BYTES...
54%
Only 54% of UK organisations are
confi dent their Business Continuity
plans are up-to-date
£30M
Onecom has secured a £30m fi nance
package from HSBC UK in support of its
ambitious growth plans. The fi ve-year
funding deal will enable Onecom to
invest heavily in customer experience,
systems and teams.
Which SD-WAN model?
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NIMANS
ENHANCES SIP
MANAGEMENT
WITH PORTAL
NIMANS HAS ENHANCED its SIP
offering with their portal-based
service which helps partners
manage their SIP estates.
Graham Wilkinson (pictured),
Head of Sales, Network
Services, says “The user friendly
service is fully integrated into
our existing Number Manager
portal for the allocation and
management of geo and nongeo
numbers,” he explained. “In
addition secure call recording is
reinforced by fi le storage of up to
seven years.”
SIP trunks can be ordered via
the Nimans Network Services
portal or a special Number
Manager app – as part of the
enhanced service that also
features real time fraud alerts.
VERSA
Versa Networks has chosen EMEA VAD
Nuvias to bring its software-defi ned
branch and software-defi ned security
solution for wide-area networks (WANs)
across EMEA.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Jola turned fi ve last month. The
company has gone on to employ over 25
people, billing over £4.3 million, with
plans to grow to £20 million in the next
three years.
EDUCATION
The husband and wife team behind
fast-growing tech giant UKFast has
announced they have donated £5m
into a newly created charitable, UKFast
Community and Education Trust, which
seeks to improve education, training
and development opportunities for
disadvantaged young people.
Graham concluded: “This is a
major step forward for resellers
as it provides them with greater
control and more fl exibility
to exploit SIP sales which
continue to accelerate in view
of the ISDN switch off in 2025.
They can manage all SIP trunks
from one simple platform and
make instant changes with
just a few clicks. Our service
aims to put resellers in control
and includes adjustable spend
limits for outbound calls. It is
also interop tested with all
major telephone systems. A
reseller white label portal is
available too.”
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Kcom acquired for £504m
KCOM GROUP HAS been acquired for £504
million after an offer from Humber Bidco Ltd, a
subsidiary of the Universities Superannuation
Scheme and renowned infrastructure investor.
The company has paid 97 pence per share,
refl ecting a 34% premium to KCOM’s closing
price of 72.5 pence before the news broke.
Kcom currently serves 140,000 customers and
businesses.
“The board believes that USSL’s offer for
KCOM provides, on completion, both meaningful,
guaranteed cash returns for shareholders as well
as a strong, supportive partner in our endeavours
to take the business forward to new successes,”
said Interim Chair Patrick De Smedt.
The deal, which isn’t completed at the time of
writing, puts a previous rumour of Virgin Media
acquiring the business offi cially to bed.
“The board believes that the offer of 97p per
share represents a compelling opportunity for
shareholders to realise an attractive cash value
in respect of their shares and recognises the
quality of KCOM’s businesses and the strength
of their future prospects. For all these reasons,
the board unanimously recommends that
shareholders accept the offer,” Smedt added.
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