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Newsletter | Jan 25

Newsletter | Jan 25

January 25, 2018 | Mimi Dlodlo

January marks a month of change for Packnet. Not only do we have a new website, and beautiful theme to match, but we’ve also decided to introduce the first issue of our monthly newsletter. The newsletter will feature a ‘Packnet Corner’ section that fills you in on everything you need to know, from important announcements to new […]

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What is ruining my network?

What is ruining my network?

January 23, 2018 | Callum Douglas - Byrnes

How many businesses really know the amount of devices connected to their networks? And from there, how many know which devices are exhausting their network and bandwidth capacity? The guys in IT probably know what’s what, but ultimately the policy of the business should be to analyse what’s connected to their network and have procedures […]

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Blueface and Star2Star’s £368.8m merger

Blueface and Star2Star’s £368.8m merger

January 18, 2018 | Mimi Dlodlo

Irish VoIP company Blueface and US telecoms company Star2Star have agreed to a whopping $500m (£368.8m) merger that they hope will push them into becoming a global powerhouse telecoms provider. ‘Finacial times’ has dubbed the merge ‘the second significant deal in the cloud communications market after Cisco System’s $1.9b BroadSoft takeover’. What does the merger […]

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Tree Planting with Fruitful Office

Tree Planting with Fruitful Office

January 16, 2018 | Mimi Dlodlo

With all the dark and chilling stuff going on in the world, we’d just like to share something that can hopefully warm your hearts as it did ours. Every so often, Fruitful Office delivers a delicious wicker basket of fresh fruit to our office. With every fruit basket we order from Fruitful Office, the team over at […]

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Our new website!

Our new website!

January 12, 2018 | Mimi Dlodlo

As we welcome 2018, we are delighted to announce the launch of our new and updated website! Our previous website was launched in 2014, and I’m sure we can all say that a lot has changed in four years. Therefore, we’ve also decided to embrace the new age with a sleek and vibrant website that […]

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UAE kisses VoIP goodbye

UAE kisses VoIP goodbye

January 10, 2018 | Mimi Dlodlo

Now, as you know we offer great VoIP services (it’s a humble brag but bear with me) and you as a business also know that VoIP cuts costs and overall helps you and your business. However, not everyone gets the privilege to use VoIP – specifically speaking, our good friends in the UAE. Due to […]

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Christmas Time of Day Routing

Christmas Time of Day Routing

January 9, 2018 | Mimi Dlodlo

As the festivities approach, we’d like to remind you of our Christmas TODR cut off date, Friday 22nd December.   As Friday 22nd December approaches, please send your requests quick as things become busy near the holidays. Our festive holiday opening times Friday 22nd December   –   8:30  – 17:30 ( open as usual) Monday 25th December […]

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EE and UK’s first successful 5G test

EE and UK’s first successful 5G test

January 9, 2018 | Mimi Dlodlo

EE, the mobile network giant that you probably loath because of the unending Kevin Bacon adverts, (Oh, and of course Britney Spears! How could I forget.)  has announced that they’ve completed UK’s first 5G lab test. This major feat was achieved alongside the help of Chinese telecoms equipment company, Huawei, who are best known for […]

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BT’s £20m FTTP investment for NI

BT’s £20m FTTP investment for NI

January 9, 2018 | Mimi Dlodlo

In recent news, BT, one of UK’s leading telecoms company has made an astounding promise to pledge £20m towards rolling out FTTP ultrafast broadband to Northern Ireland. A quote from Mairead Meyer, BT NI’s Managing Director of Networks, said: “We’re delighted to be investing at this significant level, delivering against our local ambition to futureproof […]

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We’re on Trustpilot

We’re on Trustpilot

November 23, 2017 | Mimi Dlodlo

We’ve set up our Trustpilot page and the only thing missing is you, our top customers. If you’ve used or are using any of the services we offer here at Packnet, such as our Hosted Telephony, SIP Trunking, Fixed Lines or maybe Telephony Hardware, then please don’t hesitate to write something. Whether your experience has […]

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