Origin Broadband is an award-winning Internet Service Provider and network operator based in Yorkshire. The company specialises in providing consumer and wholesale internet connectivity, including services across the nation, including FTTC, ADSL2+, Leased Lines, wireless 'point to point' systems, and general fixed-line telecommunications services. Origin Broadband currently operates the UK's sixth largest network and it offers co-location, website hosting and remote backup storage within its secure datacentre.
The company was established in 2011 to offer a better standard of broadband service nationwide. Origin pride themselves on giving the best possible customer service they can, while still offering industry leading prices and outstanding value for money. The company has a commitment to offer all services without ever outsourcing any operations overseas, as creating real careers for people in the UK is extremely important to Origin Broadband.
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History
Origin Broadband was formed by two students in Doncaster to address the perceived failures in the local broadband market in terms of speed, customer service and quality of technical support. The company began by providing services to customers through Digital Region fibre optic infrastructure, which was a largely publicly funded network. Origin Broadband quickly grew to become the largest ISP on the network.
Origin began its award-winning apprenticeship programme in 2012, as well as beginning Data centre operations, allowing the provision of services such as web-hosting, co-location and remote storage backup.The company started to plan the creation of its own infrastructure in 2014, and now operates its own privately owned network, which currently stands as the 6th largest in the UK.
From April 2015, Origin Broadband became one of the leading suppliers of the SuperConnected Cities connection vouchers, an initiative ran by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport. Notably, Origin supplied the first connection voucher in South Yorkshire, and remained the leading regional supplier throughout the project.
Following the cessation of the Superconnected Cities initiative, Origin Broadband set aside a fund of £10m and launched a voucher programme of their own. The Origin Broadband Connection Vouchers gave eligible businesses a fully funded installation for a leased line or similar premium connection.
Additional investment was secured in August 2015 from Finance Yorkshire, who is now the major shareholder in the company.
Here are a few more facts about Origin Broadband's recent activity:
In early 2016, Origin Broadband reformatted the way that they marketed their products, consolidating business-class connectivity into a sub-brand, Origin Broadband Business. They also launched new propositions designed for schools, colleges and universities, Origin Broadband Education, and a partner programme, Origin Broadband Wholesale.
July 2016 saw the company completely redesigned its primary branding. The new styling appears cleaner, bolder, and the website as a whole has been simplified and streamlined for ease of use.
In December 2016, Enterprise Investment Scheme and Venture Capital Trust specialist Calculus Capital invested £3,000,000 in Origin Broadband to fund rapid recruitment and building expansion.
In June 2017, Origin was featured by Moneysaving Expert for the "UK's Cheapest line and broadband" deal, which was priced at £124.99 for 12 months' service.
November 2017 saw Origin launch its first ever Black Friday deal which was described by Techradar as 'the UK's cheapest internet deal in the UK'.
In January 2018, thinkBroadband listed Origin as the 11th most popular network provider in the UK in December 2017.
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External links
- Official website
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