Geo Networks celebrates five years without a cable cut as customer base grows 30% in 2010
Over 2,300km fibre delivered nationally last year
London, 15 March 2011–Today, Geo Networks Limited (“Geo”), a provider of high-performance fibre networks, celebrated its 5th successive year without a cable cut on its national network. Correspondingly, customer survey results revealed 100 per cent satisfaction with both security and reliability of Geo’s network infrastructure. Over two thirds of customers also found Geo’s lead time better than that of its closest competitors.
Geo’s most successful year to date has seen a rapidly expanding customer base across its key business to business sectors, with 757km of fibre laid in London and 1,545km nationally. London’s Queen Mary University became the first educational institution in the UK to be connected to Geo’s sewer-based fibre network, linking two of its campuses and enabling it to offer data-hungry innovative research services to students and staff.
“Companies in all sectors want to increase control of the networks on which their businesses run, while still focusing on their core offering; whether that’s running a bank, offering HDTV services or delivering new mobile apps. As data volumes continue to proliferate, they want to be safe in the knowledge that their chosen network has the capacity to cope.
“With the Geo network it’s possible for smart businesses to differentiate themselves and gain competitive advantage by opting for dedicated fibre that ensures reliability, speed and security. Geo has turned the traditional telco business model on its head, offering customers virtually unlimited bandwidth while allowing them to own and manage their own dedicated network,” said Chris Smedley, Chief Executive, Geo.
In 2010, Geo grew its number of public data centres connected to by around 20% and data exchanges by 50%, and continued its enterprise expansion by signing two London Market insurance firms. Geo also successfully expanded its media client portfolio by carrying TVT and BBC Worldwide traffic over new fibre between Chiswick and a major playout centre at 200 Gray’s Inn Road.
“The growing trend for bespoke fibre networks is driven to a large degree by the CIO’s increasingly important role within businesses. Networks are not just about cheap data and voice calls anymore. CIOs understand IP and data networks, and have the knowledge to decide on – and demand – the technology that will best support their business strategy. CIOs are not forced to rely on whatever legacy approach the local incumbent has decided to offer them, and as network contracts come up, they are voting with their feet by switching to Geo,” Smedley added.
So far this year, Geo has already delivered 287km of fibre in the London area alone. As part of its continued network expansion, Geo is looking to connect the UK to Ireland later this year, offering the shortest route between Anglesey and Clonshaugh, Dublin, in a joint venture with ESB Telecoms.
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Note to editors:
Geo will be conducting a tour of its sewer-based fibre network later in the year to demonstrate the security benefits of running a network deep underground through existing tunnels. To register your interest in a tour, please contact the team on the details below.
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About Geo Networks
Geo is the only company in the UK solely focused on the designing and building of bespoke dedicated fibre network solutions. Geo’s revolutionary and flexible approach means that for the first time, organisations can own and control their networks, ensuring that security, high bandwidth and resilience are guaranteed. By allowing its customers to directly own and control the underlying optical fibre that is at the heart of their data network, Geo is the only truly open access network provider in the UK. It provides an extensive range of solutions including fully managed networks, dark fibre and co-location services. Geo enables network solutions throughout the UK and in the London area. Customers include mobile operators, service providers, major banks and the public sector. Geo is listed as the UK’s 3rd fastest growing telecoms & networking company in the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 list for 2010. Geo was also shortlisted for the 2010 Sunday Times Tech Track 100: Barclays Corporate Performance Excellence Award. Visit www.geo-uk.net for more information.
