Virgin Media Business today announced that it is bringing faster, stronger and better communications to the doorstep of businesses by upping the speed of its Ethernet Extensions and High Capacity Services. The enhanced point-to-point services will give organisations access to dedicated connectivity which has the capacity to move gigabits of information at lightening fast speed.
Dedicated High Capacity Services is a point-to-point service that can support up to 40 x 10Gbit/s circuits between two sites. Able to cope with massive volumes, the service provides a connection that ensures low latency transmissions and provides the most advanced connectivity across multiple protocols in the business-to-business telecoms market. It is ideal for public sector and financial services organisations that rely on guaranteed service uptime to transfer critical data.
Alongside this, the enhanced 10Gbit/s Ethernet Extension Service is all about simplicity. As a dedicated link across the Virgin Media Business fibre network, customers can connect multiple sites up to 35Km apart and easily integrate their equipment at the other end. Like High Capacity Services, Ethernet Extensions are proactively managed by Virgin Media Business. Wholesale customer organisations can order Ethernet Extensions online via the company’s customer portal.
“Businesses are facing a tsunami of data that needs to get from A to B without delay. Data volumes are only going to increase, as is the demand for instant, faultless communication. In today’s business world, time is not a luxury that organisations have,” said Mark Heraghty, managing director, Virgin Media Business. “Our superior connections have been designed for applications that are bandwidth-hungry and time sensitive. Reducing the complexity involved in sharing information and services, allows the network to help businesses to be faster, smarter and more innovative.”
Green issues have also been focused on as part of a wider green strategy. With new regulations such as the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme coming into full force, businesses are looking across their supply chain to ensure that they are meeting carbon reduction standards and making energy efficiencies. In response to this, Virgin Media Business has ensured that improvements have been made throughout its network, including its High Capacity Services and Ethernet point-to-point products.
Through its partnership with Optical Networking supplier Transmode, Virgin Media Business has been able to incorporate market leading low latency technology with high energy efficiency that requires less cooling saving up to 80 per cent on energy usage. Carbon conscious companies can rest assured that their high-speed fibre investment isn’t at the expense of the environment.
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About Virgin Media Business
Virgin Media Business is the UK’s only telco with a nationwide fibre optic Next Generation Network. Launched in February 2010, the company aims to bring the Virgin philosophy to the business telecoms market. Providing innovative, high quality solutions built on brilliant customer service.
Virgin Media Business is the largest business-to-business brand in the Virgin group. With a strong product portfolio that includes its market leading Ethernet services. It uses its network asset in order to create bespoke tailored telecoms solutions for its customers. Employees are located at 40 offices across the UK, allowing Virgin Media Business to be closer to its customers in every sense.
Previously known as ntl:Telewest Business, organisations working with Virgin Media Business include London City Airport, Arqiva, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Partnership and South West Water.
About Virgin Media
With almost 10 million customers, Virgin Media is the UK's first quad-play provider of broadband, TV, phone and mobile.
The company is one of the largest residential broadband providers in the UK, using a unique fibre optic cable network to deliver next generation ultrafast internet access of up to 50Mb to just over half of all homes. Combined with a high speed ADSL service and mobile broadband products, Virgin Media is able to offer broadband internet access to virtually the entire country.
Virgin Media has the UK’s most advanced TV on demand service and is the only TV platform to carry BBC iPlayer. It is the second largest provider of pay TV, was the first to launch a high definition TV service and offers a high-specification, HD-ready V+ personal video recorder.
The company operates the most popular virtual mobile network in the UK which, when launched, was the world’s first such mobile phone service. It is also one of the largest fixed-line home phone providers in the country.
Virgin Media also owns Virgin Media Television (VMtv) which runs seven entertainment channels, including Virgin1, LIVING, Bravo and Challenge. VMtv is a 50 per cent joint partner with BBC Worldwide in UKTV, which consists of ten channels including Dave, G.O.L.D., Watch and Alibi.
With operations based entirely in the UK, Virgin Media Inc. is listed on the NASDAQ Stock Market (VMED) and the London Stock Exchange (VMED).
For more information, go to http://www.virginmedia.com/
