iomart Group Makes Multi-million Pound Investment in Data Centre
Fibre Network
LONDON, October 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
Geo Networks creates dedicated
super-fast fibre network for UK cloud computing company
Leading cloud computing company iomart Group plc has today
announced a multi-million pound investment in a new optical fibre
network that will provide its customers with the fastest
connectivity and transit of data between its data centres and the
main UK Internet exchanges.
iomart Group plc (AIM:IOM) has entered into a 10-year agreement
with Geo Networks Ltd (Geo) to deliver high-capacity fibre
connectivity into its six UK data centre locations. The new fibre
network means that iomart will no longer rely on routing customers'
connectivity via multiple providers, giving it total control over
its own network.
Angus MacSween, CEO, iomart Group
plc, said: "We are investing millions of pounds over the next
decade to give iomart one of the fastest and most resilient fibre
networks of any cloud computing company in the UK. Customers on our
network will have the fastest connections, allowing them to move
huge amounts of data at the highest speeds wherever they are
located. It allows us to take our network right up to our
customers' doors which is of huge benefit to organisations wanting
secure, private cloud environments."
The new fibre network will provide a 1,860-kilometre business
critical fibre superhighway linking iomart's six data centre
locations in London, Glasgow, Manchester, Maidenhead, Nottingham and Leicester. Connectivity between iomart Group's
Glasgow and London data centres will be four times faster
than the current industry average.
Angus MacSween added: "This will
significantly increase our current capacity and national reach,
ensuring that we can provide customers with unlimited bandwidth and
greater reliability and security, increasing their capability and
potential to grow."
Chris Smedley, Chief Executive of
Geo commented, "Geo's business is all about providing dedicated
fibre private network solutions to high-growth businesses like
iomart. These high-performance networks give our customers
scalability, security, speed of deployment and control and are the
ideal solution for market-leading cloud computing and hosting
businesses. We welcome iomart to our growing customer base and are
confident that its customers will be delighted with the services
they receive over this new fibre network."
A video explaining the benefits of the new network in more
detail is available at http://youtu.be/ursRK7XGGBk
For more information please contact:
Jane Robertson
PR Manager
iomart Group plc
jane.robertson@iomart.com
Tel: +44(0)7827-948-993
Twitter: @iomartgroup
For Geo, Caroline Beer,
geoPRteam@metia.com
+44(0)20-3100-3796