Colt Group factsheet
Colt Group factsheet
Colt Group factsheetWho we areColt provides network, voice, data centre and managed cloud services to thousands of businesses around the world, allowing them to focus on delivering their business goals instead of the underlying infrastructure. Customers include 18 of the top 25 bank and diversified financial groups and 19 out of the top 25 companies in both global media and telecoms industries (Forbes 2000 list, 2014). In addition, Colt works with over 50 exchange venues and 13 European central banks.
Colt operates across Europe, Asia and and North America with connections into over 200 cities globally. It recently completed the acquisition of KVH, an integrated managed communications and IT infrastructure services business, with headquarters in Tokyo and operations in Hong Kong, Seoul and Singapore.
Founded1992HeadquartersLondon Offices14 across Europe, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, India and the USRegistered officeLuxembourgListingColt is listed on the London Stock Exchange (COLT).Employees5,000+Annual revenue€1,495.5M in 2014
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Infrastructure spanning 3 continents— Colt’s network directly connects 205 cities, with
a further 47 Metropolitan Area Networks (MANs) — Direct fibre connections into more than
22,000 buildings— Colt operates 29 carrier-neutral data centres in
Europe and in Asia-Pacific region — We provide services to our customers across
86 countries
Colt Group factsheetCapital Markets— Hosting services including colocation at Colt’s 29 data
centres in Europe, Asia and the US and exchange colocation at 26 venues
— Network services include managed networking and a range of Capital Markets specific propositions including ultra-low latency services, market access, broker access and client network access services, market access to 53 cross-asset class venues and Colt PrizmNet our financial extranet service
— Market data feeds from over 50 markets
Our successesMarket recognition— Metro Ethernet Forum Awards
— Colt has won awards for ten consecutive years — Seven awards in 2014, including Wholesale Service
Provider of the Year EMEA, Best Service of the Year EMEA and Best Service of the Year APAC
— Gartner— Colt named a leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for
Cloud-Enabled European Managed Hosting (2014)*— Capacity Global Wholesale Telecoms Award
— Best Pan-European Wholesale Carrier (2013)— Light Reading Leading Lights
— Most Innovative Ethernet Service (2014)— Network Virtualisation Industry Awards
— Operator of the Year (2014)— Telecom Asia Readers’ Choice & Innovation Award
— Carrier Ethernet Project of the Year (2014)— Futures and Options World (“FOW”) Awards
— Data Centre of the Year Award for Asia (2014)
Customers:— Colt customers include:
SWIFT, Nectar, London Stock Exchange Group, London Metal Exchange, McAfee, EUROVISION, Gallina Blanca Star, trivago and Associated Press
— KVH customers include:Audi, JPX, BNP Baribas, Merryll Lynch, WPP, IBM, Fujitsu, Toshiba and Hitachi
Colt is socially responsible— Environmental ISO 14001 certification in all our
European regions of operation— Colt’s energy programme saved over 17,000 tonnes of
CO2 equivalent and €4.6m of costs annually — Helped change children’s lives by volunteering over
25,000 hours to date and raising over €400,000
Products & Services Colt has a wide portfolio of Network, Voice, Data Centre and Managed Cloud services which are delivered with industry leading customer service and security.
Network Services— Managed Network Services— Bandwidth and Ethernet Services— Fibre Infrastructure and Wavelength Services— Dedicated Cloud Access
Voice Services— Enterprise voice services
PSTN and SIP trunking access and Outbound calls, UC solutions incl. Conferencing & Webex, Inbound Services and cloud based Contact Centre Services
— Wholesale voice servicesWorld-wide call termination via TDM and VoIP interconnection service, Reseller solutions and tools, White Labelled Services and Number Hosting
Managed Cloud Services— End-User Services - Virtual Desktop Infrastructure We specialise in hosting large and complex customer virtual desktop solutions — Mission Critical Web Hosting Excellent SLA’s backed up by our European datacentre estate and network— Enterprise Application Hosting Optimised Infrastructure for key enterprise application groups, such as ERP Infrastructure Platforms
Data Centre Services— Colocation in carrier-neutral data centres— ‘Remote hands’ services enable technicians to control
applications remotely— Disaster Recovery Space— DC Connect: direct connections to any enterprise
within a data centre - including carriers, internet and cloud service providers, internet and financial exchanges, and content providers or distributors
Integrated Solutions ServicesWe also have strong capabilities to integrate products and services and provide solutions to enterprises across the globe.
What we offer
* Gartner Magic Quadrant for European Managed Hosting (Gartner reference: G00260243), Tiny Haynes, Gianluca Tramacere, Lydia Leong, Gregor Petri, Douglas Toombs, Bob Gill, 09 July 2014.
All statements attributed to Gartner represent Colt’s interpretation of data, research, opinion, or viewpoints published as part of a syndicated subscription service by Gartner, Inc., and have not been reviewed by Gartner. The opinions expressed in Gartner publications are not representations of fact, and are subject to change without notice.
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