Press release
Kent IT targets continued growth with ultra-high
broadband provision from ntl:Telewest Business
- New data centre launched in Maidstone
- County’s leading IT services company, Kent IT, continues 20%
year-on-year growth
24 October, 2006. ntl:Telewest Business, the
supplier of communications services to the public and private
sectors, has provided Kent IT with significant broadband
capabilities. The increased broadband provision will enable Kent IT
to enhance its new data centre at The Maidstone Studios, offering
new services to its 300-plus customers throughout Kent and
Sussex.
ntl:Telewest Business has provided Kent IT with a 20Mb (megabit)
connection to allow for an increase in bandwidth between its data
centre and its customers. Increasing numbers of customers with ever
growing data demands meant that Kent IT needed wider bandwidth than
the existing ADSL links that it was using. ntl:Telewest Business’
cable enables 20Mb of traffic but can scale by five times that
amount, up to 100Mb, to enable Kent IT to grow its customer base
further with subsequent increases in bandwidth use.
“Most of our IT support for our customers is carried out
centrally from Maidstone, so uninterrupted network performance for
us - and our customers - is essential,” said Garry
Stockton, co-founder and managing director, Kent IT. “We needed
extremely wide bandwidth to enable us to offer ‘co-location’ IT
services to our customers and our existing lines could not support
this move. We were introduced to ntl:Telewest Business, who
understood our requirements and supplied us with exactly what we
needed to continue to provide a leading service to our customers
and help us grow as a company.”
John Cunningham, Director of Business Markets for ntl:Telewest
Business, said: “The performance and capacity of the network is key
to the success of Kent IT, as well as the fast-growing list of
businesses across the county that rely on its leading IT services.
ntl:Telewest Business understands the requirements of local
businesses of all sizes and is pleased to continue to support Kent
IT through its period of growth.”
Kent IT employs 12 people and its customers include The
Maidstone Studios - where Channel Five’s Trisha Goddard show is
filmed, accountancy firm McCabe Ford Williams and prominent Kent
egg producer, Fridays. Kent IT recently provided IT support for the
Ladies English Open at Chart Hills Golf Club, Biddenden.
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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
Cambridgeshire County Council.
ntl:Telewest Business press contacts:
Tara Flanagan, PR Executive
ntl:Telewest Business
T: 01256 753101
E: tara.flanagan2@ntl.com
Chris Lee, Press Office
Rainier PR
T: 020 7494 6578
E: clee@rainierpr.co.uk