High capacity internet services from ntl:Telewest Business aid data centre expansion for Redstation

Fast fibre optic network and next generation approach enables Hampshire data centre company to further expand offering to businesses

Two Gigabit lines provide resilient and extremely low latency connection for £2 million, 60-rack data centre

Connectivity from ntl:Telewest Business can expand on demand as Redstation's business continues to grow rapidly

Gosport, Hampshire, 19 March, 2009: Redstation, a Hampshire-based hosting and data centre provider, has chosen ntl:Telewest Business, part of the Virgin Media Group, to provide high capacity data services that are at the centre of the company's growth plans. ntl:Telewest Business was selected because the technical sophistication of its fibre optic network offered greater capacity, flexibility and value than other telecoms providers. Redstation reported 600 per cent sales growth for the six months to February 2009, so requires scalability to handle its rapid expansion.

Redstation's success as a web and server hosting specialist selling to end-user companies depends on high-speed, resilient data services to enable customers to access its facilities. As a next generation network provider, ntl:Telewest Business could delivered the low latency network connections its customers in the financial and IT services sectors need, and also enabled it to add more bandwidth as and when required.

To demonstrate the reliability of its network, ntl:Telewest Business initially deployed a 100 Megabit-per-second (Mbps) connection to Redstation's £2 million, 60-rack data centre in Gosport. After the successful completion of this trial, Redstation upgraded its services to two 1 Gbps connections, making ntl:Telewest Business the data centre's primary internet provider.

"Increasingly we find that we're competing directly for business with the big data centre providers in and around London," said Lance Taylor, managing director of Redstation. "A modern data centre such as ours can provide up to 20 Amps of power per rack, making our facilities considerably more cost-effective than the eight Amp racks that proliferate in the London area. Connectivity therefore plays a critical part in making our services competitive. With low latency, highly reliable fibre optic connections into our data centre we are ideally placed to capture a greater slice of this market.

"We found that ntl:Telewest Business could not only offer the technical capability we needed, but just as importantly they had the right mindset to provide what we wanted. This has enabled us to get the bandwidth we need at maximum speed and with minimum fuss," he added.

Redstation has also made high capacity services from ntl:Telewest Business a strategic part of its expansion plans. It is currently constructing a 600-rack data centre, scheduled for completion next year, for which ntl:Telewest Business will provide the primary connections.

"The data centre and hosting market is always highly competitive," said Gerry Arthurs, head of business markets for ntl:Telewest Business in the south east. "It is one area where the reliability of the data connections really can make or break a business. The next generation access we provide to Redstation plays a critical part in ensuring its competitiveness and we are delighted that it has selected our service to underpin its growth plans."

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About ntl:Telewest Business

ntl:Telewest Business has the most technically advanced of the UK's two national networks. Its vast nation-wide Next Generation Network provides businesses, public sector organisations and service providers across the UK with a complete portfolio of advanced data, internet and voice services. The £13billion network is flexible, scaleable and is already built out to more than 38,000 street cabinets across the UK.

As part of a commitment to deliver superior customer service, ntl:Telewest Business sales and support teams are located in close proximity to its customers in over 40 centres across the UK.

ntl:Telewest Business is trusted to provide critical communications to high profile customers including: Birmingham City Council, Yorkshire Water and EasyJet.

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For more information visit: www.ntltelewestbusiness.co.uk

About Redstation

Redstation Limited was founded in 1998 as a domain registration and web hosting company. In 2004 the company added dedicated servers to its product range and in 2006 opened its first purpose-built data centre in Hampshire representing an investment of more than £2 million.

Today the company provides web hosting, dedicated servers and colocation to thousands of customers around the world - including the British Government, international corporations, banks and SMEs.

For more information visit: www.redstation.com

Press contact: press@redstation.com

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