type private industry managed it services founded 1996 headquarters 21 southampton row london wc1b 5ha key people charles nasser ceo revenue 200 million website www.claranet.co.uk claranet network as of 2013 claranet ltd is a privately owned company offering it infrastructure platforms and services to businesses in the uk and western europe across a broad range of industry sectors . it is one of the largest independent managed services providers in western europe and is headquartered in holborn london uk . the company has annualised revenues of circa 200 million 238 million 5 700 customers 1 200 employees and an international footprint in six countries benelux france germany portugal spain and the uk . while claranet has grown internationally the company s focus is on local service out of local offices using local data centres . contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 hosting 2.2 networks 2.3 communications 2.4 professional services 3 awards 3.1 accreditations 4 references 5 external links history edit claranet was founded in 1996 by ceo charles nasser as an internet service provider isp . by 1999 the business had 150 000 subscribers . however the business evolved into a managed services provider msp in response to a changing marketplace . today claranet s portfolio encompasses network public and private cloud hosting and communication services . the company s ambitious growth strategy has led to numerous acquisitions since 2003 netscalibur 2003 via.net works 2004 amen group 2005 via.net works europe 2005 star technology 2012 typhon france 2012 artful 2014 echiron portugal 2014 grita france 2014 novadata the netherlands 2014 techgate uk 2015 linuxit uk 2015 morea france 2015 celingest france 2015 aspaway france 2015 bashton uk 2016 and ardenta uk 2016 . products edit claranet is a provider of managed ict services in western europe . the company operate 37 data centre facilities and provides managed network services as a network aggregator . hosted ip voice services are provided through a partnership with bt wholesale . claranet s managed products and services deliver security availability and performance across three main categories hosting networks and communications . hosting edit linux consulting and support aws consulting and managed services managed application hosting managed hosting cloud hosting colocation web acceleration and dos protection disaster recovery services business and enterprise cloud backup networks edit managed networks and mpls internet connectivity cloud connect ethernet ethernet file mile efm ethernet over fttc business broadband mobile broadband ssl vpn web security communications edit email and collaboration email archiving and continuity email security and encryption hosted voice sip trunking professional services edit cloud consultancy devops business continuity awards edit leader in gartner s magic quadrant for managed hybrid cloud hosting europe for four consecutive years 2013 2014 2015 2016 based on completeness of vision and ability to execute on that vision 56th place in the sunday times bdo profit track 100 2016 118 th place in the sunday times hsbc international track 200 2015 svc awards 2016 managed services provider of the year dcs awards managed services provider of the year 2012 2014 2015 uk customer satisfaction awards 2014 finalist quality service provider of the year svc awards 2013 best customer service strategy techworld awards 2012 cloud saas product of the year accreditations edit iso 27001 2013 iso 9001 2008 itil information technology infrastructure library payment card industry data security microsoft partner gold hosting vmware premier partner aws premier partner references edit external links edit official website v t e telecommunications industry in the united kingdom economy of the united kingdom science and technology in the united kingdom companies infrastructure providers arqiva babcock international bt wholesale openreach interxion telecitygroup telehouse europe service 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