Why FASTHOSTS? 

• They have a very good reputation, winning many ISP service quality awards

• Their price is reasonable

• Our decision has been proved as we’ve been happy with them for over five years 

Fasthosts high speed network & multiple
access connectivity 

A massive 400 Mb/s of Internet connectivity. This is provided by two companies, Telewest and Cable & Wireless, reducing risk to you, in the unlikely event that either should experience network problems. And the two lines are routed separately into the building for extra reliability. What’s more, our bandwidth can burst up to more than 1GB/s instantly at the flick of a switch, ensuring we can grow with customer needs. 

Fasthosts quality server hardware 

Fasthosts only use rack-optimised Dell servers. By standardising our technologies on these high-quality machines, we can raise our levels of expertise, keep a ready inventory of spares and be able to respond to faults quickly. Our excellent relationship with Dell also ensures we keep up with the latest technologies too. We also benefit from a state-of-the-art Cisco network using the latest switching equipment. 

Connected directly to the UK internet backbone, via multiple carrier-grade providers, the data centre benefits from: 

• gigabit ethernet

• fully Cisco-qualified engineers

• on-site power generation and fully redundant PSUs

• multiple physical internet connections

• fault tolerant links between switches

• redundant routing engines

• multiple firewalls

• multiple traffic shaping appliances

• fault-tolerant, centralised data storage

• Cisco routers

• Dell server hardware

• intrusion detection and prevention

• gas-based fire suppression systems

• 24/7 monitoring and guarding.