About us
20+ years delivering Australia's digital backbone
Ochre Digital Infrastructure combines deep telco-grade delivery experience, software and AI capability, and Indigenous ownership — giving carriers, hyperscalers, defence, and government a single accountable partner for critical digital infrastructure.
Our story
Telco-grade delivery, built on heritage
Ochre Digital Infrastructure designs, builds, and operates critical digital infrastructure across Australia — fibre networks, data centres, satellite ground stations, and custom AI-powered software — for carriers, hyperscalers, defence, government, and remote communities.
Our roots run deep in Australia's telecommunications landscape. With 20+ years of proven delivery across fibre networks, data centre infrastructure, satellite earth stations, and structured cabling, our leadership and technical teams have built and maintained some of the country's most complex digital infrastructure — and today we pair that with genuine software and AI capability, so a single partner can deliver both the physical and digital layers.
From national mobile rollout programs to hyperscale data centre refurbishments, from LEO constellation ground stations to remote community connectivity, and from fibre splicing to custom AI tools on enterprise platforms — our teams have delivered critical infrastructure across every state and territory in Australia.
Ochre Digital Infrastructure was founded with a clear purpose: to combine deep technical capability with a genuine commitment to Indigenous economic participation. As a Supply Nation registered supplier, we give government and enterprise clients the choice of partnering with a registered Indigenous business — helping them meet Indigenous Procurement Policy, Reconciliation Action Plan, and supplier-diversity commitments without compromising on technical quality, safety, or national scale.
We are proudly Indigenous-owned and staffed by a 100% sovereign Australian workforce, with security clearance pathways for defence and critical infrastructure work. Our name, Ochre, reflects our connection to Country and culture — a material used by Aboriginal peoples for tens of thousands of years, and now a bridge between heritage and Australia's digital future.
Connection to Country
Why “Ochre”
Ochre is one of the oldest and most significant materials in Aboriginal culture. Used in ceremony, art, and storytelling for over 60,000 years, it represents connection to Country, community, and the continuity of knowledge across generations.
We chose the name Ochre Digital Infrastructure because it bridges the ancient and the modern — honouring the enduring strength of Indigenous culture while building the digital infrastructure that connects Australia's future.
Like the ochre that has connected communities for millennia, our fibre, satellite, and data centre networks connect people, places, and possibilities across this vast continent.
Supply Nation Registered
Registered Indigenous Supplier
Ochre Digital Infrastructure is a Supply Nation registered Indigenous-owned business. Supply Nation is the Australian leader in supplier diversity, connecting registered Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander businesses with procurement opportunities across government and corporate Australia.
Our registration means that when you partner with ODI, your procurement contributes directly to Indigenous economic participation and community outcomes — while receiving the same telco-grade quality and national delivery capability you expect from any tier-1 infrastructure provider.
For organisations with Indigenous procurement targets, Reconciliation Action Plan commitments, or Commonwealth Indigenous Procurement Policy obligations, ODI provides a genuine, capable, and registered Indigenous supplier across the full spectrum of telecommunications infrastructure.
Our People
Leadership Team
Experienced leadership driving national delivery across fibre, data centres, and satellite infrastructure.
David Redfern
Managing Director
David leads Ochre Digital Infrastructure across datacentre and telecom operations, AI development, and national infrastructure delivery. He holds an MBA, MCIPS and Bachelor of Engineering, carries full P&L responsibility, and focuses on building the teams that do the work — while creating lasting opportunities for Indigenous Australians through it.