i3 Group appoints President and Group COO
6/17/2010Fibre optic infrastructure specialist, i3 Group, has today announced the appointment of Greg Mesch as President and Group COO to drive the business forward in the delivery of its Fibrecity networks, H2O Networks and international business models of fibre-based infrastructure for business and residential markets. Mesch has a reputation for growing and managing rapidly expanding businesses around the world which will be key to the i3 Group as it is now firmly moving into the international fibre to the home (FTTH) infrastructure market and follows a new Group structure that was put into place in 2009.
Of his appointment, Mesch said: "i3 Group has grown by 400 per cent over the last twelve months and we plan to further increase this in two ways; first by increasing our footprint in the UK, but also by setting up more operating companies internationally in addition to i3 America and i3 Asia Pacific and the license agreements with Greece, South Africa and Ireland.
"Furthermore, I will oversee the delivery of infrastructure build including the conclusion of Fibrecity networks in Bournemouth and Dundee as well as the roll out of the further Fibrezone and Fibrecity networks in the UK and overseas."
Elfed Thomas, CEO of i3 Group said: "Greg is a talented, experienced and energetic fibre infrastructure executive. He has been instrumental in building two very successful fibre-based telecom companies in Europe - Esat Telecom in Ireland and Versatel Telecom in Holland, Belgium and Germany - from the development of the initial business plans and building the companies' operations through to growing them to public listings. Both of these companies became billion Euro-valued companies.
"Greg will play an important role in overseeing the i3 group in the UK, as well as around the world. The Group structure I have introduced has brought focus to the operating companies that make up our business and this appointment will underpin it."
The i3 Group has pioneered the use of new technologies including existing ducts in the water networks to build low cost fibre optic infrastructures that bring super fast connectivity to homes and business. Known as the FS System, this and other innovative methods enable the i3 Group to lay fibre optic cables quicker and more cost-effectively than traditional civil works.
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About i3 Group Ltd
Formed in 2002, i3 Group is a pioneer of deploying dark fibre in the UK's waste water network to enable connectivity. Known as its patented FS System, this method is a fast and cost-effective way to lay fibre optic cable and link up any location without the high costs and disruption caused by road digging.
i3 Group is comprised of: Fibrecity Holdings Ltd, H2O Networks Ltd, H2O International Ltd, H2O Support Services Ltd, Fibre Associates Ltd, Wireless Network Systems Ltd, i3 Asia-Pacific Pty Ltd and i3 America.
Fibrecity® networks provide town and city-wide connectivity to every business, organisation and citizen in the vicinity.
H2O Networks provides business networks using Darc® (Derestricted Access Route Connections) fibres. It delivers fibre optic point-to-point connections and Fibrezone networks. A Fibrezone® network is a dark fibre optic cable ring deployed around a business sector, campus, town or city to which organisations such as local authorities, hospitals, schools and local businesses can connect.
H2O International is working with trusted partners around the world to make the reality of super fast communications accessible to countries that have limited or no connectivity as well as those that require next generation access.
H2O Support Services maintains the sewer infrastructure in which the fibre will be laid including CCTV surveys and rehabilitation services.
The Innovation and World Wide Distribution Centre provides training for international partners as well as being an R&D centre, engineering and warehouse facility. The Centre is where fibre component specialists Fibre Associates (Fibre@) recently acquired by the Group is located.
Fibrecity, Fibrezone, Darc, Focus System Fibre Optical Cable Underground Sewer System (FS System) are all registered trademarks of i3 Group Limited.
For further information please visit: http://www.i3-Group.co.uk.
