNumber=199168 Solution 6 Holdings to acquire Alphawest] Solution 6 29 December 1999
2. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120317143213/http://www.alphawest.com.au/page/About/History/ History] Alphawest
3. [https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20050721/pdf/3rly9z0f07sh5.pdf SingTel announces takeover offer by Optus for Alphawest] [[Optus]] 21 July 2005
4. [https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/networking/optus-proposes-26m-alphawest-takeover/ Optus proposes $26m Alphawest takeover] [[ZDNet]] 21 July 2005
5. [https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20051118/pdf/3tbx96zq6nhzy.pdf Alphawest Limited: Removal from Official List] [[Australian Securities Exchange]] 18 November 2005
6. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230901075114/https://s11217.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/optus-alphawest.pdf Optbus Business unveils an integrated ICT structure to shake up the market] Optus 2 May 2013
7. [https://web.archive.org/web/20230901081200/https://itwire.com/it-industry-news/strategy/optus-restructures-alphawest-out-of-existence.html Optus absorbs Alphawest] IT Wire 2 May 2013

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