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ISP Division

Special Awards Division

For the ISP which provides the best 256K and above broadband service for consumers.

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Best Consumer Broadband 

The 2008 ISPAs' finalists are:-

• Entanet

• NewNet

• Seriously Internet

• Virgin Media

• Waitrose

The winner is:-

NewNet

An ISPA spokesperson said, “The judges were pleased to see that NewNet are pushing the limits of broadband capabilities in a consumer market by introducing its own LLU service, offering up to 24 Meg ADSL2+.”

About UK2

UK2 is one of the UK’s biggest hosting companies and offers a comprehensive range of hosting products. These include domain name registration, web hosting, e-commerce and dedicated server solutions, all with the aim of making it easier, quicker and less expensive for any consumer, small or large business to have the online presence they need.

UK2 is a privately owned company which was founded in 1998 and has been a major player in the web hosting industry ever since. It has experienced the highs and lows of the internet marketplace following the dotcom boom and bust, but stood firm and continued to develop and evolve. Today we've sold over a million domain names and host thousands of websites and dedicated servers for customers in various countries, and can proudly say that we are one of the biggest and fastest growing web hosting companies in the UK!

UK2 has the advantage of being a small company that thrives on being flexible, personal, energetic, and always thinking big. We strive for excellence and constantly set ourselves high targets to increase and maintain our position and reputation within the hosting sector. In addition to this UK2 is also a major shareholder in the merged Redbus Interhouse and Telecity group (which is one of the biggest colocation managed data centres in Europe). With our experience and resources we are confident that customers will receive a first class service for their personal or business web hosting needs.

As a company we have constantly proven ourselves to be a reliable supplier of top quality, professional and low cost affordable services. These include:

Domain Names – we offer a range of top level domains at great prices

Web Hosting – our shared hosting services offer great value and are packed with features

Dedicated Servers – our dedicated hosting is extremely competitive and affordable

E-commerce – our latest addition to the portfolio and entry into the world of SaaS

Here at UK2 we believe that customers should always be the core of our business, which is why we are constantly improving our products and services, as well as actively encouraging feedback and suggestions. Some of the recent improvements include - a new UK based call centre, 24/7 online support and new product packages to cater for a wide range of customers, from those new to the web to the savvy developer.

UK2 have 3 data centres located in the Docklands and City areas of London. These are linked via high speed fibre with each containing its own transit supplies allowing for a fully redundant carrier network connecting to multiple Tier 1 providers. This is supplemented by peering at LINX and private peering with key IP providers. Our internal network is entirely provisioned with state of the art Cisco Gigabit switches to ensure no bottlenecking, and our power supplies are reinforced by both UPS and backup generators to provide first class redundancy.