Log in to Colt Online Accessibility English Solutions Products Why Colt? Resources About us Contact us Networking News & Resources Home ❯ Networking News & Resources AllBlogsCase StudiesEventsGuidesNewsPodcastsWhitepaper News Colt chosen by MC Digital Realty to underpin its new ‘Metro Connect’ service Colt Technology Services, a leading provider of agile, high bandwidth connectivity solutions, today announced that it is providing the connectivity for MC Digital Realty’s new Metro Connect service. Read More » Case Studies Optimally networked – IT services for innovative real estate services As a real estate services provider, BNPPRE keeps an eye on the trends and offers national and international clients in Germany comprehensive services in all… Read More » Case Studies Buy, Hold or Sell The financial extranet Colt PrizmNet is a dedicated network for the financial industry and provides access to over 160 exchanges, trading venues and service providers… Read More » Blogs Colt wins big at the Network Transformation Awards We’re very proud to share that Colt has won the awards for SD-WAN and SASE Excellence and SD-WAN Service Excellence at the Network Transformation Awards 2021! Read More » Guides SDN Explained With recent exponential growth of network demand with the rise of multimedia on demand content, cloud computing and increasing mobile usage – businesses have been facing increasing pressure to reduce costs & maintain capacity to keep in line with customer demand. In this guide, we aim to break down the compontents, advantages & industry implications of moving to SDN. Read More » News Colt, Icade, ADVA, Airspan Networks, Athonet, Accedian and Tibco join forces to deploy enterprise private 5G pilot in France Coordinated by Colt, the consortium brings the benefits of private 5G connectivity to enterprise networks in the PB5 La Défense building in Paris. Read More » Blogs How Colt is trialling bioleaching to reduce e-waste Did you know that over 7% of the gold on earth can be found in electronics currently in landfills? At Colt, being environmentally sustainable is… Read More » Blogs Colt is certified as compliant with GLF Fraud Code of Conduct Colt is proud to have been certified compliant with the ITW Global Leaders Forum (GLF) Code of Conduct, demonstrating the company’s active work to stop fraudulent voice traffic in international telecommunications. Read More » News Colt Technology Services becomes the only communications provider in the world to have GDPR-compliant Binding Corporate Rules Colt receives official approval from the European Data Protection Board. Read More » Blogs Colt sets new record NPS in Asia Colt has set a new record score for NPS in Asia for Q3 – jumping 5 points to 51. This comes after a record Q2,… Read More » News Colt Technology Services announces pioneering bioleaching trial Colt Technology Services announces pioneering bioleaching trial Partners with N2S to evaluate innovative e-waste solution that uses microbiological techniques and living organisms to extract precious… Read More » Blogs Colt’s OUTstanding LGBTQ+ Role Models are named in this year’s Lists We are very proud to share that two Colties have been named in the OUTstanding LGBTQ+ Role Model Lists 2021 supported by Yahoo Finance. The… Read More » Case Studies au Kabucom Securities Co., Ltd. au Kabucom Securities Co., Ltd. is an online brokerage company and is the core company of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG Group)’s online financial services. Read More » News Colt and Oracle expands partnership supporting Fastconnect capabilities in France To facilitate the on-going cloud migrations of enterprises globally, Colt continues to provide high bandwidth, on-demand connectivity to Oracle Cloud Paris, France – November 9,… Read More » News Colt Announces Access to Oracle Cloud Services via FastConnect Enables Singapore enterprises to fully secure a work-from-home workforce, priced on-demand and as used. Read More » Blogs Colt’s Sustainability Champions win a mission to Antarctica Sustainability is a core ingredient of Colt’s DNA and its future business strategy. As part of our sustainability journey we are committed to achieving global… Read More » Guides Powering the next generation of online gamers Powering the next generation of online gamers Don’t let your network ruin your end-users cloud gaming experience Jump to: Transform cloud gaming The network’s perspective… Read More » Events Gartner Symposium 2021 08-12th November, 2021 Preparing for tomorrow’s connected world. Join is at Gartner Symposium in November to join the vision of CIO network requirements for the next decade, wider trends, and the steps to take now to prepare. Read More » Whitepaper Fast lane or dead-end: Where’s your cloud migration journey headed? Learn how to prepare your business for the hybrid workforce and implement a successful digital transformation strategy. Read More » Guides What is SASE? Secure Access Service Edge, better known as SASE is a recently emerging term, coined originally by Gartner in 2019. SASE is the convergence of modern WAN services and network security services into a single cloud based service model. Read More » News Colt Technology Services expands its capital markets offering into Latin America Colt PrizmNet further expands footprint in Brazil, delivering cost effective, low latency access to stocks, futures, indices, and market data via B3 London, 28 October,… Read More » Blogs New research shows how careful technology integration can deliver an improved advisor experience for the call centre What does a good experience look like for those on the front line of customer service? In the last 18 months, the role of the… Read More » Blogs Black History Month: Connecting through culture and the city Over the past few weeks, our black colleagues across our different regions have been sharing a personal blog centred around the ‘Proud to be’ theme,… Read More » Blogs Colt picks up two top trophies at the World Communication Awards Last night we were at the 23rd World Communication Awards (WCA), after day one of the Total Telecom Congress at London’s Business Design Centre. It was an evening to recognise and celebrate the innovation and excellence of our global industry in the last year. Read More » News Colt Technology Services partners with Axians Strengthens Colt’s current SD WAN offerings and increases addressable market in Europe. Read More » Blogs Colt wins ‘Best network technology innovation’ at the Global Carrier Awards Last week Colt won the award for the “Best network technology innovation” at the 17th annual Global Carrier Awards (GCAs). This award recognised Colt’s contribution… Read More » Blogs Recognising Breast Cancer Awareness Month with Azmina Airi Every October, people around the world show their support to those affected by breast cancer. Azmina shares her story to raise awareness. Read More » Case Studies RCS Media Group RCS MediaGroup is a leader in media and publishing in Europe, whose prestigious publications include Corriere della Sera and La Gazzetta dello Sport newspapers in… Read More » Blogs Black History Month: Connecting to culture through roller skating Over the next few weeks our Black colleagues across our different regions will be sharing a personal blog centred around the ‘Proud to be’ theme,… Read More » Case Studies Reliable voice and video communications for Novencia Colt and Colt partner Drax integrated a Microsoft-certified session border controller (SBC) with Novencia’s existing Colt IP Access and SIP Trunking services to provide connectivity for MS Teams video and voice calls Read More » Case Studies Proven investment strategy – IP telephony for large financial services provider Long before the switch-off of ISDN was announced by the major telecommunications companies in 2014, Colt introduced the financial services provider and long-standing customer to… Read More » Case Studies Digital workspace between cranes Architects and project planners develop models via bandwidth-intensive software applications in the cloud, which site managers and foremen access on the move for the execution… Read More » Case Studies Brussels Airlines Business drivers – why move to the cloud? Brussels Airlines decision to migrate their Blue One Mobile Crew management application to a VMWare interface demanded… Read More » Guides Hybrid Cloud Explained Hybrid cloud is rapidly becoming the cloud model of choice for organisations seeking the best of all worlds. But if a hybrid or multi-cloud deployment is not supported by the right connectivity, then a poor experience can result and expected dividends fail to materialise. Read More » News Colt the first to bring 400GE optical services to Hong Kong and Singapore Powering enterprises’ digital transformations across Asia Read More » News Colt’s IP access service chosen by Wasabi for its first data centre in APAC Collaboration supports Wasabi’s continued international growth Read More » News Colt Technology Services delivers industry first Colt launches 400GE service across both Europe and Asia Pacific Read More » Blogs CSR Activities at Colt Asia (September 2021) September is a month where Colties take time to give time. This month, our employees in Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong, and Dalian took time off to give back to the society. Our volunteers conducted various activities as a part of our CSR to contribute to the local communities in each of our business locations in Asia. Read More » News Colt builds on collaboration with Microsoft to power the next generation of cloud voice Colt has today announced that it is has joined the Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams programme. Colt joins a group of operators that partner with Microsoft to deliver enhanced customer experience and simplified enterprise procurement of voice in Teams. Read More » Blogs How to secure the hybrid workforce with SASE We recently talked about what Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) is and whether it was a disruptive change or more of a gradual evolution. But… Read More » Whitepaper Securing the hybrid workforce with SASE Protection for tomorrow’s distributed workforce One of the biggest barriers to success for a hybrid workforce is security. The balancing act is to enable easy… Read More » News Colt Technology Services enriches customer digital experiences with Blue Planet Colt has deployed software from Blue Planet, a division of Ciena (NYSE: CIEN). Colt’s IQ Network now uses Blue Planet fault management software which will transform the Network Assurance experience that Colt provides to its customers. Read More » News Colt provides Decathlon with a global platform for digital services Connectivity to support multi-cloud deployment and hubs in Europe, Asia and the US Read More » Blogs Colt Capital Markets move into LatAm FinTech is continuing to grow at a record-breaking pace, particularly in the Latin America (LatAm) region, with Brazil and Mexico being the prominent hubs. Due… Read More » News Colt Technology Services announces two executive appointments EVP Sales, Marketing and Customer Relationship Management and Chief of Staff to the CEO complete ELT Read More » Whitepaper Building your tech foundation for the future Learn how to prepare your business for the hybrid workforce and implement a successful digital transformation strategy. Read More » Events Capacity Europe 2021 18th-21st Oct, 2021 Europe’s largest telecoms networking event will be back in London from October 18 – 21 in a blended format. You can join no matter where you are, whether it’s on-site or online. The industry is waiting to reconnect. Read More » Blogs Will your network ruin your end-user cloud gaming experience? There are few things the gaming community dislikes more than lag. This issue has negatively impacted the experience since the dawn of online… Read More » News Colt commits to achieving global net zero emissions by 2030 Colt Group sets comprehensive science-based emissions reduction targets, accredited by the Science-Based Targets Initiative, to achieve net zero emissions goal Read More » Case Studies SD Worx Colt helped partner Quendra to replace SD Worx´ WAN connectivity, ISDN and SIP trunking services – procured on a per-country basis – with unified, global network and SIP trunking solutions from a single provider. Read More » Blogs Colt shortlisted at Global Carrier Awards and Leading Lights 2021 Awards season is in full swing for the telecommunications industry and I’m pleased to say that Colt has been shortlisted for five awards at the… Read More » Podcasts Macho ado about nothing Many old-school stereotypes around masculinity have thankfully faded away but there are some that linger on – that men shouldn’t express their emotions, aren’t as naturally good parents as women or should earn more than their partner, for example. Let’s put these myths under the microscope and figure out how we can tear them down. Read More » Blogs Keri Gilder is on the HERoes 100 Women Executives List 2021 The HERoes 100 Women Executives List was announced yesterday morning and I’m truly honoured to have been included alongside women doing inspiring work to make… Read More » Blogs Enabling greater customer agility with blockchain-based automated inventory management Delivering an industry leading customer experience means looking at every aspect of the customer journey to see where improvements can be made. This can range… Read More » News Colt Connected Classroom has landed worldwide Launching on International Literacy Day, the Connected Classroom will support child English literacy through world-leading software and reused Colt laptops Read More » Blogs Colt recognised amongst the top for CX in UK and Europe We’re thrilled to share that Colt has been shortlisted as a finalist across multiple categories in two top awards for customer experience (CX) in the UK and Europe. Read More » Blogs How Colt and Cisco are defining the future of Segment Routing Colt was an early adopter of Segment Routing (SR) in 2017, working closely with Cisco to add value to its SR-based network. This early commitment… Read More » News Colt and Getlink sign exclusive agreement to install and operate a new fibre optic network through the Channel Tunnel The agreement will bring new Dark Fibre and Data services to the Channel Tunnel for the first time in a generation, deploying the latest connectivity technology between the UK and mainland Europe. Read More » News Colt adds seven Mainland China Exchanges to its Market Data Services Portfolio Colt launches unique proposition that provides comprehensive market data coverage for exchanges in Mainland China via Hong Kong Read More » News Colt Technology Services to present at the Big 5G Event from Light Reading VP Innovation, Mirko Voltolini and Head of Mobile Connectivity Solutions, Mark Gilmour, will speak at Light Reading’s BIG 5G Event taking place from 30 August – 3 September, 2021. Read More » Case Studies Persol Career Co., Ltd. Persol Career Co., Ltd. selects Colt’s cloud connectivity service to connect to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Read More » Blogs Colt ranks in Vertical Systems Group’s new Global Provider SD WAN LEADERBOARD Colt has been recognised in Vertical Systems Group’s new Global Carrier Managed SD WAN LEADERBOARD, appearing in the ‘Challenge Tier”. The LEADERBOARD is measured on… Read More » Case Studies Leading UK managed service provider Colt’s customer is a leading UK managed service provider (MSP) with a wealth of experience and expertise in enterprise IT. Its software and managed IT… Read More » Blogs How AI can increase customer engagement How often have you felt new customers were better treated than you? Or how many times have you threatened to leave a company delivering a… Read More » Blogs Case Studies News Global leading retail company for sporting goods Colt developed a compelling proposition for a powerful, flexible global connectivity solution that guarantees end-to-end performance, security, monitoring and visibility; and delivers outstanding levels of service and support Read More » Events Octo Connected Forum 17th Sep, 2021 The event will bring together industry leaders, experts, and executives to present the final report of the Connected Mobility project, learn more about how the mobility sector is evolving thanks to the use of connected vehicles and what new business models are emerging. Read More » Blogs Connectivity when the customer experience matters more than ever How good is the customer experience (CX) from your critical suppliers? In our 2021 cloud research we found that ERP and CRM systems, closely followed… Read More » Case Studies Im group (lastminute.com, Volagratis, Rumbo, Weg.de, Bravofly, Jetcost e Hotelscan) For a geographically distributed company, whose core business is based on electronic purchases and effective customer service, the availability of a reliable and efficient telco… Read More » Case Studies Fintyre Following several years of rapid growth, Fintyre is the leader in Italy’s tyre replacement market today. Fintyre operates up and down the country, providing daily… Read More » Blogs Connecting the world in 2030 – building on the lessons of 2020 After so much change in the last 18 months, planning for, much less predicting the future, is trickier than ever. Our customers are facing up… Read More » News Colt connects to over 200 Cloud on-ramps globally Colt brings enterprise sites even closer to the Cloud, covering almost all major public cloud PoPs in Europe and Asia Read More » News Colt Certified for MEF 3.0 SD-WAN Services Customers using Colt SD WAN can have confidence their service meets the stringent requirements of MEF 70. Read More » Blogs Our new values – how we’re changing the way the world works through the power of connectivity A company’s values define not what a company does, but how they do it. Done well, they show everyone – customers, partners, suppliers, and employees… Read More » News Colt is furthering its presence in the Iberian peninsula to support businesses both locally and globally Through this expansion, Colt is supporting the peninsula on its way to becoming a connectivity crossroads between America, Asia, Africa and Europe Read More » Blogs Why you need a good connectivity partner when investing in data centres The data centre (DC) market is growing and partnerships are more important than ever. Consumer behaviour surrounding mobile connectivity, increases in internet traffic, cybersecurity demands… Read More » Blogs SASE: disruptive change or gradual evolution? There’s a lot of talk about Secure Access Service Edge (SASE), but what does it really mean? The term itself was coined by Neil MacDonald… Read More » News Colt Set to Connect to Cboe Europe Derivatives From Day One Capital Market customers will benefit from a quick turn on and low latency connection to the new pan-European equity derivatives exchange. Read More » News Colt launches SD WAN Remote Access to support surge in hybrid working Colt becomes one of the first to deliver a managed SD WAN service integrated with Versa SASE. Read More » Blogs Colt ranked highly in GlobalData report Colt has been named a very strong performer by independent industry analyst GlobalData in its new report, Colt – Business Services Europe. Colt received scored… Read More » Case Studies Leading independent video game publisher serving customers worldwide Leading video game company uses Colt Private Wave to connect four regional studios to the company´s Paris data centre. Read More » Blogs Delivering a truly global experience; our record high NPS As a company, we strive to be the most customer oriented business in our industry. Our Customer Service and Customer Intelligence teams work tirelessly to… Read More » Podcasts Enabled For someone with a disability or long term condition, the workplace can be a minefield of potential obstacles, frustrations and straight-up roadblocks to what they need to do or where they need to go. From accessibility ramps to subtitles on video content, there are a number of things we can do to help our disabled team members feel more at home. Read More » Blogs How DevOps and NetOps can influence digital transformation The Network Operations (NetOps) and Development Operations (DevOps) functions utilise similar tools, methods and techniques to improve the customer’s experience when building a flexible, software-defined… Read More » News Colt joins IBM partner ecosystem to collaborate on 5G and Edge Colt and IBM to collaborate on edge solutions for enterprise customers Read More » Podcasts What’s in a name? The workplace can be a difficult place to navigate for a trans person – deciding on which bathroom to use isn’t quite as straightforward as it is for cisgender colleagues, for example, not to mention fielding questions on appearance. So how can we best support our trans coworkers? And our coworkers who are transitioning? Read More » News Colt Technology Services presents The World in 2030: a global connected economy, in partnership with BCE Global and Ciena Andrew Edison, Colt’s EVP – Sales, Marketing & CRM (Interim), will speak alongside Hamish McRae, Associate Editor and Economics Commentator at The Independent and City Columnist at the Mail on Sunday, between 14.00 – 14.45pm BST, in a virtual session titled, “The World in 2030: a global connected economy.” Read More » Blogs Why an agile digital platform is key to success in SAP migrations In our latest cloud research report, we found that Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) are the focus areas for the next… Read More » News About Telephone Relay Service The “telephone relay service” enables people with hearing or speech disabilities to communicate with other people over the phone through sign language interpreter operators, respond 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. This service is provided by the telephone relay service provider designated by Minister of Internal Affairs and Telecommunications (MIC). Read More » Whitepaper Connect media and entertainment to the future The media, entertainment and gaming industry is at a crossroads. Throughout the pandemic, most companies managed to work around their disconnected infrastructure to still deliver great experiences. Read More » Podcasts Class dismissed In 2019, 56.5% of disadvantaged young people in the UK left school without a GCSE equivalent. Compare that with the 75% of employers who require a GCSE equivalent for entry level roles. And it’s not just education – nepotism is rife when it comes to internships and work experience for young people. What can we do to boost social mobility and break those deep-rooted cycles of class inequality? Read More » Whitepaper IDC infobrief: De-risking your SAP migration to the cloud SAP migrations to the cloud are gathering pace. Ensuring that they are run on a best-in-class, cloud-optimised network, is pivotal to delivering a great customer… Read More » Blogs A day in the life of a Colt Engineer – Aarushi Sharma It’s Women in Engineering Day, so we took the opportunity to speak to Aarushi Sharma about a typical day in her life and role in incident jeopardy management in Gurgaon, India. Read More » Blogs A day in the life of a Colt Engineer – Mireia Sospedra Today is International Women in Engineering Day, so to mark the day we took the opportunity to speak to Mireia Sospedra about a typical day in her life as an incoming Mechanical Engineer in Barcelona. Read More » Blogs Supporting our people with wellbeing days Working under the cloud of a pandemic has been an exhausting experience for everyone. We have thousands of dedicated Colties across our business who are… Read More » News Colt Enhances Oracle FastConnect in United Kingdom Dual-region Cloud Colt is expanding its IQ Network footprint to Oracle’s dual-region Cloud to continue to serve the growing Cloud connectivity requirements of enterprise and government organisations. Read More » Podcasts So you want to be an ally? A key theme that emerged from 2020’s BLM protest was the active involvement of non-Black people seeking to be allies. But what does being an ally really mean? And how can you be one to those around you – taking constructive steps instead of being patronising or facetious? Read More » Blogs Celebrating Pride Month: Why pride of place is important Pride Month is celebrated in June each year to mark the anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, a pivotal protest that changed the face of LGBTQ+… Read More » News Colt strengthens its Strategy & Transformation function with team changes Colt announces changes to its Strategy & Transformation team under Jaya Deshmukh. Read More » News Colt Technology Services commits to levelling up the UK Colt Technology Services (Colt) has committed to play a key role in levelling up the UK by partnering on the development of a set of Levelling Up Goals. Read More » News Colt and NorthC Datacenters partner to provide connectivity solutions globally Through this partnership, customers of Colt and NorthC Datacenters (NorthC) can directly connect their infrastructure to both the expansive Colt IQ Network and NorthC’s footprint. 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