BAI Communications

BAI Communications

Formerly	Broadcast Australia
Industry	Telecommunications
Predecessor	National Transmission Agency
Founded	2002;23 years ago (2002)
Headquarters	Sydney , Australia
Area served	Global
Parent	CPP Investment Board (86%) Aimco Kindle Capital
Website	www.baicommunications.com

BAI Communications, formerly Broadcast Australia, is an Australian telecommunications systems company.

History

Macquarie Bank completed its acquisition of National Transmission Agency in 2002 – the seed asset in the publicly listed Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group (MCIG) fund – and rebranded it as Broadcast Australia. ^{[1] [2]} The MCIG fund, including Broadcast Australia, was acquired by the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in 2009. ^[3]

In November 2019, Broadcast Australia was rebranded BAI Communications. ^{[4] [5]}

In March 2023, BAI announced they would rebrand in the northern hemisphere to Boldyn Networks from at the end of June 2023. ^{[6] [7]}

Operations and acquisitions

BAI Communications has funded a number of initiatives, for example:

• Transit Wireless, a telecommunications specializing in distributed antenna system networks to provide coverage in the places that are unreachable by traditional cellular phone services ^[8]
• Broadcast Australia are under contract to maintain the digital radio infrastructure for all Brisbane radio stations
• Digital transmission service provider for Television Sydney
• Transmission services for SBS Radio
• A three-year trial in Sydney extended to six-years of a datacasting service using the DVB-T system for use in Australia, Digital Forty Four
• Transmission services for Southern Cross Austereo ^[9]
• BAI also operates in Canada, most notably for the Toronto subway system for its wireless services. On April 10, 2023, Rogers Communications announced the acquisition of BAI Communications' Canadian assets, bringing the 5G network to the Toronto's subway network. ^[10]
• In the United Kingdom, BAI provides the mobile coverage solution and public Wi-Fi on the London Underground ^{[11] [12]}

Broadcast facilities

As at February 2022, BAI Communications operated 774 transmission sites across Australia. ^[13]

References

1. Macquarie buys TV infrastructure The Age 23 February 2002
2. Macquarie gets set for $350m broadcast float Sydney Morning Herald 13 June 2002
3. Offer to MCG security holders Macquarie Group 31 March 2009
4. Strategic brand alignment integrates service offerings and connectivity solutions BAI Communications 12 November 2019
5. Broadcast Australia relaunches as BAI Communications AdNews 14 November 2019
6. Jackson, Mark (9 March 2023). "Mobile Network Builder BAI Comms Rebrands to Boldyn Networks". ISPreview UK. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
7. @BAIComms. "BAI Communications transforms into Boldyn Networks powerhouse brand, outlines growth ambitions". www.prnewswire.com (Press release). Retrieved 19 August 2023.
8. Bensinger, Greg (30 July 2010). "New York City Subway Platforms to Go Wireless in Revived Accord". Bloomberg News . Retrieved 13 October 2013.
9. Job losses at SCA as it outsources television and radio broadcast transmissions Mumbrella 9 August 2019
10. "TTC cellular black hole set to end as Rogers to acquire TTC wireless network". Toronto Star . 19 July 2023.
11. Jackson, Mark (27 January 2022). "BT and BAI Deal to Support Mobile on London Underground". ISPreview UK. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
12. Thomas, Sara. "FOI request detail". Transport for London. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
13. CPPIB seeks bids for towers unit BAI Australia, Barrenjoey hired Australian Financial Review 15 February 2022

External links

• Company website