Exponential-e, the Next-Generation-Network and applications provider, is supporting CCT Venues, a top ranking provider of venue facilities, with high-speed, fibre-based, business Internet.

The 100Mbps solution is available at all of CCT Venues and has already secured additional business for the events company from delegates needing world-class conference facilities.

CCT Venues provides high-quality venues for a wide range of demanding corporate clients. Their assignments may be short courses or be complex training programmes lasting several months.

Pawan Shastri, Head of IT, at CCT Venues, said: "A large investment bank approached us to provide facilities for their Graduate training programme taking place over several months. Each delegate needed individual Internet access. They came to us because the venue they had been using could only provide 24Mbps on ADSL and the bank had been forced to revert to pen and paper for what was supposed to be an online exam."

Exponential-e deployed its PowerNGN100 service to avoid such problems. CCT Venues benefit from 100mbps of high-speed symmetrical, uncontended Internet. Equipped with the service provider's Route 1^TM sampling algorithm, the service constantly screens multiple tier 1 transit providers to select the optimum route across the Internet according to the best metrics for latency, packet loss and jitter.

Shastri added: "We had previously been considering a 10Mb SDSL connection. But for only an extra £150 per month we got an extra 90Mbps as well as the peace of mind that comes with delivery using fibre. Fibre connectivity meant we could avoid many of the performance issues associated with copper solutions such as DSL."