| Type | Network provider |
|---|---|
| Industry | Internet |
| Founded | 1994 as Easynet |
| Headquarters | UK |
| Area served | UK |
| Parent | Easynet |
| Website | http://www.easynetconnect.net/ |
Easynet Connect is a UK based Internet service provider. The Easynet Connect brand was founded on 7 January 2008[1] to focus on small-to-medium size companies with 11-249 employees. Easynet Connect’s core focus is as a business ISP, providing internet access connectivity, hosting and colocation services to small businesses in the UK. It is headquartered in London, with customer service and hosting centres in London, Milton Keynes and Somerset.
Easynet Connect is the sister company of the consumer-focused ISP, UK Online. Both ISPs take their network heritage from Easynet Group PLC, which was acquired by British Sky Broadcasting in 2006.[2] On 21 July 2010, British Sky Broadcasting reached an agreement over the proposed sale of Easynet Global Services, to Lloyds Development Capital (LDC), a leading UK private equity company fully funded by the Lloyds Banking Group.
Easynet was a “pioneer” of LLU (local loop unbundling) in the UK,[3] and was the first to challenge BT in the wholesale broadband market when it launched its 8MB service in 2004.[4] The company claims the 2nd largest core network in the UK (6,030 km of fibre),[5] while the majority of its services are delivered via copper connections in the last mile.