Telcom Group acquires London-based Luminet

Telcom Group acquires London-based Luminet

Please note: since the original publication of this article, Telcom and Luminet have integrated and rebranded under the name Elevate.

Telcom Group is pleased to announce that it has successfully completed the acquisition of fixed wireless and high-speed fibre network provider Luminet.

Telcom Group, backed by Gresham House, a specialist alternative asset manager, who initially committed to invest £63 million into the group in 2021 through its British Strategic Investment Fund (BSIF), has today completed the acquisition of Luminet, London’s largest Fixed Wireless network operator and leading business-to-business connectivity provider. The acquisition is a key component in Telcom’s growing footprint, as it adds London to the list of existing metro networks, delivering high-speed internet combined with a full stack of applications, products and services to business customers & channel partners throughout the UK.

Luminet, which was founded in 2005, is a leading London-based ethernet connectivity specialist across fixed wireless and fibre with the unique ability to provide fully resilient “100% SLA” connectivity, at speeds of up to 10Gbps, with wireless connectivity provision within 10 days.

Christopher Baldock, Telcom Group’s Chairman commented:

“The board of Telcom are delighted to be working with the team at Luminet whose London footprint and strong channel proposition will complement and integrate into Telcom’s network infrastructure and provide a platform for our product portfolio of applications, products and services aimed at the business market.”

Simon Adcock, Head of Portfolio and Co-Fund Manager of Sustainable Infrastructure funds at Gresham House commented.

“We are very pleased to welcome Luminet into Telcom group. The two businesses are a strong strategic fit in terms of their culture and values, the geographies they cover, and the products and service they provide. The acquisition will provide a platform for the accelerated growth of Telcom with the ability to service business customers on-net across the UK.”

Andy Tatlock, Telcom Group CRO, commented:

“Luminet provides the key London footprint to complement our HyperCity fibre networks with Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Birmingham now complete, we are rapidly becoming the go to high-speed network provider for business customers & channel partners throughout the UK. The combination of Telcom and Luminet sees Telcom Group become the largest B2B Fixed Wireless Network provider in the UK and helps accelerate our ability to support Britain’s digital revolution and ultimately connect customers, to a network that’s built for greatness.”

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