Vorboss anniversary Series | Strategic partnerships | Matt
May 21, 2025
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Highlights
September 2023 marks one year since Vorboss had its commercial launch. Matthew Chippendale, Head of Strategic Partnerships, emphasises the goal of becoming businesses' go-to choice for an Internet Service Provider, reflecting on Vorboss' reputation and success. Achievements include network expansion across Central London, product launches, recognition from the Sunday Times, and connecting customers.
This September, we're celebrating our first anniversary since the Vorboss commercial launch.
In this Vorboss anniversary series, we sit down with some of our long-serving team members to learn about their journeys and discuss how they envision the future of Vorboss.
We're delighted to introduce Head of Strategic Partnerships Matthew Chippendale, who has been an integral part of the Vorboss family since 2020.
Vorboss anniversary: introducing Matt
'It's not so much how big we've become as a business; it's more our reputation. If we're the go-to, obvious choice for businesses when they need a new Internet Service Provider, that will signify that we've made it.'
Looking ahead
We've had some remarkable achievements this year: expanding our fibre network across Central London, launching several new products, being recognised as one of the Best Places to Work by The Sunday Times, and, of course, connecting all our incredible customers.
This anniversary series showcases some of the dedicated team members who have made Vorboss a success. Every single person our customers interact with works in-house; they are the fabric of our business, and we are grateful for them!
Since 2020, we have installed over 500km of fibre optic cables to connect all commercial buildings in Central London, continually expanding a network unrivalled in scale and merit. If you're as excited about the future of the Vorboss fibre network as we are, follow us on LinkedIn to stay up to date with our latest innovations.
You can also discover how Vorboss can transform your business' connectivity by speaking to one of our experts.
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London, 17 July 2025
Vorboss, London’s leading fibre network built exclusively for business, today announced the expansion of its managed services portfolio, reinforcing its position as the trusted single provider for the city’s enterprise connectivity needs. This strategic move reflects the growing demand for comprehensive, resilient services from a single, expert partner – particularly in light of the increasing complexity of cybersecurity threats and IT infrastructure.
- London businesses can now consolidate connectivity, managed services, and cybersecurity, backed by the fastest fibre network built exclusively for businesses
- Completed acquisitions of 40fi (cybersecurity) and Optimity (managed services), and strategic investment in Layer8 (network management for commercial real estate)
- 80+ new specialists join Vorboss, expanding total workforce to nearly 400
As part of this strategy, Vorboss has closed three acquisitions designed to broaden its capabilities beyond its core strength in managed network infrastructure. Among these are 40fi, a respected cybersecurity business, and Optimity, a leading provider of managed IT services. Together, these acquisitions bring an additional 80 experienced professionals into the Vorboss team, significantly enhancing the company’s ability to deliver end-to-end solutions for London’s most demanding businesses. Vorboss is excited to welcome the hundreds of customers that Optimity and 40fi serve across the UK today, and look forward to continuing the high levels of customer service and technical expertise currently provided.
This expansion addresses a clear and urgent need from Vorboss customers: the ability to consolidate connectivity, IT, and security under one accountable provider. By integrating cybersecurity expertise and managed IT services capabilities into its offering, Vorboss is now uniquely positioned to provide a comprehensive suite of services – spanning secure network infrastructure, endpoint management, threat mitigation, and strategic IT and cybersecurity consultancy.
Tim Creswick, CEO of Vorboss:
“Vorboss has a long history in managed services, but for the last 6 years, our focus has been on delivering the best enterprise fibre network London has ever seen. That has been a huge project, commanding millions of hours of labour from our team, and we are now connecting thousands of business customers to that network – all at 10Gbps and above. I’m excited that we’re now able to return to some of our managed services roots, with the timely addition of cybersecurity services. These are things that our customers and partners ask us about all the time. As operators of extensive, high-capacity infrastructure, we have a huge amount of real expertise in-house already, so customers know that they’re getting advice from real practitioners, not just consultants.
The addition of the Optimity and 40fi teams gives us some immediate scale to address those customer needs, with the same vertically integrated, high quality approach that they’ve come to love from us”.
In addition, Vorboss has also invested in Layer8, a first-of-a-kind software platform enabling building operators to automate, manage, and monetise their networks. Designed for commercial real estate environments, Layer8 gives building managers, managed service providers (MSPs), and non-technical users simple, secure control over on-site network infrastructure.
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