WHY COLT

EXCEPTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE. EXTRAORDINARY OUTCOMES.

EXCEPTIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE. EXTRAORDINARY OUTCOMES.

We simplify digital infrastructure to deliver effortless experiences, so that you can focus on what truly matters.

MODERNISE CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS

It's time to make cloud work for you, so you can get on with doing what you do best. Say hello to scalability, innovation and a faster time to market. Wave goodbye to inefficiency and complexity. EXPLORE

“We cannot afford to be narrow minded about AI infrastructure. As industry leaders, we must embrace a broader, bolder vision that goes far beyond connectivity. Enabling true AI readiness for enterprises also demands security, sovereignty, capacity, scalability, low-latency, capillarity, responsibility and simplicity.”

Keri Gilder, CEO, Colt Technology Services

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TRANSFORM YOUR WORKPLACE

Build a secure and seamless workplace so your people can work together anywhere, without limits.

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OPTMISE NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE

When change is the only constant, your infrastructure needs to be ready for anything. Spark change in minutes, not months with infrastructure that's secure, agile and dynamic. EXPLORE

SECURE YOUR FUTURE

The business world is changing faster than ever: new regulations, new ways of working, new threats. How can you stay compliant and keep ahead of cyber risks without holding your business back? EXPLORE

275+
Cloud PoP’s
worldwide

6k+
Employees
Including ~500
sales and ~100
sales engineers

1100+
Data centres, clouds
and carrier hotels connected via
Colt own fibre

900+
Network to network interfaces with
other operators globally

EcoVadis
Colt's latest EcoVadis rating puts it in the 91st percentile for the industry

25k+
Connected customers in
Europe, Asia, US
& Middle East

32k+
Enterprise Buildings directly fibre-connected via Colt own fibre in Europe, Asia & US

40+
Countries where we are present, connecting
230+ cities

6
Languages supported
by 24/7 customer
service

COLT AT A GLANCE

10 subsea systems and 12 landing stations including: Grace Hopper, Dunant, Yellow, Atlantic Cross 1 South, and Apollo South (learn more)

58 NPS (Net Promoter Score) #1 ranked network as a service provider in the world - MEF Excellence Awards, 2024

Colt is 1 of fewer than 10 companies with EDPB approved BCRs and the only voice/data provider with GDPR‑compliant BCRs

THE COLT NETWORK

Constantly evolving, constantly expanding

Multi-award-winning-NaaS
Agnostic connectivity to the key cloud providers
Deep city network across key markets

PRODUCT PORTFOLIO

POWERFUL PARTNERSHIPS

Trusted by the industry's top players

WE BUILD GLOBAL ECOSYSTEMS THAT CREATE EXTRAORDINARY VALUE

We work hand in hand with partners to be the digital infrastructure company our customers depend on - bringing together the people and technologies to deliver transformation. We’re working with tech leaders, cloud providers and hyperscalers to create new services that seamlessly integrate our solutions to make the whole experience better for everyone.

ALWAYS CONNECTED.

We're at the heart of digital infrastructure and the connected ecosystem.

ALWAYS PUTTING YOU FIRST.

We're working to deliver a seamless experience, whether that's on contracts, service delivery or customer experience.

ALWAYS IMPROVING.

We're building partnerships that go above and beyond to meet our customers' challenges.

WE PARTNER WITH...

CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERS

Our extensive footprint of connected CSP regions, close working relationships and technical alignment with all of the major CSPs ensures cloud applications perform better on our network.

SYSTEM INTEGRATORS

System Integrators are at the heart of the digital transformation of businesses. We are further strengthening bilateral partnerships with selected SIs to create more added value to our customers.

DATA CENTRE PROVIDERS

Our network enables our customers to connect to 1100+ data centres, and our close working relationships with our data centre partners ensure that our customers have world class access to support their hybrid and multi-cloud architectures.

TECHNOLOGY PARTNERS

We work closely with our technology partners to allow your business to keep up with the rapid growth of the industry, remaining at the forefront of a range of technologies & providing bespoke solutions to create an agile scalable network.

OUR PRODUCTS

OPTICAL AND ETHERNET

IP & WAN

VOICE & UC

NETWORK AS A SERVICE

DATA CENTRE SERVICES

CAPITAL MARKETS

SECURITY

Dark Fibre

Wavelength

Ethernet

Cloud Connectivity

Dedicated Internet Access

Internet Transit

IP VPN

SD WAN & SASE

SIP Trunking

Intelligent Network Services

UCAAS & BYO Cloud Voice

O/D Ethernet & Cloud Connect

On-Demand Internet

Colocation

DDOS Protection

Zero Trust Network Gateway

Network-based Security

Managed Firewall & CPE

Financial Services Extranet

Exchange Proximity Solutions

Ultra Low Latency

The groundbreaking Smart Path NaaS solution was developed to address Colt’s customers’ requirements around selecting a specific packet network route for their connectivity between their offices and data centres to meet a number of different business objectives.

With Smart Path, Colt customers will be able to:

Select routes with lowest latency;
Define specific subsea routes to be used for resiliency reasons,
Meet sovereignty requirements by ensuring their traffic remains within a specified country or region
Smart Path will also provide customers with greater clarity around the incremental network carbon emissions linked to a specific circuit, to support their sustainability goals.
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^{A NETWORK THAT DELIVERS, TODAY AND TOMORROW}

Up to 400G optical connectivity for the world’s leading organisations. A meshed and resilient optical network, fully transparent, designed for scale and with a wide range of connectivity options, from large data centres to retail buildings.

Wavelength services enable ultra-high bandwidth network connections (up to 400Gbps), all deployed over the Colt network with speed and ease. This enables you to leverage market opportunities and meet the challenge of the rising bandwidth demand driven by the Internet, richer application environments and cloud computing.

Global content providers choose Colt and Ciena to meet growth in demand for AI content, gaming and streaming

Colt and Ciena recently announced the successful rollout of a powerful new transatlantic and terrestrial terabit network to support two global content providers. The expanded network will help the hyperscalers meet growing demand for capacity driven by the rise in AI content; gaming and video streaming services; and changes in enterprise IT while reducing power consumption and carbon emissions.

It follows the successful completion of the world’s first 1.2 terabit per second (Tbps) wavelength transmission across the Atlantic Ocean announced by Colt and Ciena in November 2024.

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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

^{COLT NAMED AS ONE OF THE FIRST AWS EUROPEAN SOVEREIGN CLOUD CONNECTIVITY PARTNERS}

Colt’s Dedicated Cloud Access supports growing demand for data sovereignty

Colt has just announced it has been named as one of the first AWS European Sovereign Cloud connectivity partners, delivering secure, high-performance Dedicated Cloud Access (DCA) connectivity to the AWS European Sovereign Cloud.

The AWS European Sovereign Cloud is a new, independent cloud for Europe, designed to help organisations meet stringent sovereignty and compliance needs. Colt’s Dedicated Cloud Access solutions provide a direct, private connection to the AWS Sovereign Cloud. By avoiding the public internet and protecting traffic in transit across its digital infrastructure, Colt’s Dedicated Cloud Access helps businesses achieve better performance, lower latency, and enhanced security for critical cloud applications.

“Businesses are facing a tangled web of complexity around regulatory compliance, security and data protection. Safe, secure access to sovereign clouds should be straightforward and flexible - it shouldn’t add to the complexity. At Colt, our Direct Cloud Access solutions support businesses, extend their choice, provide flexibility and help keep their data safe.”

Peter Coppens, VP – Product, Colt Technology Services

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HELPING YOU KEEP YOUR DATA SECURE WITH BCRS

Colt is one of fewer than ten companies globally with EDPB-approved Controller and Processor BCRs, and the only voice and data communications provider in the world to have obtained GDPR-compliant BCRs.

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OUR APPROACH TO ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY

ESG by design shapes how we develop and provide our products and services and handle our impact on the environment. This commitment is not limited to our own operations - we work across our value chain to create a more sustainable future, supporting our suppliers and customers to improve their ESG performance.

2024 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

Ambitious science-based targets

BECOMING THE SUSTAINABLE SUPPLIER OF CHOICE

As a large company with Global operations, we want to lead by example when working with our suppliers, partners, customers and communities to reduce our impact on the environment.

We have comprehensive, Near-Term and Long-Term Net Zero emissions targets approved by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Our Long-Term Net Zero target has been approved in accordance with the SBTi Net Zero Standard.

OUR ACHIEVEMENTS

EcoVadis platinum rating

In 2024, we were awarded the EcoVadis platinum rating for the third consecutive year. This is the highest rating and places us in the top 1% with regards to how well we have integrated sustainability principles into our business and management systems.

This year's ranking positions Colt in the 99th percentile, with an overall score of 81 out of 100 - an increase from 79 in 2023.

Carbon disclosure project (CDP)

In 2024, we received an A- from CDP for our carbon change disclosure, acknowledging our outstanding environmental performance for the second consecutive year.

Additionally, we obtained an A rating for the 2024 CDP Supplier Engagement Assessment for the third year in a row, highlighting our proactive efforts in reducing supply chain emissions.