Manx Telecom

Trialling future technology

Manx Telecom is a wholly owned subsidiary of O2 on the Isle of Man, licensed to run fixed and mobile telephony and internet services. An Internet Service Provider in its own right, Manx Telecom has a portfolio of quality internet access and hosting products and services.

It has a successful track record in achieving major industry breakthroughs – it was the first company in Europe to launch a live 3G service (in December 2001) and also launched Europe’s first commercial High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) service (in November, 2005). HSDPA offers communication speeds up to three times faster than current commercial 3G services.

Extending our service

With the installation of a pre-pay Intelligent Network platform in November 2004, we can offer a range of new services to our pre-pay customers. Picture messaging was launched in December 2004, and mobile web access became available in March 2005.

Manx Telecom has continued its major investment programme to make broadband available to as many customers on the Isle of Man as possible, increasing coverage to around 99 per cent of homes and businesses.

Work is well under way on a major contract, announced last year, to build a new island-wide network infrastructure for the Isle of Man Government.

Looking ahead

We look forward to growing our fixed/mobile portfolio through exciting video-based applications and services that super-fast 3G can offer coupled with ADSL services. And we will continue to support the Isle of Man Government's e-business strategy of developing a world-class telecommunications infrastructure to attract companies and investment to the island.

To find out more information about Manx Telecom and our products and services, please visit: www.manx-telecom.com