NetStar Group has agreed to a $US19.8 million takeover by UK-based Logicalis. NetStar provides IP network infrastructure services in Australia and other parts of the Asia-Pacific region.

IP network solutions vendor, NetStar, has secured a multi-million dollar, multi-year project commissioned by Crown Melbourne to deploy a bespoke communications solution to service guests in Crown’s Melbourne complex of hotels adjoining its casino.

The Crown Entertainment Complex in Melbourne is installing a unified communication system including 7500 IP handsets. The project is being carried out by NetStar Australia.

NetStar Australia has entered the market for data centre hardware software, consultancy and services with the formation of a specialist consulting division and new partner certifications from Cisco, VMware and EMC.