About Internet Central Limited

Internet Central provides a range of high quality Business Internet Services including the latest in high speed Broadband Internet access, ADSL2+, leased lines and National Ethernet Connect, e-mail and web hosting solutions utilising the latest in Virtual Dedicated Servers, Virtual Shared Servers and co-location, Domain Name registration, SSL Certificates by Thawte, Complete Internet Security with managed or unmanaged firewalls and e-mail scanning systems and Voice Over IP (VoIP) telephone systems.

All our services are provided using the latest technology from Fortinet, Cisco, Dell and EqualLogic while our network infrastructure utilises services from BT, Cogent, Viatel, Level 3, Global Crossing, Internet Facilitators (IFL), Telecity Group and the North West Internet Exchange (NWIX).

Internet Central was founded in 1995 in Nantwich Cheshire, making us one of the first dedicated Internet Service Providers in the UK.

Now well established in the UK, Internet Central is one of the few remaining original independent business ISP's. Internet Central re-located it’s offices and data centre in 2001 and is now based on the Keele University Science Park in Staffordshire and is strategically placed centrally to serve the UK market, with our own carrier independent network currently spanning Staffordshire and Cheshire our ability to provide services in the local area is second to none. Internet Central is also an early adopter of BT’s 21CN network and is therefore well positioned to provide high quality internet connectivity services throughout the UK.

In January 2001 Internet Central was awarded an individual 'non-PTO, with code powers' telecommunications licence by the DTI. This licence enables Internet Central to build its own communications infrastructure independently from other licensed operators. As a result today we can provide low cost connectivity and resilient circuits - allowing flexible solutions to our customers with a high level and quality of service from our PoP’s in Crewe, Hanley, Keele, Mow Cop, Stoke-on-Trent and Manchester.

We are members of the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) and Reseaux IP Europeans (RIPE), Communications and Internet Services Adjudication Scheme (CISAS) and are actively involved with the DTI and Radio communications agency (now BERR) ensuring that we keep up to date with the industry and, where appropriate, help shape it for the future.

As an authorised FortiNet, Cisco, Draytek Vigor, Microsoft & Parrallels reseller (to name but a few), we are able to provide an extensive portfolio of products and services. Coupled with our state of the art technology platforms and extensive industry experience we are able to construct and maintain solutions tailored for our customers.

Company Information

Registered Office:
Ivy house foundry, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, ST1 3NR

Registered in England:
Reg No. 3079542
VAT Reg No. GB 655 657 108

Internet Central Limited is a subsidiary company of Goodwin PLC, founded in 1883. As a company Goodwin PLC have grown substantially receiving awards such as the Queens Award in 2006 for over three years of outstanding achievement in international trade.

Network Overview

Developed and organically grown since our inception in 1995 our network & service area now spans throughout the UK

We have many years of experience and over the years we have gained and achieved many goals including:-

• 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.

• Diverse network built with Fibre, Copper & Radio / Microwave
  Multiple technologies allow for maximum network diversity and resilience with our own infrastructure currently spanning Staffordshire & Cheshire.

• 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.

• 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 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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

For more information on our services please see the IC-connect website...

Our Customers

IC has been described by our customers as the biggest unheard of business ISP in the UK and this is quite true. We are not aimed at domestic services thus do not advertise nationally but instead rely on referals from existing customers. This principle means that our portfolio of around 4,000 accounts includes many leading high street brands, manufacturers, banks, schools and blue chip companies.

Our customer base ranges from a one man band up to multi-billion pound corporations and local goverment / public sector. Many customers have been with us for 10 years or more...

Our customer list includes (small sample):-

Air Products Alba Plc (Alba, Bush, Grundig, Goodmans, Ministry of Sound) Advantage West Midlands Bentley Motor Cars Boughey Distribution British Salt British Ceramic Confederation Brupac Drinks Cardiac Science Holdings Cheshire Wildlife Trust Co-operative Group Crewe & Nantwich Bourough Council Department of Transport Dimension Data UK Eaton Bank School

Ellesmere Port High School Essex Wildlife Trust Fayrefield Foods G & J Seddon (Seddon Group) Heywoods Estate Agents HST Feeds Inhealth Diagnostic & Imaging Innovata Plc Kall Kwik Printing Keele University Lafarge Leek College of FE Leeds Learning Network Lloyds TSB Manchester International Festival Mcdonalds Restaurants Ltd MCPS / PRS (performers rights society)

Navman Wireless NWF Fuels NWF Group Plc Ordnance Survey Plasplugs Ltd Royal Doulton Safeguard Security Plus+ Siemens Wind Power Synetrix Tekdata Triodos Bank UCAS Unipart Rail University of Oxford University of East London Wiltshire County Council

To name but a few...