Entanet
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Company type | Limited Company |
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Industry | Internet |
Genre | Company Profile |
Founded | 1996[1] |
Headquarters | , UK |
Area served | UK, Europe, Worldwide |
Key people | Elsa Chen (Director) Richard Atkins (non-exec chairman) Stephen Barclay (Sales Director) Ian Brewer (Finance Director) Mobeus Equity Partners Steve Lalonde (Chief Technical Officer)[2] |
Products | Wholesale Internet Services |
Services | ADSL2+ and Fibre Broadband Leased Line EFM GEA Colocation IP VPN Domains Transit VoIP SIP Trunking Non-Geographic Numbers FTTC |
Revenue | 2014 29.8 million GBP |
Owner | Mobeus Equity Partners Elsa Chen (Director) Stephen Barclay (Sales Director) Ian Brewer (Finance Director) |
Number of employees | 105 (Apr 2016) |
Parent | none |
Divisions | Voice Data |
Website | www.enta.net |
Entanet International is a British Wholesale ISP and is a member of the Internet Service Providers Association [3]
History
1996
Entanet is formed as a limited company in November after running as a separate business unit with Enta Technologies since February.
2005
Launches a 'Virtual Pipe' solution for ISP's wanting to buy IPStream capacity without having to buy a full central from BT Wholesale[4]
Expands into Europe with PoPs in Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Paris. Joins AMS-IX,[5] SFINX [6] and De-CIX.[7]
2006
All broadband customers on 'MAX' products are upgraded from 'up to 2Mbit/s' to 'up to 8Mbit/s' [8]
Entanet begins to sponsor Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club [9]
2007
Entanet is selected to take part in the test of BT's 21st Century Network, making it the only non-BT company taking part in the trial.[10]
Entanet launches a business Ethernet First Mile product in the West Midlands using LLU copper lines from Openreach [11]
2008
Entanet launches ADSL2+ services based on BT's 21st Century Network on 15 July. Though to date this is only available via the following areas. Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, Cardiff, Bristol, Preston, London North West. The remaining eleven are scheduled to be live September 2008.[12]
2010
On 3 June, as Entagroup celebrates its twentieth year in business, its founder and CEO, Jason Tsai has been recognised for his innovation and commitment to the IT channel by being awarded the title of Channel Entrepreneur of the Year by the Comms Business Awards.[13]
2011
Entanet launches synergi[14] partner portal website on 12 April. It provides resellers with account management and ordering, reporting processes and encourages knowledge sharing between partners and the company itself.[15]
2012
Entanet launches 80 Mbit/s FTTC. The company also made improvements to their UK infrastructure by upgrading the capacity of its northern ring to 10 Gbit/s. They also announced a new colocation site in Slough.[16]
2013
Entanet launch BT based unlimited broadband.[17] They also launched Generic Ethernet Access (GEA) [18]
2014
In February, Entanet announced a significant investment in its business, with Mobeus Equity Partners making an initial £6 million investment to support the £14 million management buyout.[19]
Awards
2006
Nominated for three separate ISPA awards, but didn't win any [20]
Wins CRN Channel awards "Specialist Vendor" of the year award.[21]
2007
Nominated for five separate ISPA awards, but didn't win any. Sponsored the 'Best Portal' award. [22]
Retains CRN Channel awards "Specialist Vendor" of the year award.[23]
2008
Nominated for five separate ISPA awards. [24] - Wins Best Consumer Email [25] and Best Internet Telephony[25]
Finalist for Specialist Vendor of the Year – CRN Channel Awards 2008. [26]
2010
Ranked 78th in the Real Business Hot 100 [27]
Finalist in the CRN Channel Awards ‘Specialist Vendor of the Year’, Comms National Awards ‘Internet Service Provider of the Year’, Comms Business Awards ‘Hosted IP Telephony Supplier of the Year’, PCR Awards ‘Specialist Vendor of the Year’ and categorise of Best Business Fixed Broadband ISP, Best Internet Telephony and Best Business Customer Service ISP in 2010 ISPA Awards.[28]
2011
Wins ISPA Awards ‘Best Internet Telephony’ [29]
2012
Wins Comms National Awards for Best Channel Wholesale Service Provider[30]
2013
Wins Comms National Awards for Best Channel ISP[31]
Won at the ISPA Awards for Best Business Fixed Broadband [32]
Entanet were awarded Channel Marketing campaign of the year at the Comms Dealer Sales Awards.[33]
2014
Entanet's marketing team won Best Marketing Team at the Comms Dealer Sales Awards [34]
2015
Wins Comms Business Awards - Wholesale Service Provider of the Year - large[35]
Won at CRN Sales & Marketing Awards - Best Vendor Account Management Team[36]
Won at the ISPA Awards for Best SME Broadband[37]
Product Divisions
Voice
Formerly run as a separate company Entacall this division, now integrated with Entanet, provides traditional voice services such as non-geographic numbers (NGNs), carrier preselect (CPS), wholesale line rental (WLR) and VoIP.
Data
Entanet started as a simple ISP providing Internet Access to business and residential end users but has branched out and now specialised in Wholesale Internet Services for Corporates and smaller ISPs.
Broadband
Entanet's broadband serves two different channel partner groups, those who want to resell broadband packages and earn commission; and those who want to take Entanet's wholesale broadband to carve their own niche under their own brand. Entanet has been able to carve a substantial niche[38] of L2TP delivered broadband services to smaller ISP's.
Leased Lines and Metro Ethernet
Entanet provides a range of different solutions when it comes to Leased lines and Ethernet (such as Ethernet in the First Mile EFM and Generic Ethernet Access GEA) solutions, but are specialising in providing wholesale solutions delivered to smaller ISPs using MPLS based solutions.
Colocation
Entanet's colocation facilities are based in Telford, London and Slough. At their headquarters in Telford, they maintain 3 bespoke data floors.
Notes and references
- ^ Entanet | Operator Profile | Point Topic
- ^ Entanet International Ltd.: Information and Much More from Answers.com
- ^ ISPA - Member List
- ^ Setting up your own ISP made simple by Entanet | Internet Business News | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ AMS-IX - Member Details
- ^ http://www.renater.fr/IMG/pdf/Contacts-SFINX.pdf
- ^ DE-CIX - Already Connected
- ^ Entanet introduces higher speed broadband services | Telecomworldwire | Find Articles at BNET.com
- ^ Telecoms News - Entanet Sponsors Wolves FC (PIC)
- ^ Entanet to test BT's 21CN - PC Retail Industry News and Articles from PC Retail - www.pcretailmag.com - www.pcretailmag.com
- ^ Samknows - Entanet summary
- ^ thinkbroadband :: Entanet's 21CN broadband goes live Tuesday
- ^ Comms Business: Entagroup founder named Channel Entrepreneur of the Year
- ^ synergi
- ^ Entanet encourages synergi with its new partner interface
- ^ http://www.enta.net/About-Entanet/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/2012/Entanet-improves-network-capacity-and-colocation/ Entanet improves network capacity further and expands colocation footprint
- ^ http://www.enta.net/About-Entanet/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/2013/Entanet-gives-partners-BT-based-unlimited-broadband/ Entanet gives partners BT-based unlimited broadband
- ^ http://www.enta.net/About-Entanet/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/2013/Entanet-extends-partner-options-with-new-GEA-service/ Entanet extends partner options with new GEA service
- ^ http://www.enta.net/About-Entanet/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/2014/Entanet-downloads-6m-investment/ Entanet downloads £6m investment from leading equity firm Mobeus
- ^ The Internet Industry Awards 23 February 2006
- ^ Enta picks up at industry award ceremony - PC Retail Industry News and Articles from PC Retail - www.pcretailmag.com - www.pcretailmag.com
- ^ The Internet Industry Awards February 2008
- ^ Entanet: Press Releases: Entanet invites trialists for first 21CN WBC service trial
- ^ The Internet Industry Awards 2008
- ^ a b The Internet Industry March 2008
- ^ Channel Awards - Shortlist - Specialist Vendor of the Year 2008
- ^ http://media.caspianpublishing.co.uk/document/bf20291c62ab28769a8da9767f146afc.pdf
- ^ http://www.enta.net/About-Entanet/Entanet-Awards/
- ^ http://www.ispreview.co.uk/story/2011/07/08/uk-internet-service-providers-association-ispa-reveals-2011-award-winners.html
- ^ http://www.enta.net/About-Entanet/News-and-Events/Press-Releases/2012/Entanet-is-acknowledged-as-a-channel-leader/
- ^ http://www.cnawards.com/winners_13.html CNA 2013 winners
- ^ http://www.ispa.org.uk/15th-ispa-awards-shortlist-unveiled/ ISPA 2013 winners
- ^ http://www.comms-dealer.com/industry-news/comms-dealer-sales-awards-winners-celebrate-success
- ^ http://www.cdsalesawards.com/ Comms Dealer Sales Awards
- ^ http://commsbusinessawards.co.uk/awards/
- ^ http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2416097/sma-2015-winners
- ^ http://www.ispa.org.uk/ispa-awards/enter-and-award-categories/best-business-fixed-broadband-isp/
- ^ ISPReview lists Entanet as 10th biggest ISP in the UK (October 2007)
External links
- www.enta.net
- NOC Site
- Entanet Opinion - ISP industry news and views from Entanet International Ltd
- Peering Information
- Entry on Thinkbroadband
- Technorati Entries