Networking News & Resources

Last week, we announced that we have approved Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs), which recognise the highest possible standards of data protection when transferring personal data.

Colt Technology Services, a leading provider of agile, high bandwidth connectivity solutions, today announced that it is providing the connectivity for MC Digital Realty’s new Metro Connect service.

As a real estate services provider, BNPPRE keeps an eye on the trends and offers national and international clients in Germany comprehensive services in all…

The financial extranet Colt PrizmNet is a dedicated network for the financial industry and provides access to over 160 exchanges, trading venues and service providers…

We’re very proud to share that Colt has won the awards for SD-WAN and SASE Excellence and SD-WAN Service Excellence at the Network Transformation Awards 2021!

With recent exponential growth of network demand with the rise of multimedia on demand content, cloud computing and increasing mobile usage – businesses have been facing increasing pressure to reduce costs & maintain capacity to keep in line with customer demand. In this guide, we aim to break down the compontents, advantages & industry implications of moving to SDN.

Coordinated by Colt, the consortium brings the benefits of private 5G connectivity to enterprise networks in the PB5 La Défense building in Paris.

Did you know that over 7% of the gold on earth can be found in electronics currently in landfills? At Colt, being environmentally sustainable is…

Colt is proud to have been certified compliant with the ITW Global Leaders Forum (GLF) Code of Conduct, demonstrating the company’s active work to stop fraudulent voice traffic in international telecommunications.

Colt receives official approval from the European Data Protection Board.

Colt has set a new record score for NPS in Asia for Q3 – jumping 5 points to 51. This comes after a record Q2,…

Colt Technology Services announces pioneering bioleaching trial Partners with N2S to evaluate innovative e-waste solution that uses microbiological techniques and living organisms to extract precious…

We are very proud to share that two Colties have been named in the OUTstanding LGBTQ+ Role Model Lists 2021 supported by Yahoo Finance. The…

au Kabucom Securities Co., Ltd. is an online brokerage company and is the core company of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG Group)’s online financial services.

To facilitate the on-going cloud migrations of enterprises globally, Colt continues to provide high bandwidth, on-demand connectivity to Oracle Cloud Paris, France – November 9,…

Enables Singapore enterprises to fully secure a work-from-home workforce, priced on-demand and as used.

Sustainability is a core ingredient of Colt’s DNA and its future business strategy. As part of our sustainability journey we are committed to achieving global…

Powering the next generation of online gamers Don’t let your network ruin your end-users cloud gaming experience Jump to: Transform cloud gaming The network’s perspective…

08-12th November, 2021

Preparing for tomorrow’s connected world. Join is at Gartner Symposium in November to join the vision of CIO network requirements for the next decade, wider trends, and the steps to take now to prepare.

Learn how to prepare your business for the hybrid workforce and implement a successful digital transformation strategy.  

Secure Access Service Edge, better known as SASE is a recently emerging term, coined originally by Gartner in 2019. SASE is the convergence of modern WAN services and network security services into a single cloud based service model.

Colt PrizmNet further expands footprint in Brazil, delivering cost effective, low latency access to stocks, futures, indices, and market data via B3 London, 28 October,…

What does a good experience look like for those on the front line of customer service? In the last 18 months, the role of the…

Over the past few weeks, our black colleagues across our different regions have been sharing a personal blog centred around the ‘Proud to be’ theme,…

Last night we were at the 23rd World Communication Awards (WCA), after day one of the Total Telecom Congress at London’s Business Design Centre. It was an evening to recognise and celebrate the innovation and excellence of our global industry in the last year.

Strengthens Colt’s current SD WAN offerings and increases addressable market in Europe.

Last week Colt won the award for the “Best network technology innovation” at the 17th annual Global Carrier Awards (GCAs). This award recognised Colt’s contribution…

Every October, people around the world show their support to those affected by breast cancer. Azmina shares her story to raise awareness.

RCS MediaGroup is a leader in media and publishing in Europe, whose prestigious publications include Corriere della Sera and La Gazzetta dello Sport newspapers in…

Over the next few weeks our Black colleagues across our different regions will be sharing a personal blog centred around the ‘Proud to be’ theme,…

Colt and Colt partner Drax integrated a Microsoft-certified session border controller (SBC) with Novencia’s existing Colt IP Access and SIP Trunking services to provide connectivity for MS Teams video and voice calls

Long before the switch-off of ISDN was announced by the major telecommunications companies in 2014, Colt introduced the financial services provider and long-standing customer to…

Architects and project planners develop models via bandwidth-intensive software applications in the cloud, which site managers and foremen access on the move for the execution…

Business drivers – why move to the cloud? Brussels Airlines decision to migrate their Blue One Mobile Crew management application to a VMWare interface demanded…

Hybrid cloud is rapidly becoming the cloud model of choice for organisations seeking the best of all worlds. But if a hybrid or multi-cloud deployment is not supported by the right connectivity, then a poor experience can result and expected dividends fail to materialise.

Powering enterprises’ digital transformations across Asia

Collaboration supports Wasabi’s continued international growth

Colt launches 400GE service across both Europe and Asia Pacific

September is a month where Colties take time to give time. This month, our employees in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dalian took time off to give back to the society. Our volunteers conducted various activities as a part of our CSR to contribute to the local communities in each of our business locations in Asia.

Colt has today announced that it is has joined the Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams programme. Colt joins a group of operators that partner with Microsoft to deliver enhanced customer experience and simplified enterprise procurement of voice in Teams.

We recently talked about what Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is and whether it was a disruptive change or more of a gradual evolution. But…

Protection for tomorrow’s distributed workforce One of the biggest barriers to success for a hybrid workforce is security. The balancing act is to enable easy…

Colt has deployed software from Blue Planet, a division of Ciena (NYSE: CIEN). Colt’s IQ Network now uses Blue Planet fault management software which will transform the Network Assurance experience that Colt provides to its customers.

Connectivity to support multi-cloud deployment and hubs in Europe, Asia and the US

FinTech is continuing to grow at a record-breaking pace, particularly in the Latin America (LatAm) region, with Brazil and Mexico being the prominent hubs. Due…

EVP Sales, Marketing and Customer Relationship Management and Chief of Staff to the CEO complete ELT

Learn how to prepare your business for the hybrid workforce and implement a successful digital transformation strategy.  

18th-21st Oct, 2021

Europe’s largest telecoms networking event will be back in London from October 18 – 21 in a blended format. You can join no matter where you are, whether it’s on-site or online. The industry is waiting to reconnect.

    There are few things the gaming community dislikes more than lag. This issue has negatively impacted the experience since the dawn of online…

Colt Group sets comprehensive science-based emissions reduction targets, accredited by the Science-Based Targets Initiative, to achieve net zero emissions goal

Colt helped partner Quendra to replace SD Worx´ WAN connectivity, ISDN and SIP trunking services – procured on a per-country basis – with unified, global network and SIP trunking solutions from a single provider. 

Awards season is in full swing for the telecommunications industry and I’m pleased to say that Colt has been shortlisted for five awards at the…

Many old-school stereotypes around masculinity have thankfully faded away but there are some that linger on – that men shouldn’t express their emotions, aren’t as naturally good parents as women or should earn more than their partner, for example. Let’s put these myths under the microscope and figure out how we can tear them down.

The HERoes 100 Women Executives List was announced yesterday morning and I’m truly honoured to have been included alongside women doing inspiring work to make…

Delivering an industry leading customer experience means looking at every aspect of the customer journey to see where improvements can be made. This can range…

Launching on International Literacy Day, the Connected Classroom will support child English literacy through world-leading software and reused Colt laptops

We’re thrilled to share that Colt has been shortlisted as a finalist across multiple categories in two top awards for customer experience (CX) in the UK and Europe.

Colt was an early adopter of Segment Routing (SR) in 2017, working closely with Cisco to add value to its SR-based network. This early commitment…

The agreement will bring new Dark Fibre and Data services to the Channel Tunnel for the first time in a generation, deploying the latest connectivity technology between the UK and mainland Europe.

Colt launches unique proposition that provides comprehensive market data coverage for exchanges in Mainland China via Hong Kong

VP Innovation, Mirko Voltolini and Head of Mobile Connectivity Solutions, Mark Gilmour, will speak at Light Reading’s BIG 5G Event taking place from 30 August – 3 September, 2021.

Persol Career Co., Ltd. selects Colt’s cloud connectivity service to connect to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

Colt has been recognised in Vertical Systems Group’s new Global Carrier Managed SD WAN LEADERBOARD, appearing in the ‘Challenge Tier”. The LEADERBOARD is measured on…

Colt’s customer is a leading UK managed service provider (MSP) with a wealth of experience and expertise in enterprise IT. Its software and managed IT…

How often have you felt new customers were better treated than you? Or how many times have you threatened to leave a company delivering a…

Colt developed a compelling proposition for a powerful, flexible global connectivity solution that guarantees end-to-end performance, security, monitoring and visibility; and delivers outstanding levels of service and support

17th Sep, 2021

The event will bring together industry leaders, experts, and executives to present the final report of the Connected Mobility project, learn more about how the mobility sector is evolving thanks to the use of connected vehicles and what new business models are emerging.

How good is the customer experience (CX) from your critical suppliers? In our 2021 cloud research we found that ERP and CRM systems, closely followed…

For a geographically distributed company, whose core business is based on electronic purchases and effective customer service, the availability of a reliable and efficient telco…

Following several years of rapid growth, Fintyre is the leader in Italy’s tyre replacement market today. Fintyre operates up and down the country, providing daily…

After so much change in the last 18 months, planning for, much less predicting the future, is trickier than ever. Our customers are facing up…

Colt brings enterprise sites even closer to the Cloud, covering almost all major public cloud PoPs in Europe and Asia

Customers using Colt SD WAN can have confidence their service meets the stringent requirements of MEF 70.

A company’s values define not what a company does, but how they do it. Done well, they show everyone – customers, partners, suppliers, and employees…

Through this expansion, Colt is supporting the peninsula on its way to becoming a connectivity crossroads between America, Asia, Africa and Europe

The data centre (DC) market is growing and partnerships are more important than ever. Consumer behaviour surrounding mobile connectivity, increases in internet traffic, cybersecurity demands…

There’s a lot of talk about Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), but what does it really mean? The term itself was coined by Neil MacDonald…

Capital Market customers will benefit from a quick turn on and low latency connection to the new pan-European equity derivatives exchange.

Colt becomes one of the first to deliver a managed SD WAN service integrated with Versa SASE.

Colt has been named a very strong performer by independent industry analyst GlobalData in its new report, Colt – Business Services Europe. Colt received scored…

Leading video game company uses Colt Private Wave to connect four regional studios to the company´s Paris data centre.

As a company, we strive to be the most customer oriented business in our industry. Our Customer Service and Customer Intelligence teams work tirelessly to…

For someone with a disability or long term condition, the workplace can be a minefield of potential obstacles, frustrations and straight-up roadblocks to what they need to do or where they need to go. From accessibility ramps to subtitles on video content, there are a number of things we can do to help our disabled team members feel more at home.

The Network Operations (NetOps) and Development Operations (DevOps) functions utilise similar tools, methods and techniques to improve the customer’s experience when building a flexible, software-defined…

Colt and IBM to collaborate on edge solutions for enterprise customers

The workplace can be a difficult place to navigate for a trans person – deciding on which bathroom to use isn’t quite as straightforward as it is for cisgender colleagues, for example, not to mention fielding questions on appearance. So how can we best support our trans coworkers? And our coworkers who are transitioning?

Andrew Edison, Colt’s EVP – Sales, Marketing & CRM (Interim), will speak alongside Hamish McRae, Associate Editor and Economics Commentator at The Independent and City Columnist at the Mail on Sunday, between 14.00 – 14.45pm BST, in a virtual session titled, “The World in 2030: a global connected economy.”

In our latest cloud research report, we found that Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) are the focus areas for the next…

The “telephone relay service” enables people with hearing or speech disabilities to communicate with other people over the phone through sign language interpreter operators, respond 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This service is provided by the telephone relay service provider designated by Minister of Internal Affairs and Telecommunications (MIC).

The media, entertainment and gaming industry is at a crossroads. Throughout the pandemic, most companies managed to work around their disconnected infrastructure to still deliver great experiences.

In 2019, 56.5% of disadvantaged young people in the UK left school without a GCSE equivalent. Compare that with the 75% of employers who require a GCSE equivalent for entry level roles. And it’s not just education – nepotism is rife when it comes to internships and work experience for young people. What can we do to boost social mobility and break those deep-rooted cycles of class inequality?

SAP migrations to the cloud are gathering pace. Ensuring that they are run on a best-in-class, cloud-optimised network, is pivotal to delivering a great customer…

It’s Women in Engineering Day, so we took the opportunity to speak to Aarushi Sharma about a typical day in her life and role in incident jeopardy management in Gurgaon, India.

Today is International Women in Engineering Day, so to mark the day we took the opportunity to speak to Mireia Sospedra about a typical day in her life as an incoming Mechanical Engineer in Barcelona.

Working under the cloud of a pandemic has been an exhausting experience for everyone. We have thousands of dedicated Colties across our business who are…

Colt is expanding its IQ Network footprint to Oracle’s dual-region Cloud to continue to serve the growing Cloud connectivity requirements of enterprise and government organisations.

A key theme that emerged from 2020’s BLM protest was the active involvement of non-Black people seeking to be allies. But what does being an ally really mean? And how can you be one to those around you – taking constructive steps instead of being patronising or facetious?

Pride Month is celebrated in June each year to mark the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a pivotal protest that changed the face of LGBTQ+…

Colt announces changes to its Strategy & Transformation team under Jaya Deshmukh.