# Steve Legge

> Steve Legge is the Raleigh-based CEO and President of netnumber, whose career runs from Australian broadcast engineering and the co-founding of SP Telecommunications to senior roles at Cisco, VT iDirect and NetNumber. He helped steer NetNumber toward cloud-native and 5G systems, led the 2022 separation of its software and data businesses, and now focuses on global phone-number intelligence for routing, identity and fraud prevention.

- **Role:** CEO and President at netnumber
- **Organizations:** netnumber, NetNumber, Inc., SP Telecommunications, TPG Telecom, NBN Television, Cisco Systems, VT iDirect, Abry Partners, Titanium Software
- **Education:** University of Newcastle, Harvard Business School, Yale Global Executive Leadership Program, Yale School of Management
- **Known for:** Co-founded SP Telecommunications, a wholesale telecom business that grew into a national Australian carrier and later became part of TPG Telecom., Helped lead NetNumber's agile transformation and its transition toward cloud-native and 5G solutions., Led the 2022 spin-out and sale of NetNumber's software assets, now Titanium Software.

## Career timeline

- **Before 1999** — Worked in Australian broadcast television and served as Chief Technical Officer of NBN Television.
- **1999** — Co-founded SP Telecommunications after a digital television distribution project exposed an opportunity for a wholesale telecom network.
- **2001** — SP Telecommunications listed on the Australian Securities Exchange; the business later became part of TPG Telecom.
- **2008** — Relocated to the United States.
- **2010-2013** — Led global business development for Cisco's Global Government Solutions Group.
- **2013** — Served as Vice President of Telecom and Space Systems at VT iDirect, then joined NetNumber in November as Vice President of Corporate Development.
- **2016** — Expanded his NetNumber remit across products, solutions and the Global Data Services business.
- **2018** — Became Chief Operating Officer of NetNumber and helped lead its agile and cloud-native transformation.
- **2022** — Led the spin-out and sale of the software assets that became Titanium Software, followed by the sale of the data-services business to Abry Partners; became CEO and President of netnumber.
- **2025** — Publicly framed netnumber's work around real-time global number intelligence, digital identity and fraud prevention; also discussed leadership and auto racing on The Whiskey and Wireless Podcast.
- **2026** — Supported new partnerships with TMT ID and TwoFive, extending fraud intelligence and phone-number data services into additional markets including Japan and Vietnam.

## Achievements

- Co-founded SP Telecommunications, a wholesale telecom business that grew into a national Australian carrier and later became part of TPG Telecom.
- Helped lead NetNumber's agile transformation and its transition toward cloud-native and 5G solutions.
- Led the 2022 spin-out and sale of NetNumber's software assets, now Titanium Software.
- Led the 2022 sale of netnumber's data-services business to Abry Partners and became its CEO.
- Has participated in three acquisitions and three exits across multiple industry sectors, according to his official company biography.
- Under his leadership, netnumber was named an Inc. Power Partner in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-04** — Netnumber and TwoFive announced a partnership to bring phone-number intelligence services to Japan and Vietnam; Legge said the aim was to improve communications reliability, reduce fraud risk and support better customer experiences.
- **2026-02** — Netnumber and TMT ID announced a strategic partnership combining numbering intelligence with mobile fraud and risk data.
- **2025-11** — Legge welcomed senior hires focused on Asia-Pacific business development and product management as netnumber expanded its global leadership team.
- **2025-08** — Appeared on The Whiskey and Wireless Podcast for a conversation about telecom, leadership, Mission: Impossible and auto racing.
- **2025-04** — Participated in the Cloud & Data Centre Convention and Interconnect World program in Melbourne, discussing secure communications, cloud infrastructure and global number intelligence.

## Links

- Website: https://netnumber.com/Team-Members/steve-legge/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevelegge
- Twitter/X: https://www.x.com/NetNumber
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Netnumber
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/netnumber/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/netnumber

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Last updated: 2026-09-27