Press release
ntl:Telewest Business unveils UK’s fastest business
communications network
- ntl:Telewest Business network is now able to deliver
faster
communication services nation-wide
- Entire network infrastructure can now satisfy the growing
business
appetite for advanced voice, data and internet services
- Enhancements to 300 network points across the
UK
08/05/07. ntl:Telewest Business, part of the Virgin Media Group,
today announced the completion of a major investment programme
that means it now has the fastest business communications network
in the UK. All 300 key points in the ntl:Telewest Business
next-generation network have been enhanced across the
country.
Businesses nation-wide can now gain faster and higher capacity
communications by using the ntl:Telewest Business network.
The next-generation infrastructure, built specifically for advanced
digital communications, also supports modern working practices such
as personnel mobility, CCTV, remote working and integrated
communications tools that even extend to desk-to-desk
videoconferencing.
“UK businesses want faster, better quality communications
services now, not in years to come. That’s why we have been busily
improving our entire network to an even higher specification across
the entire country,” said Stephen Beynon, MD, ntl:Telewest
Business.
ntl:Telewest Business has invested £13 billion in its
communications network, which has been designed and built for the
digital age in which businesses are demanding faster services.
An initial 17 areas are announced as live today: Birmingham, the
Black Country, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Exeter, Glasgow,
Gloucestershire, Kent, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle,
Nottingham, Northern Ireland, Plymouth, Preston and Sheffield. The
remaining areas will be confirmed over the coming two
months.
Notes to the editor:
* Ethernet: a network communication standard capable of handling
large amounts of data, voice and internet traffic at high
speeds.
About ntl: Telewest Business
ntl:Telewest Business, part of the UK’s second largest fixed-line
telecommunications company, is a leading communications provider to
businesses, public sector organisations and service providers in
the UK. It delivers a complete portfolio of voice, data and
internet solutions nation-wide.
ntl:Telewest Business sales and support teams are located across
the UK, in close proximity to our customers, as part of a
commitment to deliver superior customer service.
ntl:Telewest Business delivers services over the Group’s £13bn
investment in its state-of-the-art infrastructure giving business
customers access to the largest alternative network in the
UK.
ntl:Telewest Business is trusted to provide critical communications
to high profile customers including: Heathrow's Terminal 5,
Birmingham City Council and Cambridge County Council.
For further information go to http://www.ntltelewestbusiness.co.uk
ntl:Telewest Business press contacts:
Rebecca Tyrer, PR Manager
ntl:Telewest Business
T: 01483 582335
E: rebecca.tyrer@virginmedia.co.uk
Steve Earl, Press Office
Rainier PR
T: 020 7494 6574
E: searl@rainierpr.co.uk