[April 10, 2012] Entanet improves network capacity further and expands colocation footprint Tweet Apr 10, 2012 (M2 PRESSWIRE via COMTEX) -- Entanet, the leading wholesale voice and data communication provider, has made further improvements to its UK network infrastructure by upgrading the capacity of its northern ring to 10Gbps, whilst also announcing a new colocation site that will be available from the end of April. Steve Lalonde, Entanet's Chief Technical Officer, said: "We have already made some significant improvements to our network's footprint this year. In line with our forecasts, we are seeing an increase in demand from businesses for higher capacity and by strengthening our northern ring capacity by 500 percent will ensure we stay ahead of future demand. We have also upgraded our peering at LONAP* to 10Gbps to meet the anticipated demand that the Olympics may bring." As part of its ongoing strategy, Entanet has replaced ten 1Gbps wavelengths with five 10Gbps wavelengths between Manchester, Preston, Glasgow, Newcastle upon Tyne, Leeds and two sites in Edinburgh. Entanet already operates 10Gbps across London and between London and its Birmingham, Stoke and Manchester locations. It announced a 10Gbps upgrade to its London-Midland-North ring in 2011. The company is also expanding its datacentre footprint to accommodate increasing demand for colocation services. "To expand our colocation footprint, we will be introducing a new suite in the Equinix colocation centre in Slough, at the end of April, to meet an increasing demand from customers and to add more diversity from our current locations in London and at our head office in Telford", said Lalonde. For more information about Entanet's network and colocation solutions they provide contact Entanet on 0333 101 0000, email [email protected] or alternatively visit www.enta.net. *A neutral not-for-profit Internet Exchange Point based in London About Entanet Entanet is a leading wholesale voice and data communications provider and operates via a network of wholesale and resale channel partners. Entanet was founded in 1996 by Taiwanese 'Comms Business channel entrepreneur of the year' winner Jason Tsai as part of Entagroup, a leading IT distribution and IP communications group also comprising Enta Technologies and Entamedia. The company employs over 80 staff across a variety of teams, from sales and marketing, programming, systems and network engineers, technical support and customer service operatives through to accounts and personnel. The company is located within a strikingly impressive and authentic Chinese pagoda in Telford, Shropshire, reflecting the company's Taiwanese heritage. As a wholesale provider Entanet offers an extensive portfolio of services including wholesale and packaged broadband, leased lines and Ethernet, IP VPNs, hosting and colocation, VoIP and traditional telecoms. It is also a member of ISPA. The company operates its own fully resilient national next generation network from Glasgow to London, with further connectivity into Amsterdam and Frankfurt and covers all of the key aggregation points that form BT's 21st century network (21CN), providing up to 10Gbps capacity. Entanet maintains over 900 peering relationships throughout Europe and manages three state of the art data centres at its Telford HQ. Entanet's high quality services and channel commitment have been regularly acknowledged with nominations in several leading awards programmes including the ISPAs, ITSPAs, CRN Channel Awards, PCR Awards, Comms Business Awards and Comms National Awards. Most recently, Entanet's founder Jason Tsai was chosen as 'Channel Entrepreneur of the Year' in the 2010 Comms Business Awards while the company was awarded the title of Best Internet Telephony in the 2011 ISPA awards. Entanet's substantial levels of organic growth have also been regularly recognised by the Sunday Times Tech Track 100, Deloitte Technology Fast 500 EMEA, TechMedia Invest Top 100 and Real Business Hot 100. For more information contact: Darren Farnden, Head of Marketing Entanet International Ltd Tel: 0333 101 0000 Email: [email protected] Neville Street Stella Six PR 78 White Hart Reabrook Shrewsbury Shropshire UK SY3 7TE T: +44 (0) 1743 246917 Skype: neville.street Twitter: @stellasixPR F: +44 (0) 1743 291816 M: + 44 (0) 7967 717259 E: [email protected] www.stellasix.com ((M2 Communications disclaims all liability for information provided within M2 PressWIRE. Data supplied by named party/parties. Further information on M2 PressWIRE can be obtained at http://www.presswire.net on the world wide web. Inquiries to [email protected]. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]