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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Technology |
| Founded | November 1996 |
| Headquarters | London, England, UK |
Key people | Charles Nasser (CEO) |
| Website | www |
Claranet is a business which provides network, hosting and managed application services in the UK, France, Germany, The Netherlands (Benelux), Portugal, Spain, Italy and Brazil.
Charles Nasser founded the ISP in 1996 [1] and by 1999 had 150,000 subscribers. [2]
Claranet has grown its business through a number of acquisitions, including Netscalibur in 2003, [3] [4] via net.works uk in 2004 [5] [6] and in 2005 Amen Group, via net.works Europe and Artful. [7] [8] In 2012 Claranet acquired Star Technology. [9]
The company has annualised revenues of circa £375 million, over 6,500 customers and over 2,200 employees.
In 2017 Claranet acquired French company Oxalide and ITEN Solutions. [10] [11]
On 5 July 2018, Claranet acquired NotSoSecure. [12]
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Charles Nasser, who has built up the ISP ClaraNet to 150,000 subscribers in the UK and France.
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