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Colt’s latest EcoVadis rating puts it in the 91st percentile for the industry, with a score of 63, earning Colt a Silver medal and a place in the top 10% of telco companies registered for ESG performance.

What’s the great thing about people? Well, we’re all different, we are all unique, we all have our own story to tell. Our life experiences are what make us diverse.

What’s the great thing about people? Well, we’re all different, we are all unique, we all have our own story to tell. Our life experiences are what make us diverse.

Our experts from the WSE, ABM AMRO Clearing and Colt discuss capital markets within Poland & how to globally access this exciting market

What’s the great thing about people? Well, we’re all different, we are all unique, we all have our own story to tell. Our life experiences…

Colt expands its Voice presence in Asia and the US by launching Global SIP Trunking in South Korea and six new US states.

Through this partnership, Colt and Solvion will be able to better assist enterprises in the DACH region utilise the transformative Microsoft Office 365 suite.  …

What’s the great thing about people? Well, we’re all different, we are all unique, we all have our own story to tell. Our life experiences…

Today’s digital economy demands agility and innovation. To stay ahead, enterprises are increasingly relying on collaboration and integration with multiple service providers and partners to…

There are so many stereotypes about the different generations – that Millennials spend too much money on avocado toast or that Baby Boomers are out of touch – but what happens when members of different generations are all under one roof? In this episode, we look at getting the best out of a multigenerational workforce and how to harness the power of each generation.

What’s the great thing about people? Well, we’re all different, we are all unique, we all have our own story to tell. Our life experiences are what make us diverse.

PacketFabric, an innovator of on-demand connectivity for enterprise customers to the secure private internet, today announced a strategic partnership with Colt Technology Services, a leading provider of global high bandwidth connectivity solutions.

As Teams adoption increases, and in particular its use for voice and telephony services, so too does the demand for integration into contact centre and customer support capabilities.

The challenging and unpredictable nature of 2020 forced enterprises everywhere to review their IT priorities and focus spending around what really matters – continuity, resilience, agility and ease of management. In this context it is easy to see why the popularity of SD WAN has not only sustained but increased in the last year.

Last year we smashed records for our Net Promotor Score (NPS). Our strong performance continued throughout the year and we closed Q4 with a fantastic score of 69 in Europe and 35 in Asia.

Over the past few years, neurodiversity has emerged as an important element to consider in inclusion strategies, but what do we mean when we talk about neurodiversity? And how can we cater to our non-neurotypical colleagues? In this episode, we break down misconceptions around neurodiversity and reshape it as a superpower.

In this newly created role, Mirko will work closely with the wider Strategy and Transformation team to help develop and implement Colt’s long term strategy.

Massive changes have happened to our lives in the past year, most notable is how virtual our world is due to the pandemic. Previously you…

The whole concept of NetOps is to give enterprises the right philosophies and tools to build a network that can respond quickly to application and end user needs.

This week we talk with three women of Colt, who share the experiences they’ve had in their careers that shaped the women they are today. Jeme, Helen and Shweta reflect on the shifting perceptions of women in the workplace, the frustrations of tokenism and the importance of taking risks.

Tessa Raum has been named EVP HR of Colt, bringing a wealth of experience in the technology industry to the position. London, UK, 21st January…

Its swift evolution is being driven not just by the growth of cloud and need for secure access at a fast-changing network edge, but by the continual change in enterprise network architectures.

Contact centres play a critical role in an organisations customer engagement strategy. Despite the rapid change in agents physical location over the past year, the…

I’m incredibly proud and honoured to be included in this year’s OUTstanding LGBT+ Executives List, supported by Yahoo Finance. Being an ally and champion of…

Colt announced that ITEC Hankyu Hanshin Co., Ltd. has selected Colt’s services in Asia.

Today we’re launching exciting changes that aim to make it easier to do business with Colt. In 2020 we were proud to receive record breaking…

Forrester names Colt a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Software-Defined WAN Services, Q4 2020 stating “Colt Technology Services has a strong roadmap that compliments a robust offering” as well as its vast presence in Europe.

Colt’s Direct Routing as a Service solution helps enterprises rapidly enable PSTN calling in Teams to transform their communications London, UK, 12th January 2021 –…

Networks are one of the critical enablers for digitalisation. Modern networks are underpinned by innovations in massive scale, reach and agility for growing consumption of higher bandwidth connectivity for cloud-driven businesses.

Today we’ve unveiled a fresh new look for Colt – bringing us firmly into the next decade and matching the vibrancy and diversity of our…

Colt helped partner Quendra transform the communications of their client Cosco Beligum (an agent for China’s Cosco Shipping Lines), by integrating Microsoft Teams with SIP Trunking, IP Access and Cloud SBC.

It seems only fitting to end 2020 with an episode around how this year has affected our mental health and what we can do to safeguard it. Our host Izzy Bishop sits down with Bram Troost, qualified Mental Health First Aider at Colt, and Hayley Dare and Gavin Richardson, co-founders of Wellbeing Mental Health.

This report highlights the main drivers of this more dynamic European job market until 2030 to help policymakers and technology and business leaders shape and develop their talent and workforce strategies.

Colt’s connectivity lights up the Thames for Illuminated River with the world’s longest public art commission.

As we approach the end of a tumultuous year, it’s clear that working from home is here to stay. While opinions are divided over how…

BNZSA has consolidated its growth with Colt’s multi-country SIP Trunking and IP Access services. A major part of BNZSA’s business is telemarketing, and therefore having a reliable telecommunications provider is key for their plans for international expansion.

Colt has announced that it provides connectivity to Oracle Cloud in Tokyo and Osaka for Fullenergy Limited, a Cloud Integrator that owns a group of engineers specialized for Oracle Cloud.

The killing of George Floyd in the summer of 2020 sparked worldwide outrage, becoming a turning point for the anti-racism movement. So how do we transfer that momentum to the world of work?

  Global and industry DDoS attack trends, as per the NETSCOUT Threat Intelligence report, October 2020 The need to adopt advanced and automated DDoS technology…

By combining Colt’s network footprint and on-demand capability with the Equinix Fabric offering, enterprises benefit from a simplified end-to-end experience when connecting to their digital…

The Full picture is a new podcast from Colt Technology Services combining individual stories and expert opinions to make sense of the world around us. Our first season is all around inclusion and diversity: why is it important? What do I&D statistics actually mean? And, most importantly, what should companies be doing about it?

Since the launch of its IQ Network in 2016, Colt has continued to drive innovation in next-generation optical networking via an extensive programme of investment,…

Find out what it takes to migrate SAP workloads successfully to the cloud – join our webinar. Migrating SAP workloads to the cloud is a…

By investing in its SD WAN proposition, Colt allows enterprises to react rapidly to change, which creates a seamless and disruption-free user experience. London, UK,…

Black Friday and its counterpart, Cyber Monday, are a phenomenon that have become truly global in the last 10 years. Each year, shoppers flock online…

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed every aspect of our lives. We are living through times of great uncertainty and unprecedented levels of stress. That’s causing…

For most people, Black Friday is a day for perusing online sales and getting started on festive shopping. But at Colt, we’re looking at Black…

Colt’s dedicated cloud connectivity helps Optimizer win public tenders for their Oracle cloud services to their client Lipor

Today is International Men’s Day, which focuses on making a positive impact on the wellbeing and lives of men and boys. This falls during the…

The two companies will provide the ECB with connectivity services to the payments (TARGET2 and TIPS) and securities (TARGET2-Securities) settlement platforms and the ECMS via…

Heading into 2021, Colt has unveiled its focus for the coming years, which will see it build on its strong network foundations, leverage its digital…

Farfetch makes luxury fashion available to customers worldwide with Colt’s multi-cloud connectivity services

This year we’ve been undertaking a significant overhaul of the user experience in our customer portal, Colt Online. We’re pleased to say we’ve now launched…

The implementation of Colt’s cloud connectivity service has empowered Mitsubishi Research Institute DCS Co., Ltd. with the ability to reliably deliver their multi-cloud storage solution, Dibertas.

Green thumb for the network – How COMPO switches its network infrastructure from MPLS to SD WAN

Colt’s CCaaS solution, with its impressive voice and cloud propositions integrated with Atos’ Cloud Contact Centre solution, will further enable enterprises to continue their digital…

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen a boom in the Retail Trading Market, with trade numbers and new accounts both soaring. Fuelled by extraordinary volatility during…

The first time I realised I was black happened in my first year in Belgium, at primary school. One of my classmates used to love…

Dialling into the future – How Bertelsmann is transforming digital collaboration with Colt’s SIP Trunking Services

In collaboration with Frost & Sullivan and Ciena, we examine the evolving role of the network in the digital era. Today, businesses have a different…

De-risking SAP and Azure migrations with Microsoft and Colt Watch our webinar on demand, hosted by UKISUG When it comes to cloud migration, elasticity is…

We are very pleased to announce that Colt has won an award at this year’s Global Carrier Awards for ‘Best Global Wholesale Carrier – Data’.

Colt announced that global management consulting firm, Arthur D. Little has selected Colt’s SIP Trunking and IP Access services in Asia.

When I think of Black History Month (BHM), I think about the history of my ancestors. I spoke to both my grandmas to find out…

Managing Asia exposures can be challenging. Liquidity, latency, and time zone difference can pose obstacles to derivatives investors

I am honoured to write for Black History Month (BHM) at Colt. To me, BHM is a time of celebration and remembrance, heralding those who have inspired…

Colt Technology Services has been named as a Strong Performer in The Forrester Wave™: Software-Defined WAN Services, Q4 2020. The Forrester Wave evaluates SD WAN…

Colt has announced that Mitsubishi Research Institute DCS Co. Ltd (MRI DCS) is using Colt’s Dedicated Cloud Access (DCA) and Ethernet solutions for their new service “Dibertas”.

Earlier this year, Network 25 (Colt’s women’s network) hosted an event on the topic of raising confident young women. We invited four fathers at Colt;…

Three UK, as part of its end to end network transformation, has entered into an agreement with Colt Technology Services for it to become a…

This webinar highlights the recent unprecedented change and what has been called ‘the new normal’. 

Join us to understand how SD-WAN, SASE and multi-cloud solutions enable security, flexibility and scalability for companies.

Delivering a great customer experience (CX) is fast becoming a key differentiator. As our customers’ world becomes more connected, the links between machines are just as important as those to the customer.

Colt continues to occupy its position in Vertical Systems Group’s Global Ethernet Leaderboard, maintaining its lead ahead of CenturyLink, Orange, BT Services, and Verizon. Second…

Colt has been profiled in the Analysys Mason report; ‘Operator approaches to unified communications (UC): ten case studies’. This is a fantastic recognition of our…

As Vice-Chair of the security sub-group of UK5G, I chaired the 5G and Security – Security Sub-Working Group webinars, a part of 5G week, which…

Intelligent Automation is at the heart of back-office operations, improving processes to drive efficiencies and providing a better customer experience.

We’re a week into the first Colt Charity Challenge and I’m extremely excited to say that we’ve already raised €40,000 for our charity partners. Colties…

In the wake of lockdown across the world, many businesses anticipated that their cloud migration projects would be delayed. Our survey found 67% of IT-leading…

Gerry Clifford, Global Head of Events at Colt Colt’s most significant reward programme for employees is Ace Connect. In normal times, Colt’s top performers are…

The Media and Entertainment (M&E) sector plays a big part in almost all our lives. As companies aim to reach, attract, and engage customers more effectively, brands are seeking to build, buy, and borrow media capabilities to enable new technologies and innovation.

Figo Wu – Sales Support Executive For The Colt Charity Challenge, I am aiming to run 5km during my lunch breaks. As an ambassador and…

Connectivity has always been at the heart of the capital markets and it’s an area currently undergoing considerable change.

The global cloud computing market is set to reach $295 billion by 2021, a 12.5% growth from 2019 (despite COVID-19 disruptions).

Tanya Goldhaber – Global Strategy Manager For the Colt Charity Challenge I am cycling, running, walking, and competitive ballroom dancing. I got into ballroom dancing…

Colt Technology Services has extended ‘on demand’ capability to its premium business internet offering in Singapore, becoming the only provider in Singapore and the region…

We are very pleased to announce that Colt has won the award for Most Innovative Telco Cloud Strategy (Network/Data Centre Operator) at this year’s Leading…

Traditionally provisioned services can’t always keep up with a dynamic enterprise. Having to fill out lengthy forms and then wait weeks or even months for provisioning of additional capacity.

From November 2019 to May 2020, the number of daily Microsoft Teams users has increased from 20 million to 75 million. But why has this…

48% of leading IT decision-makers intend to begin a cloud migration project in the next six months. Cloud migration is undeniably emerging as a key…

Microsoft Teams has the potential to significantly improve productivity, but the migration needs to be managed carefully.

For eight consecutive years, we have organised and hosted the Colt Charity Bike Ride. An annual event, where we take 130 riders and 40 support…

Click here to see the Colt & Oracle webinar on Cloud connectivity and why reliable, on-demand connectivity matters. The drivers and benefits of using Oracle…

Connectivity is key to a successful cloud experience and that’s why we’re working closer than ever with leading cloud service providers. We’ve been working with…

At the end of June, the Federation of European Securities Exchanges (Fese), rejected a call from traders to shorten the trading hours of the regions’…

Colt Technology Services evolving Universal CPE (uCPE) proposition represents a shift in how enterprises consume network services. Tokyo, 4th August 2020 – Colt Technology Services…

Arthur D. Little Japan selected Colt SIP Trunking for its voice services and Colt IP Access for the network. By choosing Colt, Arthur D. Little Japan only needs a single service provider to connect its network from its offices in Europe and Asia.

Keri Gilder – CEO, Colt Technology Services We’re now past the halfway point of 2020, and we can all agree this year has not been…

75% of enterprises run at least one application in the cloud and with 80% of traditional data centres set to be shut down by 2025,…

Tencent Cloud chose Colt Wave for a secure and reliable network to align with their global expansion strategy.