Richard Davies wrote: The UK has a good crop of technology pioneers in cloud computing - for example ElasticHosts, FlexiScale, Flexiant, OnApp - and also some strong government initiatives such as G-Cloud.
We will have to see whether this kind of technical leadership converts into swift mass-market adoption or not.
BandCon, a leading internet infrastructure service provider, is pleased
to announce their plans as they celebrate their 10th year in
business offering content owners a solution for all of their
infrastructure needs.
Founded in 2000, the company has been providing carrier neutral
Colocation, IP Transit, Transport, Peering and CDN services to customers
both large and small as they serve the fastest growing market segment
today; media rich content delivered over the internet.
With revenues over $20M and 300+ customers, BandCon has established
themselves as a formidable force in the community offering a bundled
solution of the services needed to support web2.0 sites and other
bandwidth intensive applications.
“I am really proud of our business model as it has withstood the test of
time. We continue to see changes in the technologies used to deliver
content. The how may have changed over the years but the demand
continues to grow and we feel very fortunate to be a part of that
evolution and expansion,” said Ari Benowitz, CEO and Founder of BandCon.
The BandCon Content Delivery System™ solves challenges all companies
face: how do they grow their network capacity and footprint when
requirements are ever changing and dynamic. The CDS offers the
flexibility to move around the System Suite and choose the network
elements you need today as well as those you might consider in the
future. Its ‘Pay as You Grow’ approach offers the ultimate in
scalability for growth, while minimizing costly upfront investment.
“We are excited to be part of the total convergence of content. All
content everywhere, at all times. This is a huge challenge for networks
and we are excited to be a part of the solution. We recognize it is our
customers who have helped us garner the success we experience today. We
will be announcing a number of ways that we will be thanking our
customers over the rest of the year as we celebrate this milestone,”
said Benowitz.
Most recently the company has expanded their System Suite offering to
include Professional Services and Managed Hosting, as well as expanded
their network footprint to over 50 NAX (Network Access Exchanges) and
nearing a Tb/sec of egress capacity to peers across its network.
Additionally the company has launched the Colo Partner Program, designed
to extend BandCon’s reach beyond its core cities and partner with data
centers to expand their sales reach and visibility.
About BandCon
BandCon is a content delivery service provider for companies with media
rich web 2.0 sites. The BandCon Content Delivery System™ provides all of
the internet infrastructure services needed to support a content site at
any stage of growth. From its national backbone network, BandCon offers
IP Transit, Transport, CDN, Peering, Colocation and Managed Hosting
services that are unmatched in terms of flexibility and scalability. For
over a decade, BandCon has been supporting the network needs of
companies like; MySpace, The Weather Channel, NeuLion, Miniclip.com,
Vonage, Digg and Skype; garnering recognition as a top
telecommunications provider by Inc. 500 Magazine and others. To learn
more, please visit the company website at www.bandcon.com