Networking News & Resources

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.

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. Download our webinar to hear Colt &…

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.

Colt is recognised as a Leader in ISG Provider Lens research report by comparing provider strengths, challenges and competitive differentiators.

The legal sector has the challenge of balancing well established processes and ways of working, with keeping data secure alongside the growing trends

Colt employees across the globe have come together to raise funds for MSF as part of their Coronavirus Crisis Appeal. London, UK, 15 July 2020…

What is to be expected from the financial markets after this period of great uncertainty? You will hear from experts from WSE, Colt, S&P and Goldman Sach

To support organisations’ on-going digital transformation in Asia, Colt complements Microsoft Azure Peering Service with end-to-end traffic prioritisation for Microsoft SaaS services, helping to ensure…

John Armenakas, Principal – Global Strategic Partnerships, Colt Technology Services This year our partnership with Oracle has risen to the next level; in February we…

Colt Asia Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) committee have donated relief supplies to hospitals, schools, and orphanages, aiming to offer support to the local communities in which we operate across Asia.

After Keri Gilder stepped up to the role of CEO, Colt has named a new CCO to continue to drive the organisation’s transformative, customer first,…

Today, networks must be more intelligent and agile than ever. They must be able to support new applications and use cases without sacrificing performance

New cloud interconnect will make easier the on-going cloud migrations of enterprises globally with high bandwidth and on-demand connectivity to Oracle Cloud  Amsterdam, the Netherlands,…

What is SD WAN? Why does it matter for your business and how do you choose the right one? An Introduction to SD WAN Networks…

Colt is enabling the next wave of enterprises’ digital transformations, launching multi-cloud connectivity underpinned by Colt’s market-leading SD WAN offering. London, UK, 25th June 2020…

As we start to think about a post Covid-19 world, it’s clear the world we once knew has changed, both in and outside of work.

Colt launches IP Access On Demand in Asia

Colt further expands IQ Network in Europe, strengthening key metro’s in Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands. This expansion signals Colt’s continued support for the digital…

Is the cloud meeting expectations? Join our webinar to gain valuable experts insights from Colt & Oracle on the top cloud migration challenges that CIOs and…

Connecting to Oracle with Colt On Demand An introduction to the On Demand cloud experience Cloud computing delivers well known benefits, but the end-user experience can…

18th June, 2020
Namex is the annual meeting gathering telecoms operators and stakeholders in the internet digital ecosystem. The event provides a platform to hear from industry experts on future trends and to network during one-to one meetings.

Colt announced that its award-winning Ethernet VPN service is now offering any-to-any connectivity globally.

“There comes a time when silence is betrayal” – Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. I, like many others, have watched the news coming out of…

Colt announced the availability of hosted on-demand access to Oracle Cloud Infrastracture in Tokyo through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure FastConnect.

08-12th November, 2020

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.

19-22 October, 2020
Colt is proud to be the Diamond sponsor of Capacity Europe 2020, the unmissable annual meeting for carriers, data centres, IXPs, ISPs, cloud & content providers and infrastructure vendors.

In collaboration with Ciena we explore best practice examples on how to protect your network and how to apply next-gen architecture and security practises to enable increased working from home.

SD WAN is one of the fastest growing segments of the network infrastructure market, with many enterprises already deploying SD WAN solutions to help

Making our customers’ lives easy in this complex world is customer experience gold. This was echoed loud and clear through the customer intelligence work we…

After five years at the helm of the organisation, Carl Grivner is stepping down as the CEO of Colt, with Colt’s current Chief Commercial Officer…

Colt complements Microsoft’s Azure Peering Service with end-to-end traffic prioritisation for Microsoft SaaS services, ensuring a seamless end-to-end customer experience.

As I sat down to write this blog, the buzzer in my flat went to announce the arrival of a delivery – something that’s not…

Wifirst underpins managed WiFi services with high-bandwidth fibre connectivity from Colt The French founder of Wifirst, Marc Taieb, established the company in 2002 to address…

Join our cobranded webinar with SGX and FTSE Russell to hear how life after Covid 19 will impact businesses.

Francesca will join other specialists in 5G, security, research and regulation in Government initiative to ensure the security of the UK’s 5G networks.

To ensure best-in-market low and ultra-low latencies for the Capital Markets, Colt has made further latency reductions on critical PrizmNet routes in Europe.

As more businesses move workloads to the cloud we wanted to find out if migrations so far have met expectations and what the challenges have been.

Unified Communications describes the integration of multiple communication methods (such as Email, Phone, Video and Messaging) within a business.

Edge computing is a market on the move – with Forrester predicting the edge cloud service market will grow by at least 50% this year.  …

2020 is set to be a momentous decade for cloud networking, as enterprises are committed to embedding cloud-first strategies in their organisations – new research commissioned by Colt has uncovered.

Colt’s global community is coming together to support Médecins Sans Frontières, also known as Doctors Without Borders, who currently running a Coronavirus Crisis Appeal.

Clear and reliable communication has never been more important, with voice products relied upon by global workforces to communicate with customers and employees. Customers need…

We’ve all had to make significant changes and many of us have had to adapt to the new ‘normal’. Annette Geuther, VP New Business Development, shares her tips for this new routine.

To support the accelerated digital transformation currently affecting enterprises, Colt has launched new features on its award-winning SD WAN platform.

James Halberstadt, a sales specialist in SD WAN at Colt, discusses how the technology is being used to quickly implement changes and deploy new services.

With many organisations transitioning staff to remote working, it’s easy to focus solely on upscaling network capacity rather than the significant cybersecurity risks. Here, two…

Inbound Voice is a cloud-based telephony service for both geographic and non-geographic numbers that provides online access to a full range of call routing

To facilitate the on-going cloud migrations of enterprises globally, Colt continues to provide high bandwidth, on-demand connectivity to Oracle Cloud.

Denphone is an Internet Telephony Service Provider (ITSP), that offer solutions tailored to users’ needs, mainly using its own IP-PBX and Polycom products.

At the end of 2019 we set a record for our Net Promotor Score (NPS), hitting 64 points in Europe and 26 in Asia. In…

In the last few months we’ve seen a significant increase in traffic across our network – between 30-40% extra in data traffic and 50-60% spikes…

To meet the ever-growing demand for multi-cloud services, Colt is launching Dedicated Cloud Access on Colt PrizmNet.

Every April in the UK is Stress Awareness Month, and with all that’s going on across the world today, this year’s initiative couldn’t be more timely.

Like most companies facing the Covid-19 pandemic, many of our employees have had to make a shift from working in the office to working at home.

“Colt transforms the way the world works through the power of connectivity – this focus on transformation is at the heart of Colt. We know…

Tim Cook, Director, Modern Workplace and Voice Specialists, discusses the impact of Coronavirus on global voice traffic today.

Colt Technology Services, a leading provider of agile, high-bandwidth connectivity solutions, today announced that it now provides full hosting capability to three Taiwan exchanges in response to the growing demand from Taiwan exchanges after the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) announced the implementation of continuous trading from 23 March 2020.

There is not one of our locations or colleagues that are not being affected by Coronavirus and the measures its outbreak is forcing us all to take. Melanie Halsey shares what Colt is doing to support its employees.

We have always believed in the importance of connectivity but could never have predicted the situation we find ourselves in today.

Colt Technology Services has today announced the appointment of Masato Hoshino as its Head of Asia and Representative Director & President of Japan.

These are unprecedented and uncertain times. As COVID-19 spreads around the world we are working around the clock to ensure the continued safety and wellbeing…

Colt has maintained its position in the year-end 2019 Global Provider Ethernet Leaderboard, continuing to stay ahead of CenturyLink, Orange, BT Global Services, and Verizon.

Enabling flexible working brings benefits to employees and employers. As an employer, you can expect your productivity and collaboration to improve, with employees no longer limited by…

Louisa Gregory, Colt’s Chief of Staff and VP Inclusion & Diversity, reflects on what International Women’s Day and #EachforEqual means for her and the importance of allyship in building an equal world