Colt and Verizon raise the bar for inter-operator SDN
At an event in London Colt and Verizon claimed the first two-way inter-operator SDN network orchestration demonstration.
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Virtualization is going to happen, but that isn’t the point
A question was raised at The Great Telco Debate event which caused a stir: will virtualization make telcos agile and competitive? Of course it will, but it needs to happen faster was the feedback.
Colt announces €500m network cash injection
Colt Technology Services has revealed its cunning plan to fuel growth including a three year, €500 million investment in its network, as well as a refreshed approach to customer experience.
Diversification is a search for fools’ gold – Colt CEO
In an industry which has seen money been thrown around like confetti in a bid to diversify business models, Colt has bucked the trend and simply said no.
AT&T, Colt and Orange have a virtualization party
Wholesale operator Colt has claimed its position as the network for networks after doing some SDN and NFV cleverness with AT&T. Coincidentally, Orange announced the launch of an SDN project at the exact same time.
Colt promises virtualization made simple through new DCNet service
Colt has announced a new offering which claims to help enterprises and wholesale operators get the full benefits of virtualization at reduced cost and complexity.
Colt harnesses SDN, achieves network accreditation
Colt, the global network provider, has announced its SDN-enabled network services have achieved Metro Ethernet Forum accreditation.
Fidelity looks to fully acquire Colt but faces opposition
Fidelity Investments, which is already the majority shareholder in Colt Group, has bid to acquire the remaining stock of the telecoms and cloud provider, but Colt directors are unconvinced.
Colt launches mega-fast European Supercore network
Wholesale and enterprise-services telco Colt has launched a new mega-fast, high capacity, pan-European network to satiate the bandwidth-intensive nature of tech and media industries across the continent.
Ofcom increases scrutiny of BT with dark fibre proposal
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has stepped up its efforts to reduce BT’s dominance of the UK fixed line market by announcing proposals that would oblige BT to open up its so called ‘dark fibre’ for use by competitors.
Actelis ships a million EFM ports
Ethernet over copper solutions provider Actelis Networks has shipped its one millionth Ethernet in the First Mile (EFM) port to network operator Colt.
Colt hooks up with Unisys for cloud services
Pan-European backbone network Colt has entered into a contract with IT services firm Unisys to deliver infrastructure, cloud management software and services to European customers. After the initial UK implementation, the companies intend to provide the services from an additional six data centres within Colt’s European network.
Colt trials 100 Gigabit Ethernet with Infinera
Colt has successfully completed its first European field trial of 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GbE) over a live network, using kit from Infinera.The trial consisted of a 100Gbps transmission over the 861km route on Colt’s low latency fibre network between London and Frankfurt using Infinera’s DTN optical platform. A single trip latency of 4.23ms was measured across the 100Gbps circuit.
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