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To deliver the best customer experience, we all need to become call centre agents
Customer experience is fast becoming a differentiator for many businesses, at Colt for example our vision is to be the most customer oriented business in...
Colt to expand enterprise offering via direct, on-demand connectivity to Google Cloud Platform globally
Colt Technology Services today announced that it will enable enterprises direct, on-demand connections to Google Cloud globally.
Colt expands IQ Network to Kyoto and Kobe
Colt is furthering its presence in Japan to support businesses both locally and globally make the most of the opportunities in the region. Tokyo, Japan,...
Oracle OpenWorld
16-19 September 2019
Meet Colt at Oracle OpenWorld in San Francisco to discover how cloud computing connectivity will power digital transformations of...
Colt and Night Zookeeper hit three million words
Over the past year, we have been working with Night Zookeeper and are delighted at the progress we have made during this time. Night Zookeeper...
Colt goes above and beyond in customer experience to hit latest NPS score
This quarter we reported an NPS of 52 – which equals the highest NPS we have achieved as a business. Based on Satmetrix ‘Telecommunications 2018...
uCPE: Revolutionising the Network Edge with Colt
Watch the webinar on SD WAN uCPE: Revolutionising the Network Edge with Colt Now Available On Demand Join us for the 3rd instalment in our...
SD WAN: What’s the reality and how can it work for me?
Watch the Colt webinar on SD WAN: What’s the reality and how can it work for me? Now Available On Demand SD WAN is one...
The future workplace: Intelligent Communications
The Future Workplace: Your migration to Intelligent Communications with Colt How valuable is your time? If you could get back an hour in your diary...
SD WAN: After the hype, how to implement it in your business
SD WAN: After the hype, how to implement it in your business Date: Wednesday 15th May Time: 3:30pm BST Having started our SD WAN approach in 2015,...
Meeting network demands in the age of OTT
Over-the-top (OTT) has officially gone mainstream. With the global market value of OTT expected to rise to €128 billion by 2022, businesses need to keep...
Colt lights up London
The Illuminated River Project is an ambitious, public art commission which involves lighting up 15 bridges on the River Thames.
Machine learning: Ensuring the customer is always right
Machine learning is defined as the application of artificial intelligence (AI) that provides systems the ability to automatically learn and improve from experience without being...
Colt Armed Forces Career Transition Programme
28th August 2019
We are proud to launch Colt’s Armed Forces Career Transition (ACT) Programme with an interactive, engaging event. Service leavers from across...
The heat is on at ITW 2019
Last month I joined over 7,000 people from close to 2,000 companies, get together in Atlanta, Georgia (which I personally dubbed ‘Hot-lanta’ due to the...
A successful sales team should be diverse
On the 27 June, I attended the Women in Sales Summit 2019 event at the ExCel in London where I was part of a panel...
Warsaw Stock Exchange becomes a Colt PrizmNet provider
The partnership signals Colt’s increased and growing coverage in Central and Eastern Europe London, UK, 02 July 2019 – Colt Technology Services has today announced...
Watch the Colt webinar on SD WAN: What’s the reality and how can it work for me?
Watch the Colt webinar on SD WAN: What’s the reality and how can it work for me? Now Available On Demand SD WAN is...
Five things about the connected world beneath your feet
When did you last think about what happens under a manhole cover? Under these, Colt connects businesses so they can access cloud services, send emails,...
Why a frictionless inter-carrier ecosystem is the future of our industry
The industry is getting ever closer to frictionless networking and Colt, along with collaborators – AT&T, the GLF and MEF – is leading the charge....
AT&T and Colt are first to implement MEF’s LSO Sonata APIs to automate network ordering
The companies have been working together to implement MEF’s groundbreaking APIs, allowing for seamless ordering of Ethernet connections London and Dallas, June 24, 2019 —...
Colt and SIA awarded financial market connectivity by European Central Bank
This week it was announced that Colt, in partnership with SIA, has been awarded the ability to provide connectivity to the ESMIG interface (Eurosystem Single...
Colt named “Cloud Change Agent of the Year” at Ingram Micro’s Cloud Summit
Last week, Colt was named the “Cloud Change Agent of the Year” winner at Ingram Micro’s 2019 UK Cloud Summit in London. Colt was recognised...
Colt sponsors and joins the Sibiu International Marathon in Romania
The Sibiu International Marathon is the largest charity running event in Romania and all about being part of the community and supporting local causes. This...
Insurance provider supports European business
For this major international provider of insurance services, reliable, high-quality connectivity is critical — and increasingly so as it pursues a strategy of migration to...
The 5G revolution begins
It’s been a whirlwind few months since I joined Colt, particularly in the last month with speaking assignments at three big events on the future...
MISAWA HOMES CO., LTD.
Colt has offered a fully redundant configuration combining services with different backbone lines, enabling us to have stable cloud connectivity…
Leading provider of financial markets data
A client distribution network with a tailored service wrap delivers business outcomes
International Telecoms Week 2019 – Roundtable
25th June 2019
Join Colt and partners as they discuss the trends driving intelligence towards the edge of the network, how to navigate the...
Humans of Colt
Recently I’ve been doing a lot of networking at events, including one hosted by Network 25, our women’s network at Colt, and one of the...
Laying the foundations for 5G and the IoT
The fascinating paradigm we’re currently facing is that, as the world disconnects from cables and moves wireless and the wireless access point moves closer to...
Colt to connect to Oracle FastConnect in Japan; as Oracle furthers its footprint in Asia
Colt Technology Services continues to drive secure, reliable, low latency and high bandwidth connectivity to the Oracle Cloud as it furthers its presence in Japan....
International Telecoms Week 2019
23-26th June 2019
ITW (International Telecoms Week) is the annual meeting for the global wholesale telecoms industry, providing a platform for 6,939 delegates from 2,081...
International Telecoms Week 2019 – Reception
24th June, 2019
Please join Colt and Ciena for an Evening Reception with drinks & canapes on Monday 24th June at TheWhite Oak...
DefinedCrowd
The start-up DefinedCrowd has a platform that allows data scientists to collect, structure and enrich high-quality data to train artificial intelligence algorithms. The quality of...
Colt expands On Demand SDN to more regions globally; adding high bandwidth solution options
Colt Technology Services has today announced a significant expansion to its SDN enabled On Demand portfolio, with the introduction of new high bandwidth solutions options...
7 key things you need to know about On Demand and SDN
Business IP traffic is growing at a CAGR of 23%, with Cisco predicting it will total over 63 Exabytes (EB) permonth by 2022 as more...
Colt Technology Services appoints new EVP HR
Colt Technology Services has today announced the appointment of Melanie Halsey as the Executive Vice President (EVP) – Human Resources, reporting to Carl Grivner, Colt’s...
Cloud 2.0 and the new role of market data – Colt at DKF 2019
The Capital Markets industry is experiencing a fundamental transformation. As more applications and services move to the cloud, businesses are consuming more bandwidth, managing new...
Interxion Carrier Roundtable
15th May 2019
Interxion Carrier Roundtable has the great honour of presenting Colt as the host of the spring 2019 event in Stockholm, where we...
Connecting the Capital Markets in the SDN era: a new approach
Connectivity has always been at the heart of the capital markets and it’s an area currently undergoing considerable change.
Colt simplifies delivery of 5G backhaul services with Cisco
London, UK, 20th March 2019 – Colt Technology Services, a provider of high bandwidth connectivity solutions, is working with Cisco to add greater flexibility to...
Proprietary trading firm
This US-based proprietary trading firm conducts around a million trades every day on exchanges all over the world. To maintain exceptional trading performance, it colocates...
The one thing your cloud plan can’t live without
According to the Cisco Global Cloud Index, by 2021 94% of workloads and compute instances will be processed by cloud data centres. For enterprises it’s...
Netgroup
Many large enterprises in Denmark – especially those that operate in regulated industries such as life sciences, pharmaceuticals and financial services – choose to work...
Colt strengthens partnership with Night Zookeeper, enlisting UK mentors
Colt has further strengthened its relationship with interactive learning initiative Night Zookeeper, with Colt’s UK employees now mentoring children and coaching them on their writing...
Colt shares gender pay gap report for 2018
“As we release our 2018 gender pay gap report, I’m pleased to say that we are busy ramping up our efforts to attract great female...
The future workplace
The way we work is changing. Following our paper on the Future Network, here we look at the behaviours and technologies driving the future workplace…
Striking a gender balance is a business differentiator
The hashtag call to action for the recently celebrated International Women’s Day 2019, is #BalanceforBetter, and I’m a big believer in the importance…
Colt ranked second on Global Ethernet provider Leaderboard
Colt has climbed from third to second in the Vertical Systems 2018 Global Ethernet Provider Leaderboard, holding its position from the mid-year update.
You can’t have a first class cloud without a first class network
We are currently in the midst of a generational shift in computing architecture to the cloud. The ecosystem of IT suppliers which has existed in...
MWC at a glance; are telcos ready for the 5G evolution?
5G was one of the major talking points at MWC and intelligent connectivity will be key to realising the full potential of 5G networks.
FORBES Italy
The solution developed by Colt involved implementing the IP Access service, enabling Forbes to make content available over the Internet.
Leading global investment bank
A Europe-wide SD WAN from Colt underpins the bank’s digital transformation programme.
The future workplace
The way we work is changing. Today’s employees want open spaces, easy collaboration and the ability to fit work around the times of day when...
Colt launches Emergency Calls in Japan
To all valued customers, we thank you very much for your continuous support to Colt Technology Services Co.,Ltd. We are pleased to announce that you...
A guide to migrating from Skype For Business to Microsoft Teams
Microsoft Teams has the potential to significantly improve productivity, but the migration needs to be managed carefully.
Mobile World Congress 2019
25-28th February 2019
Meet with one of our specialists to see how Colt can power your Future Network at the Mobile World Congress 2019, hosted...
Strengthening the Link Between Connectivity and Customer Experience
Business today is all about the customer. As enterprises look to avoid a race to the bottom, both corporate and consumer-facing companies are increasingly
New study finds connectivity technologies are significant enablers to achieving customer experience goals
Study finds connectivity plays a crucial role in helping organisations achieve their customer experience objectives.
Colt at Berlinale 2019
The curtain has come down after another exciting Berlinale International Film Festival. Since 2009, Colt has been a Digital Cinema Partner of the…
Multinational engineering company
Multinational engineering company ensures network readiness for IoT data.
Colt provides the Colt Encryption Services to Berlinale 2019
Colt Technology Services has today announced that the Colt Encryption Services has been deployed for the first time at the Berlin International Film…
Kicking off the year at PTC 2019
January is always a hectic time and it’s no different in the telecoms sector with many events kicking off the year. One of the biggest...
The 5G hospital illustrates a changing business case for mobile networks
5G certainly isn’t short of potential. But it will require a denser network, additional spectrum and backhaul enhancements. So what’s the business case?
Colt appoints Head of Mobile Connectivity Solutions
Colt Technology Services has today announced the appointment of Mark Gilmour as its Head of Mobile Connectivity Solutions.
Colt launches Private Wave offering in Asia
Colt Private Wave is explicitly designed for businesses that require private optical solutions to ensure high security, high performance and resilient…
Berlinale
A smooth transition to digital content for one of the world’s largest public film festivals Berlinale
Colt expands IQ Network to Australia
The initial expansion will be to the Sydney metro area, with this IQ Network extension opening up new routes between Australia and key Asian hubs…
PTC’19 – From Pipes to Platforms
20-23rd January, 2019
Register now to meet with Colt, the most connected telecommunications operator in Europe. Meet with one of our specialists to see how...
Colt launches SIP trunking services in Hong Kong and Singapore
Colt is bringing to Hong Kong and Singapore its 26-year track record of providing business Voice services to global enterprises.
Your future network
Today’s network is built to deliver applications and services that didn’t exist 10 or 15 years ago, designed for companies that may themselves only be...
What is Intelligent Communications?
The modern enterprise is more diverse and connected than ever before, with new applications that bring people together regardless of their location.
Colt launches Intelligent Communications proposition with Microsoft
Colt Technology Services has today announced the launch of Colt Intelligent Communications – an enterprise solution integrating the power of Microsoft’s…
Atos
Atos is a global leader in digital transformation with 120,000 employees in 73 countries and annual revenue of € 13 billion.
What you need to know about encryption and GDPR
There’s a lot of mythology about encryption: that it’s highly complex to manage, that it will slow down dramatically application or network performance…
Looking ahead to the next twelve months
A new year always holds so much promise, and from a telco perspective, I’m especially excited about 2019, for I believe that it will be...
The new PCI DSS compliance regulations for phone-based payments
Last month the PCI SSC issued updated guidance for protecting phone-based payment card data – the first update since 2011.
The year that was 2018, and why we can’t wait to kick off 2019
The end of the year is nearly upon us and what a fantastic year it has been for Colt. Earlier in the year we shared...
Colt to expand IQ Network in Central and Eastern Europe
Colt Technology Services has announced the expansion of the Colt IQ Network in Central and Eastern Europe, further powering businesses digital…
Trusting blockchain: The power of governance
2018 has well and truly been the year of blockchain. From news articles, to papers, to organisations trying to find ways in which this technology...
Colt Japan to be the first provider to connect to the IBM Cloud Direct Link Connect locally
Colt has announced the extension of its collaboration with IBM, becoming the first IBM Cloud Direct Link Connect service provider in Japan.
Objectway
Objectway selected Colt as a partner in his renovation process and to ensure a stable international network.
Colt raises over €1 million for under-privileged children
This year Colt’s Charity Bike Ride hit an impressive milestone. Not only have thousands of kilometers been ridden for children in need, 2018 was the...
Hybrid cloud and multi-cloud
Hybrid cloud is rapidly becoming the cloud model of choice for organisations seeking the best of all worlds. But it needs the right connectivity.
Why the time is right for the customer oriented network
Consumer technology has influenced and blazed a trail for business technology. It’s time that happened for networking and telecoms.
Colt to provide IT solutions to cryptocurrency exchange service operator BITPoint Japan
Colt Technology Services today has announced that cryptocurrency exchange service operator BITPoint Japan Co., Ltd., selected Colt’s highly secure and…
Colt, Semafone and PCI DSS compliance
Colt has partnered with Semafone to provide its Cardprotect solution for taking payment from customers over the phone in line with the PCI DSS
OneAsia Network Limited
OneAsia recently launched a Business Continuity Facility in Kowloon peninsula. OneAsia sought a trustworthy and reputable provider for its business.
Colt wins the Cloud Infrastructure award at the WCAs
Last week, Colt for Dedicated Cloud Access on Demand picked up the Cloud Infrastructure award at the 20th annual World Communication Awards.
Google’s guide to the multi-cloud world
Every IT manager knows the value of a fast, reliable and secure platform—but what are the industry trends on how companies are adopting the cloud?
Colt wins 5 awards at the MEF18 event in Los Angeles
Last night Colt were awarded with five accolades at the MEF18 event in Los Angeles. Colt walked away with wins in the following categories…
Colt announces expanded cloud offerings with Oracle FastConnect
Colt to offer dedicated cloud connectivity services to Oracle Cloud through Oracle Cloud Infrastructure FastConnect.
Colt and Oracle: Improved customer engagement with cloud connectivity
Cloud adoption is critical to providing businesses with the agility they need in order to service the increasingly stringent and changeable demands of…
Colt wins two awards at the 14th Global Carrier Awards
Last night Colt emerged as one of the winners at the 14th Global Carrier Awards, taking away two awards.
GLF demonstrates how blockchain can transform inter-carrier settlement
ITW Global Leaders’ Forum (GLF) has announced the successful completion of a multi-lateral blockchain Proof of Concept (PoC) involving several…
Capacity Europe
22-25th October, 2018
Colt is a co-host at Capacity Europe – the largest carrier meeting in Europe. Bringing together over 650+ companies from across 90+...
Colt and Zeetta Networks unveil ground-breaking blockchain solution
Colt Technology Services and Zeetta Networks will reveal a world first Proof of Concept (PoC) demonstration ‘Blockchain-Based Carrier Marketplace…
Colt increases fibre capacity in Berlin
Last week we followed news of our expansion in Dublin, with plans for an expansion of the Colt IQ Network in Berlin, enabling digital transformation…
On Demand and Dedicated Cloud Access services recognised at Network Transformation Awards
Colt has picked up two awards at the Network Transformation Awards, which took place in The Hague last night as part of SDN NFV World...






















































































