Olivia Mcdonald
I’ve had a varied career, including running a web design company and being employed in horse racing, but one of my favourite roles before I started my telco journey was work experience at Pete Waterman’s record company. It was amazing to work with artists like Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, but the day I helped…
Read MoreHybrid working causes 139% increase in peak office bandwidth
Hybrid work is having a major impact on network traffic in offices. The peak bandwidth at our London office (Colt House) jumped 139% from 2020, even with a 84% reduction in devices on the network. As more people head back into the office, IT managers and their teams need to consider the impact of new…
Read MoreColt and Versa Networks mark milestone in delivering SD-WAN as a service for global customers
1000 SD WAN services remotely provisioned across 55 countries, cutting connection time for global customers from 90 minutes to 12 seconds Colt Technology Services, the digital infrastructure company, today marked a milestone with strategic partner Versa Networks, the global leader in AI/ML-powered Unified Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) and Software-Defined WAN (SD-WAN), in its commitment…
Read MoreThe fastest business connection in central Berlin
Remote working is essential for more and more employees, whether on business trips, in smaller office spaces or to provide a healthy working environment. In addition data streams in offices are constantly increasing due to video conferencing or the use of cloud infrastructure and AI. This requires modern office spaces that can withstand everyday working…
Read MoreRobots and Virtual Receptionists: how Private 5G is delivering the hyperconnected coworking space of the future
Construction of the self-styled ‘beacon of change’ that is NEOM and The Line – the connected, smart and sustainable utopian ‘megacity’ – is accelerating in Saudi Arabia, promising a clean, hyperconnected environment incorporating AI, IoT and automated transportation in a reimagined work and living space. While it divides opinion, there’s no doubt the ambitious project…
Read MoreAccessibility is the best medicine
Hippocrates, regarded as the father of medicine, knew that effective medical care was based on comprehensive knowledge and sound training. Nowadays, digitalisation has greatly increased the possibilities of creating modern, interactive learning formats for prospective doctors in line with the latest research. Thieme Group is committed to enabling accessible medicine and healthier lifestyles. The digital…
Read MoreCIMD chooses Colt to guide express migration of contingency centre
Faced with the challenge of migrating its contingency data centre in a short period of time, CIMD opted for Equinix’s colocation hosting solution, offered through Colt. It became the first customer in Southern Europe to use this joint service, which allowed minimal interruption of operations and guaranteed the continuity of synchronous information backup. Jesús Mayo,…
Read MoreThe ultimate guide to SD-WAN
Home ❯ Business | 15 min read What is SD-WAN? SD-WAN is a networking technology that enables you to manage & optimise the connectivity of multiple sites across different network transport services, such across the public internet, MPLS or LTE. Now, next-generation SD-WAN is here, and it uses the cloud to its fullest potential. 15…
Read MoreNavigating the business landscape: Impacts of COP28 and what it means for Colt
COP28, the 28th annual United Nations climate meeting, commenced in Dubai from November 30 to December 12, 2023, with a focus on addressing climate change. The primary objective was to uphold the commitment made in Paris in 2015 to limit global temperature rises to 1.5C. Current warming is at around 1.1C or 1.2C compared to…
Read MoreBreaking barriers: Insights from #ChangeTheFace neurodiversity event
New industry research on neurodiversity in the tech sector was launched at the #ChangeTheFace Embracing Neurodiversity in the Workplace event this week. Colt’s own Tim Cook, Cloud Voice Sales Director, joined a panel alongside Vodafone, Nokia and Samsung to discuss the research and share his own story of someone diagnosed as neurodivergent later on in…
Read MorePilot success sees Colt extend metal recycling project
We have been working with Urban Miners to carry out a pilot in Sweden which focused on recovering valuable materials from old equipment. Due to its great success, the pilot will now be rolled out further. As part of our network upgrade project, we partnered with metals recycling company Urban Miners to analyse our decommissioned…
Read MoreColt shines bright in 2023: A recap of our award wins
2023 has been a big year for Colt. Not only have we maintained our Platinum EcoVadis rating for the second consecutive year, achieved a 70 plus NPS rating for all Colt regions, but we have also completed the acquisition of Lumen EMEA, marking a new era. But 2023 has also been a momentous year for…
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