27:
1624:
1637:
229:
In 2001 Fidelity helped the
Company to raise a further £400m to finance its future activities. In 2005 the company reached its first year of positive cash flow, and in 2007 its first year of profit. In April 2009 Colt completed an Open Offer raising €199.1m (including a €9.7m foreign exchange gain)
1441:
612:
1694:
1326:
1496:
496:
605:
234:
to reflect its pan-European nature. In May 2011 Colt acquired a majority shareholding in MarketPrizm, a provider of low latency market data and trading infrastructure services.
1709:
1684:
598:
1689:
1669:
1642:
1362:
1664:
1367:
1679:
1501:
1629:
1446:
526:
466:
230:
before expenses with the issue of 211.0 million shares. In 2010 Colt rebranded from COLT Telecom to Colt
Technology Services, deleting the acronym
250:
On 2 November 2022, Colt entered into agreement to acquire Lumen
Technologies' Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business for $ 1.8 billion.
240:
On 12 November 2014, Colt acquired KVH, a
Japanese Telecom service provider, helping Colt to expand its capability in the growing Asian market.
1529:
448:
1564:
1056:
637:
374:
504:
1714:
1486:
1456:
1321:
1451:
621:
1699:
1599:
1574:
1051:
1704:
1431:
305:
1471:
1331:
1534:
1166:
280:
1609:
1491:
813:
1101:
344:
237:
In August 2012 Colt acquired a majority shareholding in ThinkGrid, a cloud platform for delivery of hosted services
1604:
1481:
1421:
226:
in 1996. The group later expanded into Europe, building networks in major
European cities over the next 10 years.
1461:
1382:
214:. The company began to construct a telecoms network in London. In 1993 it was awarded a licence to compete with
1674:
1579:
1466:
1416:
1269:
1244:
1436:
1341:
1066:
755:
632:
1411:
1476:
1403:
1425:
1316:
1151:
1141:
1111:
1071:
1041:
474:
1539:
672:
176:
590:
1549:
1377:
1146:
131:
1506:
1559:
1061:
769:
219:
884:
1254:
1106:
424:
979:
667:
223:
183:
1091:
244:
207:
191:
120:
790:
8:
1131:
1086:
732:
1594:
1589:
1398:
1387:
1289:
1171:
762:
379:
179:
1569:
877:
1116:
1096:
834:
707:
313:
101:
41:
400:
1357:
1249:
952:
808:
215:
352:
26:
935:
871:
552:
259:
203:
187:
115:
1658:
1584:
1524:
1239:
1081:
1046:
1036:
858:
702:
449:"Colt Buys ThinkGrid To Beef Up Its Small Enterprise Cloud Services Business"
84:
1198:
1020:
972:
904:
899:
784:
1544:
1161:
995:
909:
891:
748:
737:
1208:
1156:
1015:
1002:
847:
828:
682:
182:
company headquartered in London, United
Kingdom. It was listed on the
1121:
852:
697:
692:
677:
620:
1327:
European
Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
1264:
1259:
1213:
1010:
989:
965:
930:
915:
823:
798:
742:
687:
37:
1218:
1076:
958:
818:
776:
16:
Multinational telecommunications and data centre services company
1223:
922:
842:
662:
258:
The parent company's main centre of operations is based in the
80:
67:
1554:
1372:
1336:
1203:
1136:
1126:
866:
139:
1695:
Multinational companies headquartered in the United
Kingdom
1294:
222:
in voice and data transmission. It was first listed on the
88:
281:"Q&A: Colt's new CEO is ready to blaze her own trail"
194:
in August 2015. "Colt" stood for City Of London
Telecom.
107:
583:
342:
303:
1710:
Telecommunications companies disestablished in 2015
1685:Telecommunications companies of the United Kingdom
1368:Internet Telephony Services Providers' Association
157:
622:Telecommunications industry in the United Kingdom
375:"Fidelity Investments Agrees To Help Rescue Colt"
1690:Internet service providers of the United Kingdom
1670:Telecommunications companies established in 1992
1656:
527:"Colt splashes $ 1.8bn on Lumen's EMEA networks"
497:"Colt declares Fidelity takeover unconditional"
1530:British Approvals Board for Telecommunications
1665:Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange
606:
467:"Colt expands into Asia with KVH acquisition"
638:Science and technology in the United Kingdom
278:
243:In August 2015 the company was acquired by
1680:Telecommunications companies of Luxembourg
1102:London & Provincial District Telegraph
613:
599:
1322:Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
338:
336:
334:
332:
330:
297:
1497:South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands
1575:Interception of Communications Act 1985
1657:
1363:Internet Service Providers Association
372:
327:
169:Colt Technology Services Group Limited
20:Colt Technology Services Group Limited
1332:International Telecommunication Union
594:
1636:
1057:British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph
1052:Bonelli's Electric Telegraph Company
1535:British Telecommunications Act 1981
553:"Colt to exit carrier voice market"
13:
14:
1726:
1715:2015 disestablishments in England
575:
232:City of London Telecommunications
212:City Of London Telecommunications
1635:
1623:
1622:
1605:UK telephone code misconceptions
25:
545:
519:
1700:1992 establishments in England
1442:British Indian Ocean Territory
1067:Cable & Wireless Worldwide
489:
459:
441:
417:
393:
373:Kapner, Suzanne (2001-10-04).
366:
272:
1:
1705:2015 mergers and acquisitions
1342:Phone-paid Services Authority
756:BT Business and Public Sector
633:Economy of the United Kingdom
265:
253:
186:and was a constituent of the
1404:British Overseas Territories
202:Colt was founded in 1992 by
7:
1426:British Antarctic Territory
1317:Broadband Stakeholder Group
1167:Universal Private Telegraph
10:
1731:
1112:National Telephone Company
1072:Electric Telegraph Company
1042:Atlantic Telegraph Company
343:Colt Technology Services.
304:Colt Technology Services.
279:Mike Robuck (2020-05-28).
197:
1618:
1540:British telephone sockets
1515:
1396:
1350:
1307:
1282:
1232:
1191:
1184:
1029:
725:
716:
673:BT Wholesale and Ventures
653:
646:
628:
425:"Colt to buy MarketPrizm"
190:until it was acquired by
152:
148:
130:
126:
114:
94:
74:
63:
55:
47:
33:
24:
1550:BT site engineering code
1502:Turks and Caicos Islands
1378:London Internet Exchange
1062:Cable & Wireless plc
1600:Telephone numbers in UK
1560:Communications Act 2003
206:with funds provided by
173:COLT Telecom Group S.A.
1447:British Virgin Islands
1255:Marconi Communications
1675:ICT service providers
1412:Akrotiri and Dhekelia
980:Virgin Media Business
668:Babcock International
405:www.gracesguide.co.uk
224:London Stock Exchange
184:London Stock Exchange
1565:Earth stations in UK
1092:Gutta Percha Company
814:Cable & Wireless
733:Andrews & Arnold
501:www.channelnomics.eu
401:"Colt Telecom Group"
245:Fidelity Investments
208:Fidelity Investments
192:Fidelity Investments
121:Fidelity Investments
1152:Submarine Telegraph
1087:General Post Office
471:www.telecomasia.net
21:
1610:Web blocking in UK
1595:Telegraph Act 1885
1590:Telegraph Act 1868
1399:Crown Dependencies
1388:Symbian Foundation
1290:Carphone Warehouse
763:BT Global Services
453:www.TechCrunch.com
380:The New York Times
306:"Colt name change"
220:Cable and Wireless
180:telecommunications
19:
1652:
1651:
1570:Hull Colour Pages
1310:regulatory bodies
1303:
1302:
1278:
1277:
1180:
1179:
1005:
998:
982:
975:
968:
961:
947:
942:
925:
918:
894:
887:
880:
861:
837:
793:
779:
772:
765:
758:
751:
557:www.totaltele.com
533:. 3 November 2022
477:on 30 August 2017
166:
165:
1722:
1639:
1638:
1626:
1625:
1507:Tristan da Cunha
1487:Pitcairn Islands
1457:Falkland Islands
1432:Ascension Island
1189:
1188:
1001:
994:
978:
971:
964:
957:
945:
940:
921:
914:
890:
883:
876:
857:
835:Eclipse Internet
833:
809:The Co-operative
789:
775:
768:
761:
754:
747:
723:
722:
708:Telehouse Europe
651:
650:
615:
608:
601:
592:
591:
587:
586:
584:Official website
569:
568:
566:
564:
549:
543:
542:
540:
538:
523:
517:
516:
514:
512:
503:. Archived from
493:
487:
486:
484:
482:
473:. Archived from
463:
457:
456:
445:
439:
438:
436:
435:
429:www.finextra.com
421:
415:
414:
412:
411:
397:
391:
390:
388:
387:
370:
364:
363:
361:
360:
351:. Archived from
340:
325:
324:
322:
321:
312:. Archived from
301:
295:
294:
292:
291:
276:
162:
159:
100:Michael Wilens (
42:Managed services
29:
22:
18:
1730:
1729:
1725:
1724:
1723:
1721:
1720:
1719:
1655:
1654:
1653:
1648:
1614:
1517:
1511:
1402:
1392:
1358:GSM Association
1351:Industry bodies
1346:
1309:
1299:
1274:
1250:Marconi Company
1228:
1176:
1025:
953:Virgin Media O2
718:
712:
655:
642:
624:
619:
582:
581:
578:
573:
572:
562:
560:
559:. 22 April 2014
551:
550:
546:
536:
534:
525:
524:
520:
510:
508:
495:
494:
490:
480:
478:
465:
464:
460:
447:
446:
442:
433:
431:
423:
422:
418:
409:
407:
399:
398:
394:
385:
383:
371:
367:
358:
356:
341:
328:
319:
317:
302:
298:
289:
287:
277:
273:
268:
256:
216:British Telecom
200:
156:
144:
105:
97:
87:
83:
77:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1728:
1718:
1717:
1712:
1707:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1650:
1649:
1647:
1646:
1633:
1619:
1616:
1615:
1613:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1580:Internet in UK
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1521:
1519:
1513:
1512:
1510:
1509:
1504:
1499:
1494:
1489:
1484:
1479:
1474:
1469:
1464:
1459:
1454:
1452:Cayman Islands
1449:
1444:
1439:
1434:
1429:
1419:
1414:
1408:
1406:
1394:
1393:
1391:
1390:
1385:
1380:
1375:
1370:
1365:
1360:
1354:
1352:
1348:
1347:
1345:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1313:
1311:
1308:Government and
1305:
1304:
1301:
1300:
1298:
1297:
1292:
1286:
1284:
1280:
1279:
1276:
1275:
1273:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1236:
1234:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1226:
1221:
1216:
1211:
1206:
1201:
1195:
1193:
1186:
1182:
1181:
1178:
1177:
1175:
1174:
1169:
1164:
1159:
1154:
1149:
1144:
1139:
1134:
1129:
1124:
1119:
1114:
1109:
1104:
1099:
1094:
1089:
1084:
1079:
1074:
1069:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1033:
1031:
1027:
1026:
1024:
1023:
1018:
1013:
1008:
1007:
1006:
999:
987:
986:
985:
984:
983:
969:
962:
950:
949:
948:
943:
936:Trunk Networks
933:
928:
927:
926:
919:
907:
902:
897:
896:
895:
888:
881:
869:
864:
863:
862:
850:
845:
840:
839:
838:
826:
821:
816:
811:
806:
801:
796:
795:
794:
782:
781:
780:
773:
766:
759:
752:
740:
735:
729:
727:
720:
714:
713:
711:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
659:
657:
654:Infrastructure
648:
644:
643:
641:
640:
635:
629:
626:
625:
618:
617:
610:
603:
595:
589:
588:
577:
576:External links
574:
571:
570:
544:
518:
488:
458:
440:
416:
392:
365:
345:"Colt History"
326:
296:
285:Fierce Telecom
270:
269:
267:
264:
260:United Kingdom
255:
252:
199:
196:
188:FTSE 250 Index
164:
163:
154:
150:
149:
146:
145:
143:
142:
136:
134:
128:
127:
124:
123:
118:
112:
111:
98:
95:
92:
91:
78:
75:
72:
71:
65:
61:
60:
57:
53:
52:
49:
45:
44:
35:
31:
30:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1727:
1716:
1713:
1711:
1708:
1706:
1703:
1701:
1698:
1696:
1693:
1691:
1688:
1686:
1683:
1681:
1678:
1676:
1673:
1671:
1668:
1666:
1663:
1662:
1660:
1645:
1644:
1634:
1632:
1631:
1621:
1620:
1617:
1611:
1608:
1606:
1603:
1601:
1598:
1596:
1593:
1591:
1588:
1586:
1585:Telegraph Act
1583:
1581:
1578:
1576:
1573:
1571:
1568:
1566:
1563:
1561:
1558:
1556:
1553:
1551:
1548:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1536:
1533:
1531:
1528:
1526:
1525:Adastral Park
1523:
1522:
1520:
1514:
1508:
1505:
1503:
1500:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1488:
1485:
1483:
1480:
1478:
1475:
1473:
1470:
1468:
1465:
1463:
1460:
1458:
1455:
1453:
1450:
1448:
1445:
1443:
1440:
1438:
1435:
1433:
1430:
1427:
1423:
1420:
1418:
1415:
1413:
1410:
1409:
1407:
1405:
1400:
1395:
1389:
1386:
1384:
1381:
1379:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1369:
1366:
1364:
1361:
1359:
1356:
1355:
1353:
1349:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1320:
1318:
1315:
1314:
1312:
1306:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1281:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1237:
1235:
1231:
1225:
1222:
1220:
1217:
1215:
1212:
1210:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1200:
1197:
1196:
1194:
1190:
1187:
1183:
1173:
1172:Virgin Mobile
1170:
1168:
1165:
1163:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1153:
1150:
1148:
1145:
1143:
1140:
1138:
1135:
1133:
1130:
1128:
1125:
1123:
1120:
1118:
1115:
1113:
1110:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1100:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1088:
1085:
1083:
1080:
1078:
1075:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1047:Be Un Limited
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1034:
1032:
1028:
1022:
1019:
1017:
1014:
1012:
1009:
1004:
1000:
997:
993:
992:
991:
988:
981:
977:
976:
974:
970:
967:
963:
960:
956:
955:
954:
951:
944:
939:
938:
937:
934:
932:
929:
924:
920:
917:
913:
912:
911:
908:
906:
903:
901:
898:
893:
889:
886:
882:
879:
875:
874:
873:
870:
868:
865:
860:
859:Sky Broadband
856:
855:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
836:
832:
831:
830:
827:
825:
822:
820:
817:
815:
812:
810:
807:
805:
802:
800:
797:
792:
788:
787:
786:
783:
778:
774:
771:
767:
764:
760:
757:
753:
750:
746:
745:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
730:
728:
724:
721:
715:
709:
706:
704:
703:TelecityGroup
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
664:
661:
660:
658:
652:
649:
645:
639:
636:
634:
631:
630:
627:
623:
616:
611:
609:
604:
602:
597:
596:
593:
585:
580:
579:
558:
554:
548:
532:
528:
522:
507:on 2015-08-18
506:
502:
498:
492:
476:
472:
468:
462:
454:
450:
444:
430:
426:
420:
406:
402:
396:
382:
381:
376:
369:
355:on 2013-02-21
354:
350:
346:
339:
337:
335:
333:
331:
316:on 2018-08-22
315:
311:
307:
300:
286:
282:
275:
271:
263:
261:
251:
248:
246:
241:
238:
235:
233:
227:
225:
221:
217:
213:
209:
205:
195:
193:
189:
185:
181:
178:
177:multinational
174:
170:
161:
155:
151:
147:
141:
138:
137:
135:
133:
129:
125:
122:
119:
117:
113:
109:
106:Keri Gilder (
103:
99:
93:
90:
86:
85:United States
82:
79:
73:
70:, England, UK
69:
66:
62:
58:
54:
51:1992 (London)
50:
46:
43:
39:
36:
32:
28:
23:
1641:
1628:
1492:Saint Helena
1199:Arm Holdings
1021:Zen Internet
973:Virgin Media
900:Telecom Plus
803:
785:China Mobile
561:. Retrieved
556:
547:
535:. Retrieved
530:
521:
509:. Retrieved
505:the original
500:
491:
479:. Retrieved
475:the original
470:
461:
452:
443:
432:. Retrieved
428:
419:
408:. Retrieved
404:
395:
384:. Retrieved
378:
368:
357:. Retrieved
353:the original
349:www.colt.net
348:
318:. Retrieved
314:the original
310:www.colt.net
309:
299:
288:. Retrieved
284:
274:
257:
249:
242:
239:
236:
231:
228:
211:
201:
172:
168:
167:
64:Headquarters
1545:BT Research
1518:legislation
1472:Isle of Man
1424:(including
1245:GEC Plessey
1147:Sainsbury's
1132:Post Office
996:Vodafone UK
749:BT Consumer
738:Asda Mobile
76:Area served
1659:Categories
1482:Montserrat
1422:Antarctica
1209:Metaswitch
1157:Tiscali UK
1016:WightFibre
1003:Talkmobile
848:Lycamobile
829:KCOM Group
804:Colt Group
683:KCOM Group
537:4 November
531:Telecom TV
434:2013-12-05
410:2014-03-16
386:2013-12-05
359:2013-12-05
320:2013-12-05
290:2020-05-28
266:References
254:Operations
171:(formerly
96:Key people
1462:Gibraltar
1185:Suppliers
719:providers
698:Interxion
693:Openreach
678:CityFibre
656:providers
647:Companies
563:8 October
511:22 August
481:22 August
204:Jim Hynes
59:Jim Hynes
1630:Category
1516:History,
1467:Guernsey
1417:Anguilla
1270:Standard
1265:PicoChip
1214:Sarantel
1162:T-Mobile
1011:Voipfone
990:Vodafone
966:Giffgaff
941:Leetline
916:Three UK
878:Business
872:TalkTalk
824:Inmarsat
799:Claranet
743:BT Group
688:Nexfibre
102:Chairman
38:Telecoms
34:Industry
1643:Commons
1437:Bermuda
1233:Defunct
1219:Spirent
1192:Current
1107:Mercury
1077:Energis
1030:Defunct
819:Entanet
777:Plusnet
726:Current
717:Service
198:History
175:) is a
153:Website
56:Founder
48:Founded
1640:
1627:
1477:Jersey
1224:Telent
1142:Rabbit
1122:Orange
1097:Ionica
1082:Family
946:No One
923:SMARTY
885:Mobile
843:Lebara
791:CMLink
663:Arqiva
116:Parent
81:Europe
68:London
1555:Buzby
1383:MaNAP
1373:LONAP
1337:Ofcom
1283:Other
1204:Icera
1137:Pipex
1127:Ovivo
910:Three
905:Tesco
867:spusu
1295:Hibu
1260:Pace
565:2014
539:2022
513:2015
483:2015
218:and
160:.net
158:colt
140:8220
89:Asia
1401:and
1397:In
1240:CSR
1117:NTL
1037:AOL
931:Tru
853:Sky
210:as
132:ASN
108:CEO
1661::
959:O2
892:TV
770:EE
555:.
529:.
499:.
469:.
451:.
427:.
403:.
377:.
347:.
329:^
308:.
283:.
262:.
247:.
110:)
40:,
1428:)
614:e
607:t
600:v
567:.
541:.
515:.
485:.
455:.
437:.
413:.
389:.
362:.
323:.
293:.
104:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
