MDNX

{{short description|Private telecommunications company}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

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| founder = Mark Thompson, Wayne Churchill

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| location = Bracknell

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MDNX was a private telecommunications company located in Bracknell and London. In December 2013 MDNX acquired the entire issued share capital of Easynet, a global provider of managed networking, hosting and cloud integration services, from LDC. The combined business went by the name of Easynet. Its CEO was Mark Thompson.{{cite web

|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=39196771 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119073906/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=39196771 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 January 2013 |title=MDNX |accessdate=10 May 2012}} The company was acquired by Interoute in September 2015.{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Mark|date=2015-09-08|title=Interoute in Agreement to Acquire UK Network Provider Easynet|url=https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2015/09/interoute-in-agreement-to-acquire-uk-network-provider-easynet.html|access-date=2020-08-21|website=ISPreview UK|language=en}}

MDNX's origins lie in the former Siemens service group company, 'Solution1'. Thompson and colleague Wayne Churchill joined Solution1 in 2009, and decided to set up MDNX. Within months MDNX bought out 'Solution1'{{cite web |url=http://www.solution1.co.uk/|title=Solution1 |accessdate=10 May 2012}} along with its customer base, acquired the retail section of Viatel, gaining fibre network and hosting sites, and CI-Net with cloud and wireless capability.{{cite news |url=http://www.cbmagazine.co.uk/Comms_Business_Feature.cfm?FeatureID=770 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724001929/http://www.cbmagazine.co.uk/Comms_Business_Feature.cfm?FeatureID=770 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2012 |title=Cloud ready |magazine=Computer Business Magazine |accessdate=10 May 2012 }} The new company brand launched in 2010.{{cite web

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In March 2012 MDNX was one of 12 companies that successfully bid for the provision of services to the UK Public Services Network.{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/government-computing-network/2012/mar/23/psn-connectivity-framework-networks |title=PSN connectivity framework suppliers revealed |date=23 March 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Jo |last=Best |accessdate=10 May 2012}}

In August 2012 MDNX acquired Octium (trading as Griffin and Iconnyx).{{cite web|title=MDNX snaps up Octium|url=http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/south-east/75023-griffin-snapped-mdnx/|website=Insider Media|accessdate=1 December 2014}}

In December 2013 MDNX acquired Easynet.{{cite web|last1=Shead|first1=Sam|title=MDNX to acquire rival Easynet in telecoms deal|url=http://news.techworld.com/networking/3493589/mdnx-to-acquire-rival-easynet-in-telecoms-deal/|website=Techworld|publisher=IDG|accessdate=1 December 2014}}

In September 2015 Interoute announced agreement to acquire MDNX (trading as Easynet) for £402m.{{cite web|title=Easynet swallowed by Interoute in £402m acquisition|url=http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2424992/easynet-swallowed-by-interoute-in-gbp402m-acquisition|website=Channel Web|publisher=CRM|accessdate=11 September 2015}}

On 23 February 2018, Interoute was acquired by GTT Communications for $2.3bn (€1.9bn); the acquisition closed on 31 May 2018.