We have many years of experience and over the years we have
gained and achieved many goals including:-
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Licenced Telecomunications Operator (Electronic Code
Powers)
Originally a non-PTO licence with code powers issued in 2001
allowed IC to physically build and operate our own network
infrastructure.
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Diverse network built with Fibre, Copper & Radio /
Microwave
Multiple technologies allow for maximum network diversity and
resilience with our own physical infrastructure currently spanning
Staffordshire & Cheshire. By using multiple other carriers our
services are available across the UK and internationally.
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Launched IC-air Last mile Microwave / Radio broadband
IC pioneered service provision via radio / microwave, (IC-air)
under a test and development licence from the Radio Authority.
Subsequently, representing the ISP community in getting the
original 2.4Ghz (WiFi) frequencies freed and made available for use
by ISPs.
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Network Diversity
We interconnect with multiple carriers and providers to provide
external transit as well as public peering agreements with other
ISPs and carriers either privately or via a peering exchange such
as MaNap and AMS-IX for direct data exchange. The results
of our arrangements mean that we can get you routed to your desired
destination quickly, reliably and with minimal hops. The core
network is a combination of cable, fibre and radio / microwave
built in a resilient architecture with our major network nodes
located in Keele, Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester.
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Best of Breed Hardware
All of our network runs across Cisco core routing and switching
equipment so you can be assured of quality throughout. Our data
centres are also all on-line UPS protected and have generator
backup to ensure continuity of service.
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High Availability
24 Hour monitoring and engineer standby means that we can respond
quickly to any problems around the clock with engineers being
automatically notified by email, SMS and telephone in the event of
failures.
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21CN (21st Century Network) Ready Services
We are now also fully BT 21CN (21st Century Network) connected and
are able to offer the next generation network services and
platforms which provide high availability, high speed &
scaleability like never before.
In short IC do not simply resell other carriers services we
actually build, deploy and maintain our own infrastructure and then
interconnect with other carriers where possible to offer our
clients the best choices available but retain as much control over
the service levels as possible.
