Talking Networks

Colocation

Talking Networks have one of the UK's largest portfolio of Neutral Colocation facilities. We provide racks and space in over 50 major data centres across the UK. We provide 100s of racks across the UK providing us with substantial discounts compared to buying direct.

As well as our core portfolio, we have relationships with numerous other data centres and partners across the UK to provide the solution for virtually any colocation requirement.

Whether you require a simple rack in docklands or 10,000 sq ft of prime data centre space across 3 geographically distributed sites we can meet your colocation needs. We have availability to provide from 1 amp up to 128 amps in a rack.

As well as providing colocation discounts through our buying power, our sales consultants are aware of the advantages and disadvantages of every site to ensure you have the correct colocation solution for your needs. All of our core sites are connected by up to 32Gbps to our core network and we can connect at up to 10Gbps to any other location in the UK, Europe or US. We have private agreements and access to colocation space unavailable to the public.

We provide the following colocation services at our core sites:

• 1U, Quarter Rack, Half Rack, Full Rack, Suite space, Whole Data floor
• Managed or unmanaged colocation
• IP Transit: Partial Transit, Global Transit, BGP, Tier 1, Multihomed
• Interlinks from 10Mbps to 10Gbps, Cross Connects, Cabling
• Site installations and remote hands services
• DDOS and Firewall Protection
• Offsite Backups
• Voice Over IP connectivity

Every data centre has many different features which suit different requirements. Key aspects when looking for a colocation site should be:

• Power Requirements per rack, 8 Amps, 16 Amps, 32 Amps etc...
• Single or redundant Dual Power Feeds
• Heat dissipation
• Physical location for travel
• Connectivity solutions
• Single data centre or redundant dual geographic data centre solutions
• Size of colocation, 1U from multi rack suite
• Budget for solution

We have a selection of over 50 main data centres on our books and will work with you to find the right colocation solution.