Vorboss launches Simply Connected to simplify connectivity, IT and cybersecurity management for London businesses
Lagging applications, grinding downloads, and outages are a thing of the past for London’s enterprises. Vorboss has built a brand-new business fibre network dedicated exclusively to enterprises in Central London—revolutionising the city’s critical fibre infrastructure.
What does this mean for you? You can upgrade your current internet connection to improve your business operations.
Unleashing your ambitions
‘Internet connectivity has become the single most important utility for most businesses. Our network is designed for one purpose: provide the capacity that London needs.’ Tim Creswick, Vorboss Founder and CEO
By providing 10Gbps as standard, an industry first, businesses can operate with effectively zero bandwidth constraints. Internet Service Providers (ISPs) typically resell legacy infrastructure, but Vorboss has a brand-new network of fibre optic cables. We own the process end-to-end and sell directly to our customers.
Internet that scales
You have probably noticed that your business is increasingly reliant on technology and shifting towards cloud-based infrastructure. Is your current ISP able to keep up with your exponentially rising bandwidth demands? Your growing dependence on internet connectivity puts you in a vulnerable position.
‘Many businesses remain at the mercy of restrictive telecommunications products and business models. These legacy networks are a limiting factor in critical technology decisions, which can restrict growth. Our network is unrivalled in both scale and quality, and our sole focus is enabling business growth.’
A new fibre network
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Since 2020, we have put in more than 500 km of fibre optic cables in London. We are spending over £250 million to create a fibre network solely for commercial use. Businesses in Central London now have direct access to critical fibre infrastructure at a minimum of 10Gbps, up to 100Gbps.
This includes 22 Bishopsgate, Britain’s largest office building noted for its visionary approach to technology. Vorboss internet connectivity helped 22 Bishopsgate secure a WiredScore Platinum connectivity certificate, the highest possible stamp of approval.
Changing the status quo
Our approach to building the network is as disruptive as the network itself. We have created over 300 new jobs for Londoners in the last 18 months; for most, it is their first foray into telecoms. Much of this has been enabled by the 2019 change in regulation surrounding the use of existing duct infrastructure.
‘We’re proud to be in London and believe our team should reflect the diversity of our community. We knew this would only be possible if we attracted new people to this industry.’
Over the last 18 months, nearly 200 people have graduated from the Vorboss Academy, which is an accredited in-house programme designed to give people the skills to kickstart a career in the telecommunications industry.
We have the most diverse fibre optic installation team in the industry; nearly 40% of our field-based team are women, and we strive for gender balance across all job roles.
Internet connectivity in abundance
Our 10Gbps-standard fibre network has redefined London's business landscape, providing speed and capacity that eliminates bandwidth constraints. London’s economy, global standing, and legacy is intimately woven with its connectivity, so greater connectivity means a greater London for all.
Book a consultation to find out why businesses are switching to Vorboss.
In our building better series, we sit down with some of our team members to reveal how we've built a very different type of commercial internet company.
Our Head of Partnerships, Michelle Andrew, listens to our customers problems and pain points to ultimately offer them solutions. Vorboss approaches this very differently from traditional telecoms companies, and this also extends to who and how we hire.
Building better: introducing Michelle
Michelle tells us why she's throwing away the mould when it comes to recruiting for her team, what she looks for when hiring, and her vision for her teams as we grow.
'From the product we're developing to the network we're developing, we're approaching business needs from a multitude of backgrounds and experiences.'
Looking ahead
We want Vorboss to be the best job our employees ever have. We talk to leaders in the organisation to ensure that topics including diversity, equality, and inclusion, development and training, and company values always remain at the top of the agenda as we scale.
Sound like a company you might like to join? We're hiring!
In our building better series, we sit down with some of our team members to reveal how we've built a very different type of commercial internet company.
Our CEO, Tim Creswick, is committed to making Vorboss a fantastic place to work so employees have an experience they are proud of.
The Vorboss Commitments
As a telecoms disruptor, we need the best talent, a dedicated team, and people who really care about what we're trying to achieve here at Vorboss. Tim continues the series by discussing the two commitments we make to everyone who works at Vorboss, and why they are so important to our success.
Looking ahead
We want Vorboss to be the best job our employees ever have. We talk to leaders in the organisation to ensure that topics including diversity, equality, and inclusion, development and training, and company values always remain at the top of the agenda as we scale.
Sound like a company you might like to join? We're hiring!
In our building better series, we sit down with some of our team members to reveal how we've built a very different type of commercial internet company.
Our CEO, Tim Creswick, is committed to maintaining company culture as we scale.
Maintaining company culture
220 was an important employee milestone for us. Learn why it matters in terms of our employees' experience at Vorboss.
Looking ahead
We want Vorboss to be the best job our employees ever have. We talk to leaders in the organisation to ensure that topics including diversity, equality, and inclusion, development and training, and company values always remain at the top of the agenda as we scale.
Sound like a company you might like to join? We're hiring!
Meet Millie, our wonderful People & Culture Assistant. Millie works alongside the People & Culture team to ensure our workforce are successfully onboarded and setup for success here at Vorboss. Millie joined Vorboss late in 2020 and we've seen her go from strength to strength!
Millie leads all our induction days, which keeps her pretty busy as we've hired and on-boarded over 200 people in 2021! Millie's friendly nature and understanding manner puts our new starters at ease, whilst ensuring everyone understands our company policies and procedures so they can hit the ground running from day one. Millie also leads our benefits program, meaning she's our go-to for any questions about the perks that come with working at Vorboss, these include Vitality Health, access to free therapy, financial well-being advice and much more.
We make two commitments to our staff when they join our team; firstly, that we'll work to make Vorboss the best job you'll ever have, and secondly, that we'll never lose track of our staff as individuals. Millie's work is so important for us delivering on those promises and we'd be lost without her!
Millie's favourite thing about working at Vorboss is seeing people settle into their new roles. Seeing the skills, talent and personality that they bring to their teams, the awesome things they can achieve once they’re here and how that all relates back to the business plan.
Below she gives us a small insight into what our onboarding process is like, why we know it's important to look beyond a CV and what her team look for when hiring for new roles.
Vorboss is a fast moving, dynamic organisation building a high-capacity enterprise fibre network across the UK. We are doing things differently by challenging the status quo and we are proud of that. Our mission is to build better connection, and our customers’ needs are at the core of everything we do.
To best serve our customers we never accept the default. We always ask questions, and we take pride in our small, everyday innovations that translate into very real differences and changes for our customers and employees.
If Vorboss sounds like a place you'd like to work, check out our vacancies section for available roles and details on applying.
At Vorboss developing people is built into our DNA. Since our inception 15 years ago we've always prioritised training our teams, and we've never been afraid of hiring junior people and training them up. At the start of 2021 we launched The Vorboss Training Academy, a four week intensive program that takes people with no previous experience and teaches them everything they need to know to graduate as a Vorboss Installation Technician.
We work with The ITP to recruit apprentices and trainees to join the academy, with 20 people joining the academy each month. Alongside the ITP we are working to get more women into fibre, an industry traditionally dominated by men. Our Female First campaign aims for a 50/50 gender split with our academy intakes, but the campaign goes beyond a quota.
Internally we're working hard to make the build environment a more inclusion place for women. Initiatives include creating a welcoming environment for women out in the field by sourcing tools designed for women, finding uniform that is sized for women, introducing Period days, part-time working patterns and ensuring we have a welfare van out with teams each day.
As 2021 draws to a close we look back at the incredible success stories that have come out of our academy and share a few highlights below.
Are you looking for a new challenge? Find out more about joining our academy here, or email academy@vorboss.com for more information.
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As companies grow, so does the technology behind them. Connectivity, IT and cybersecurity often end up spread across multiple suppliers, contracts and support models. Simply Connected brings it all together under one provider, making it easier to manage, easier to support, and clearer to understand costs.
At the heart of it is Vorboss’ own fibre network spanning over 750km across London, built, owned and operated in-house, with the same team designing, installing and managing the full setup end-to-end.
“Office technology has become overcomplicated,”
said Rhod Morgan, Chief Operations Officer at Vorboss.
“Many businesses have the right services on paper, but the experience feels disjointed. We wanted to remove the grey areas. Customers manage one relationship, have access to local support and receive one predictable monthly bill. The same team that builds the solution runs and supports it day-to-day.”
Simply Connected includes modular services that flex around each business and scale as it grows:
- Dedicated internet connectivity from Vorboss
- Fully managed office networks
- Managed IT and hardware provisioning
- Cybersecurity
- Ongoing support delivered by local London experts
Vorboss is powering the ambitions of London’s businesses with blazing-fast connectivity, managed IT, and serious cybersecurity. As we grow, we are focused on building a team that reflects the diversity of the customers we serve.
This year’s gender pay gap results mark a clear step forward, with both our median and mean pay gaps in favour of women, placing us ahead of the UK benchmark.
We recognise that lasting change depends on improving representation across roles and levels, and we are taking deliberate action to support this through inclusive hiring, clear career pathways and ongoing development. We are proud of the progress made and remain committed to achieving gender parity across Vorboss by 2028.
Read the full report here.
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