Network-i
Encyclopedia
Network-i Ltd http://www.network-i.net is a managed services company headquartered in Slough
, Berkshire
, England
. The company owns and operates an international private network designed to exclusively carry videoconferencing traffic.
The company was formed in 1996 as the Internet Service Provider Consortium with a remit to provide reliable core transit facilities. The company changed its name to Network-i in 1998 when the consortium members sold a controlling majority of the shares to the management team, headed by Barry Reynolds, a former finance director at British Gas
. Under his stewardship, the company established a carrier class datacentre on Slough Trading Estate
and began to offer broadband services and hosting facilities. In early 2000, Reynolds ceded responsibility for running the company to Sandeep Sharma, a conferencing industry veteran.
The company began offering videoconferencing services including multi-point bridging and ISDN gateways in 2004 and has been cited by Videoconferencing Insight Magazine http://www.vcinsight.com as one of the three best IP networks dedicated to videoconferencing in 2005 and 2006.
In 2006, the company was the first datacenter operator worldwide to gain ISO 27001 accreditation. Network I opened a second Tier III datacenter (as defined by The Uptime Institute) in January 2009.
Slough
Slough is a borough and unitary authority within the ceremonial county of Royal Berkshire, England. The town straddles the A4 Bath Road and the Great Western Main Line, west of central London...
, Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The company owns and operates an international private network designed to exclusively carry videoconferencing traffic.
The company was formed in 1996 as the Internet Service Provider Consortium with a remit to provide reliable core transit facilities. The company changed its name to Network-i in 1998 when the consortium members sold a controlling majority of the shares to the management team, headed by Barry Reynolds, a former finance director at British Gas
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. Under his stewardship, the company established a carrier class datacentre on Slough Trading Estate
Slough Trading Estate
The Slough Trading Estate founded in Slough, Berkshire in 1920, was an early business park in the United Kingdom. According to the estate's owners and operators, SEGRO , Slough Trading Estate consists of of commercial property in Slough and provides of accommodation to 500 businesses and has...
and began to offer broadband services and hosting facilities. In early 2000, Reynolds ceded responsibility for running the company to Sandeep Sharma, a conferencing industry veteran.
The company began offering videoconferencing services including multi-point bridging and ISDN gateways in 2004 and has been cited by Videoconferencing Insight Magazine http://www.vcinsight.com as one of the three best IP networks dedicated to videoconferencing in 2005 and 2006.
In 2006, the company was the first datacenter operator worldwide to gain ISO 27001 accreditation. Network I opened a second Tier III datacenter (as defined by The Uptime Institute) in January 2009.