Significant network connectivity deal extends reach to 96% of UK business postcodes.
London, UK, 16 May 2018 Neos Networks, one of the UK’s leading connectivity providers, and part of SSE Group, today announced a connectivity partnership with Sky Business, to deliver new high-capacity Ethernet connectivity solutions to businesses across the UK. The agreement sees an expanded reach in footprint for Neos Networks, enabling them to access 96% of the UK’s business postcodes.
The partnership comes after a strong period of investment and growth for Neos Networks – with Ethernet orders up 186% since 2015 – and will result in Neos Networks and Sky working together to deliver high-capacity, cost effective Ethernet to businesses up and down the country. The move by Neos Networks to partner with Sky comes in response to market shifts which have encouraged the connectivity provider to seek more creative ways of providing reach and reliability to its customer base.
The partnership combines Sky’s nationwide telecoms and data network with Neos Networks’ expansive network to reach in excess of 3,000 exchanges. Sky provides Neos Networks with backhaul and last-mile services enabling their 200+ service provider customers to benefit from more choice and a wider reaching capability. The solution offers a highly resilient network, which includes automatic re-routing of traffic to avoid disruption.
With recent reports citing that private interconnection bandwidth is likely to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 45% to hit 5,000TBps by 2020, (far outpacing that of public internet) both businesses anticipate that UK enterprises will increasingly look to secure competitive deals to support this demand. The partnership connects Sky with Neos Networks’ strong channel partner network, providing breadth of coverage across the UK business market while promising high-speed resilient Ethernet connectivity.
The service will also utilise Neos Networks’ dedicated support team. This is a significant value-add for UK businesses, as both Neos Networks and Sky are known for their industry-leading customer service and rapid delivery timescales.
In fact, Neos Networks recently celebrated a maintained NPS score of +50%.
David Rey, Managing Director of Sky Business said: “We’re excited to be partnering with Neos Networks who, like Sky, take customer experience very seriously. We wanted a partner who could deliver service excellence whilst leveraging the network Sky has proudly built. By joining forces, we are helping UK businesses to realise their potential as the need for bandwidth grows”.
Colin Sempill, Managing Director, Neos Networks explains: “Over the next few years UK businesses will demand better core network bandwidth, and our partnership with Sky directly addresses that need. For us it’s all about giving the wholesale market clarity of choice, where it can sometimes be confusing, and the quality is not always there. With this deal we’re providing one place for businesses to source a truly market-competitive price for high-capacity bandwidth services to support their growth needs.”
Find out more about why we decided to partner with Sky and where their 3000+ Sky PoPs are located here.
“We’re excited to be partnering with Neos Networks who, like Sky, take customer experience very seriously. We wanted a partner who could deliver service excellence whilst leveraging the network Sky has proudly built. By joining forces, we are helping UK businesses to realise their potential as the need for bandwidth grows.”
David Rey, Managing Director of Sky Business
