Entanet
{{Short description|British wholesale internet service provider}}
{{COI|date=January 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}{{Use British English|date=November 2014}}
{{Infobox company
| name = Entanet International Ltd.
| logo = Entanet logo2011.png
| logo_size = 225px
| type = Subsidiary
| industry = Internet service provider, telecommunications
| genre =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1996|df=y}}{{Cite web|url=http://point-topic.com/content/operatorSource/profiles2/entanet.htm|title=Entanet - operator profile|website=Point-Topic.com|publisher=Point-Topic|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102094445/http://point-topic.com/content/operatorSource/profiles2/entanet.htm|archive-date=2 January 2013|access-date=31 October 2020|url-status=bot: unknown}}
| location = Partnership House, Stafford Park 6, Telford, Shropshire, England, TF3 3AT
| locations =
| area_served = Worldwide
| founder = Jason Tsai{{Cite web|url=https://www.TheRegister.com/2014/02/21/entanet_mbo/|title=Entanet calls on equity firm Mobeus to back £14m MBO – No longer 'restrained by group policy' chimes MD Chen|website=The Register|date=21 February 2014|access-date=31 October 2020}}
| key_people = Elsa Chen (CEO){{Cite web|author=David Dungay|date=19 December 2018|title=Entanet gears up for expansion with office move|url=https://www.CommsBusiness.co.uk/news/entanet-gears-up-for-expansion-with-office-move/|website=CommsBusiness.co.uk|publisher=Comms Business – MA Business Limited|access-date=31 October 2020}}
| products = Wholesale internet services, telecommunications
| services =
| revenue = 37.4 million GBP {{increase}} (2017){{Citation needed|date=January 2019}}
| owner = CityFibre Holdings Limited
| num_employees = 140 (Jan 2018)
| parent = CityFibre
| divisions =
| homepage = [https://Wholesale.CityFibre.com/ Wholesale.CityFibre.com]
}}
Entanet International Limited, stylised as Enta.net, is a British wholesale internet service provider (ISP), with its head office in Telford, Shropshire, England. Entanet International Limited is a member of the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA).{{Cite web|url=http://www.ispa.org.uk/cgi-bin/member_list.cgi|title=ISPA - member list|website=ISPA.org.uk|publisher=Internet Service Providers Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120228173156/http://www.ispa.org.uk/cgi-bin/member_list.cgi|archive-date=28 February 2012|access-date=31 October 2020|url-status=bot: unknown}}
History
Entanet was formed as a limited company in November 1996. Its founder and first chief executive officer (CEO) was Jason Tsai, who was awarded the title of Channel Entrepreneur of the Year by the Comms Business Awards in 2010.{{Cite web|title=Entagroup founder named 'Channel Entrepreneur of the Year'|url=https://www.CommsBusiness.co.uk/news/entagroup-founder-named-channel-entrepreneur-of-the-year/|website=CommsBusiness.co.uk|publisher=Comms Business – MA Business Limited|date=7 June 2010|access-date=30 October 2020}}
In 2014, Mobeus Equity Partners made an initial £6 million investment to support a £14 million management buyout.
In July 2017, Entanet was acquired by CityFibre for £29 million.{{Cite web|url=http://www.enta.net/About-Entanet/News-and-Events/2017/entanet-and-cityfibre-unite/|title=Entanet and CityFibre unite to transform wholesale proposition for UK communication providers|website=Enta.net|publisher=Entanet|date=5 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123200813/https://www.enta.net/About-Entanet/News-and-Events/2017/entanet-and-cityfibre-unite/|archive-date=23 November 2018|access-date=31 October 2020|url-status=bot: unknown}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.TheRegister.co.uk/2017/07/05/cityfibre_buys_entanet_for_29m_and_plans_to_raise_185m/|title=CityFibre snaps up Entanet for £29m and plans to raise £185m|website=The Register|date=5 July 2017|access-date=31 October 2020}}
Awards
Entanet has won a number of industry and marketing awards, including in 2018, the Comms Business Channel Supplier: Connectivity,{{Cite web|url=https://www.CommsBusinessAwards.co.uk/2018-winners/|title=2018 Winners - Comms Business|website=CommsBusinessAwards.co.uk|publisher=Comms Business – MA Business Limited|year=2018|access-date=31 October 2020}} and the Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) Awards Best Wholesale ISP.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ispa.org.uk/ispa-awards/enter-and-award-categories/wholesale-isp/|title=Best Wholesale ISP - The Internet Services Providers' Association - ISPA UK|website=ISPA.org.uk|publisher=Internet Service Providers Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181123164325/https://www.ispa.org.uk/ispa-awards/enter-and-award-categories/wholesale-isp/|archive-date=23 November 2018|access-date=31 October 2020|quote=Entanet took the best Wholesale ISP prize after an impressive year that has seen added investment, a strong wholesale operation, good access to fibre and real potential to significantly transform the market.|url-status=bot: unknown}}
Notes and references
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External links
- [https://Wholesale.CityFibre.com/ Wholesale.CityFibre.com] — official website
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Category:Internet service providers of the United Kingdom
Category:Telecommunications companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Companies based in Shropshire