Colt completes acquisition of Lumen EMEA
Summary
Part of the acquisition will see Colt enter a partnership with Lumen which will bring its digital infrastructure services to businesses within and outside of North America. Customers will benefit from Colt’s technologies featuring SD-WAN alongside an extended portfolio of services including new security technologies, products, and managed hosting and professional services, as well as: • 1,300 new customer-focused employees across 16 countries • 1,630,031 kilometres of fibre connecting 125 European cities in 34 EMEA countries • 11,000 kilometres of metropolitan network in 23 countries and the UAE • 12 cable landing stations in six countries • 10 subsea cable systems – six transatlantic and four within Europe The acquisition – which brings Colt 2,700 customers including blue chip corporations, leading enterprises and public sector customers - sees Colt expand the reach of its services via PoPs (Points of Presence) in Dubai, Estonia, Greece, Iceland, Israel, Kenya, Serbia, Slovenia, South Africa and Turkey. The acquisition comes timely as Cold’s brand research highlights businesses’ plans to extend their digital infrastructure outside their existing markets. “This acquisition brings us amazing new talent, extends our technology portfolio and our partner ecosystem, and significantly expands our digital infrastructure as we enter new markets across Eastern Europe, the UAE and parts of Africa,” claimed Colt CEO Keri Gilder. By staying true to our culture and commitments and building our business around our customers’ success, we’re ready to write the next chapter in our story,” Gilder concluded.