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Carrier Ethernet with Class

By: Matthias Hain - 31 Jan 2013

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As companies increasingly use a mixture of cloud services to support their IT function, the reliance on both IP VPN and Carrier Ethernet has also grown. While IP VPN’s approach to service has been well defined it was only last year that the Metro Ethernet Forum packaged together a list of standards for Carrier Ethernet and [...] Read more

Colt recognised by VMware with EMEA Cloud Infrastructure as a Service Competency Partner of the Year award

By: Gary Moore - 29 Jan 2013

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On Friday we received the great news that Colt was recognised with the VMware Cloud Infrastructure as a Service Competency Partner of the Year award for the EMEA region. We’ve also qualified as one of three finalists for the Global VMware Partner Network Award in the same category.  Results of the global awards will be announced [...] Read more

Colt wins VMware Service Provider Programme partner of the year for UK & Ireland

By: Gary Moore - 23 Jan 2013

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It’s a great start to the year for Colt. Last week my colleagues Jon Bennett and Gideon Wilkins accepted the VMware Service Provider Programme partner of the year 2012 award for UK & Ireland on behalf of Colt. This award reflects our success in developing our vCloud based services and is testament to the true partner [...] Read more

Colt wins “Innovation in a Medium Data Centre” award at the DCD awards 2012

By: Guy Ruddock - 14 Dec 2012

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It’s one thing to develop a product from scratch that you know can transform the business of data centres, but it’s another dimension to be recognised in the industry for it. Some 4 years ago, our design and engineering team were determined to solve some key data centre issues that we could find no solution to [...] Read more

Can both microwave and fibre turn up the heat on HFT?

By: Andy Young - 30 Nov 2012

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With trading speeds of up to 40% faster, microwave technology looks set to be an important tool for high frequency traders in search of a competitive advantage, but it won’t lead to a wholesale technology change across the industry. There are limitations to microwave and this is why a combination of low latency fibre and microwave [...] Read more

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