GX Networks
GX Networks began by offering internet services to corporations. It believed that it had developed the first transatlantic IP backbone running native ATM.
GX Networks originally started out with major Network Access Points in Washington and San Jose in the US, London's LINX and Stockholm in Europe.
Brands
Through a series of acquisitions and (de)mergers GX Networks is known through various brands, including: donhost, Gokei, Host Europe, WebFusion, 123-reg and xcalibre (although GX Networks (now WebFusion) only acquired the dedicated server section of the xcalibre brand, with the co-location and cloud hosting moving to 'flexiant'[1].
Timeline
- April 1997 - Internet Technology Group (ITG) announces the acquisition of Xara Networks Limited in a deal worth £2.65 million.[2]
- September 1997 - Xara Networks, a subsidiary of Internet Technology Group (ITG), relaunched as GX Networks. [2]
- January 2000 - GX Networks became part of Concentric Network.[3][4]
- September 2000 - Concentric Network merged with Nextlink to form XO Communications.[5]
- 2001 - The UK arm of XO Europe was sold off to form Transigent Limited.[6]
- September 2002 - Zipcom plc acquires Transigent Limited (formerly XO Limited), the parent company of GX Networks in a deal worth approximately £10m.[7][8]
- October 2002 - Zipcom plc acquired the entire share capital of Transigent Limited the parent company of GX Networks.[9]
- March 2003 - Zipcom plc to changed its name to GX Networks plc. [6]
- July 2003 - GX Networks acquires two more telecoms businesses XTML Limited ("XTML") and Compulink Information eXchange Limited ("CIX"), which were previously part of the Telenor Business Holdings UK Limited Group ("Telenor").[10]
- September 2003 - GX Networks buy Firstnet Ltd (owners of Liberty Broadband aka Tele2 UK) [11]
- September 2003 - Board changes occurred.[12]
- October 2003 - GX Networks plc became Pipex Communications plc to maintain the PIPEX brand after a buy out for £55m. [13]
- 2006 - Pipex Communications acquires Supanetwork, better known as SupaNames.
- March 2008 - Due to Pipex Broadband being sold to Tiscali last year, the company known as Pipex Communications UK Ltd is now known as GX Networks Ltd.[14]
- October 2009 - Further internal re-structuring by Oakley Capital (Owner of GX Networks) after selling Vialtus Solutions and further consolidate the brands of GX Networks by renaming the company after the hosting branch of the firm Webfusion Limited
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