Networking

The future of global connectivity through the hybrid power of LEO satellites and submarine cables

July 10, 2025
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By Aaron Partouche,  Director, Innovation, Colt Technology Services The future of global connectivity is undeniably being shaped by the synergistic power of LEO satellites and submarine cables. While subsea cables currently carry approximately 99% of international data traffic, serving as the undisputed backbone of global communications, Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite…

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Kevlinx Data Centers and Colt expand strategic partnership to launch future-proof AI-ready infrastructure in Brussels

July 1, 2025
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Partnership drives the future of AI with high-performance data center and cutting-edge connectivity solutions Kevlinx Data Centers, the developer and operator of future-proof, AI-ready data centers across Europe’s emerging digital hubs, and Colt Technology Services (Colt), the global digital infrastructure company, today announced the successful expansion of their strategic partnership.

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Colt trials new Smart Path feature to give customers greater choice and control over network routes through award-winning NaaS digital platform

June 30, 2025
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Proof of concept tests ‘customer-defined routing’ for businesses to choose their own packet network path in near-real time   Colt Technology Services (Colt), the global digital infrastructure company, today announced a proof of concept (PoC) for its transformative Smart Path feature which will enable businesses to define their preferred network…

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What Is Network as a Service (NaaS)?

May 12, 2025
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Network as a Service is a cloud-based service model that allows organisations to outsource their networking infrastructure. Instead of building and maintaining their own network components, businesses can rent network services from cloud providers. With the increased speed of network innovations, many organisations face significant technical debt in upgrading (and…

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Colt earns Quality Zero Outage Award from Deutsche Telekom

May 8, 2025
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As a proud recipient of the Zero Outage Approved certification, awarded by Deutsche Telekom, Colt is committed to delivering world-class reliability and operational excellence. This recognition reflects our dedication to minimising service disruptions through robust incident, problem and change management processes. Awards like Zero Outage are more than industry accolades;…

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Colt customers are spoilt for choice with a variety of SD WAN vendors

May 6, 2025
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Choice is a brilliant luxury. From what to eat for dinner to where to go at the weekend, many of us are lucky to have an overwhelming amount of choice at our fingertips. It’s the same in the tech world, where there are thousands of software vendors, cloud platforms and…

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Colt wins “Growth Excellence Award” at UK-Portugal Business Awards

May 5, 2025
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This prestigious recognition highlights Colt’ commitment to building long-term, meaningful partnerships in Portugal, and acknowledges the company’s continued investment in the region Colt Technology Services (Colt), a global leader in digital infrastructure, has been honoured with the prestigious “Growth Excellence Award” at the 15th  UK-Portugal Business Awards, celebrating the company’s…

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How we responded when the lights went out in Spain and Portugal

May 1, 2025
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Monday morning around 11:30am, we began to hear that our people in Spain and Portugal were suddenly losing connectivity. Our Network Operations Centre quickly confirmed, this wasn’t a blip and it wasn’t just Colt. Both countries were facing widespread power outages impacting homes, offices, transport and people’s day-to-day lives.  …

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Colt expands NaaS with new diversity and dedicated cloud access features

April 30, 2025
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Businesses can boost resilience, level-up their cloud services and benefit from a wide choice of ‘offnet’ partners with new features for multi-award winning NaaS platform Colt Technology Services (Colt), the global digital infrastructure company, today announced an expansion to its multi-award winning On Demand Network as a Service (NaaS) platform…

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How smart buildings can deliver a smarter, greener future

April 15, 2025
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The importance of sustainability and energy efficiency in buildings has never been more crucial. With the growing demands of climate control and operational efficiency, businesses are looking for smarter solutions to enhance systems and reduce energy consumption. Colt’s Innovation team has been working on eliminating unnecessary energy waste by optimising…

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Overcoming network challenges: How walk-in takeover managed LAN services boost efficiency

April 14, 2025
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As businesses embrace hybrid working, delivering a seamless digital experience has never been more critical. Whether employees are working remotely or returning to the office, they expect fast, secure and reliable connectivity to support productivity and collaboration. Consumers also demand smooth, omnichannel interactions: whether engaging in person, online, or both.

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AtlasEdge and Colt partner to power Portugal’s digital future with sustainable and high-performance connectivity

March 18, 2025
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Lisbon, Portugal, March 18, 2025 — AtlasEdge, a leading European data centre provider, today announces a strategic partnership with Colt Technology Services (Colt), the global digital infrastructure company. Based in Portugal, this collaboration brings together AtlasEdge’s 100% renewable data centre campus in Lisbon with Colt’s low latency, high bandwidth network…

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