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Who is Fastnet?
Fastnet is a UK-based managed services and connectivity provider that delivers business internet access, cloud hosting, and IT support services for enterprises and public-sector customers.
- Business-grade internet connectivity and leased-line services (networking)
- Managed cloud hosting and virtual infrastructure services (cloud infrastructure)
- Colocation and data centre hosting services (data centre services)
- Managed IT support, monitoring, and maintenance for corporate environments (IT managed services)
- Consultancy around network design, connectivity, and hosted infrastructure (IT consulting)
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More About Fastnet
Fastnet operates as a managed services and connectivity provider focused on delivering business internet access, cloud hosting, and IT support to organizations that require predictable and monitored infrastructure. Its customer base includes enterprises, SMEs, and institutional clients that depend on resilient connectivity and hosted environments for core applications, communications, and data services.
In the connectivity domain (networking), Fastnet provides business broadband, Ethernet, and leased-line services engineered for corporate use cases rather than residential traffic profiles. These services are typically built on standard IP networking protocols and carrier-grade access technologies, with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) that define availability targets, response times, and throughput characteristics. Customers use this connectivity to link offices, branch locations, and remote workers to central resources and the public internet.
Fastnet’s cloud hosting and virtual infrastructure offerings (cloud infrastructure) provide compute, storage, and networking capacity hosted within Fastnet-managed environments. These services are appropriate for workloads that benefit from virtualized infrastructure, including web applications, line-of-business systems, and back-office platforms. Underlying technologies commonly include virtualization hypervisors, virtual networking, and shared or dedicated storage, with management and monitoring handled by Fastnet’s operations teams. Customers can deploy applications without owning or running physical servers, while retaining control over operating systems and application stacks.
The company also offers colocation and data centre hosting (data centre services), where customers place their own physical servers and network devices in Fastnet facilities. This model combines customer-owned hardware with shared power, cooling, physical security, and network access. It suits organizations that want to retain hardware control while using a professionally managed environment for uptime and environmental management.
Fastnet’s managed IT support (IT managed services) includes helpdesk services, remote monitoring, and incident response across connectivity and hosted infrastructure. Support services typically integrate with monitoring tools that track availability, performance, and security-related events, allowing proactive intervention and coordination with customer IT teams. This operating model is relevant for organizations that prefer a single provider to support both connectivity and hosting.
From a directory and marketplace perspective, Fastnet aligns with categories such as business Internet Service Providers (ISP) (networking), managed hosting and Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) (cloud infrastructure), colocation providers (data centre services), and outsourced IT support partners (IT managed services). Its portfolio enables enterprise and institutional users to source network access, hosting capacity, and operational support from one vendor, simplifying procurement and lifecycle management for networked and hosted workloads.
Our description of Fastnet. Updated December 2025.
