Ripwire
Encyclopedia
Ripwire is a British
company that sells Internet
and telecommunications services, including hosting
, broadband
Internet connections, VOIP and interactive multi-touch software applications.
spectrum
in various cities in the UK.
Since this time, Ripwire has gone on to roll out wireless access across the UK including the Rhondda Cynon Taff
valleys in South Wales
.
Recently in April 2010, Ripwire announced availability of a VDSL2 service in South Yorkshire that brings 40Mb internet for homes and businesses across the Digital Region network.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
company that sells Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
and telecommunications services, including hosting
Internet hosting service
An Internet hosting service is a service that runs Internet servers, allowing organizations and individuals to serve content to the Internet. There are various levels of service and various kinds of services offered....
, broadband
Broadband
The term broadband refers to a telecommunications signal or device of greater bandwidth, in some sense, than another standard or usual signal or device . Different criteria for "broad" have been applied in different contexts and at different times...
Internet connections, VOIP and interactive multi-touch software applications.
History
The company traces its history back to October 2008, when founder Liam Winder signed agreements with Freedom4 Communications plc to use their 3.6 GHz, 4Ghz and 28 GHz licensed WiMAXWiMAX
WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...
spectrum
Spectrum
A spectrum is a condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary infinitely within a continuum. The word saw its first scientific use within the field of optics to describe the rainbow of colors in visible light when separated using a prism; it has since been applied by...
in various cities in the UK.
Since this time, Ripwire has gone on to roll out wireless access across the UK including the Rhondda Cynon Taff
Rhondda Cynon Taff
Rhondda Cynon Taf, or RCT, is a county borough in the South Wales Valleys of Wales. It consists of 3 valleys: the Rhondda Valley, Cynon Valley and Taff-Ely Valley...
valleys in South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
.
Recently in April 2010, Ripwire announced availability of a VDSL2 service in South Yorkshire that brings 40Mb internet for homes and businesses across the Digital Region network.