# MDNX
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| foundation = 2009
| founder = Mark Thompson, Wayne Churchill
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| location_country = [United Kingdom](/source/United_Kingdom)
| location = [Bracknell](/source/Bracknell)
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| industry = [Telecommunications](/source/Telecommunications)
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| num_employees = 1000
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| homepage = [http://www.mdnx.com/ www.mdnx.com]
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'''MDNX''' was a private telecommunications company located in [Bracknell](/source/Bracknell) and [London](/source/London). In December 2013 MDNX acquired the entire issued share capital of [Easynet](/source/Easynet), a global provider of managed networking, hosting and cloud integration services, from [LDC](/source/Lloyds_Development_Capital). The combined business went by the name of Easynet. Its [CEO](/source/Chief_Executive_Officer) was Mark Thompson.[{{cite web
|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=39196771 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119073906/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=39196771 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 January 2013 |title=MDNX |accessdate=10 May 2012}}] The company was acquired by [Interoute](/source/Interoute) in September 2015.[{{Cite web|last=Jackson|first=Mark|date=2015-09-08|title=Interoute in Agreement to Acquire UK Network Provider Easynet|url=https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2015/09/interoute-in-agreement-to-acquire-uk-network-provider-easynet.html|access-date=2020-08-21|website=ISPreview UK|language=en}}]
MDNX's origins lie in the former [Siemens](/source/Siemens) service group company, 'Solution1'. Thompson and colleague Wayne Churchill joined Solution1 in 2009, and decided to set up MDNX. Within months MDNX bought out 'Solution1'[{{cite web |url=http://www.solution1.co.uk/|title=Solution1 |accessdate=10 May 2012}}] along with its customer base, acquired the retail section of [Viatel](/source/Viatel), gaining fibre network and hosting sites, and CI-Net with [cloud](/source/Cloud_computing) and [wireless](/source/Wireless_network) capability.[{{cite news |url=http://www.cbmagazine.co.uk/Comms_Business_Feature.cfm?FeatureID=770 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724001929/http://www.cbmagazine.co.uk/Comms_Business_Feature.cfm?FeatureID=770 |url-status=dead |archive-date=24 July 2012 |title=Cloud ready |magazine=Computer Business Magazine |accessdate=10 May 2012 }}] The new company brand launched in 2010.[{{cite web
|url = http://www.aurora-design.co.uk/website-solutions/mdnx/
|title = MDNX
|accessdate = 10 May 2012
|url-status = dead
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120209153833/http://www.aurora-design.co.uk/website-solutions/mdnx/
|archivedate = 9 February 2012
}}]
In March 2012 MDNX was one of 12 companies that successfully bid for the provision of services to the UK [Public Services Network](/source/Public_Services_Network).[{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/government-computing-network/2012/mar/23/psn-connectivity-framework-networks |title=PSN connectivity framework suppliers revealed |date=23 March 2012 |newspaper=The Guardian |first=Jo |last=Best |accessdate=10 May 2012}}]
In August 2012 MDNX acquired Octium (trading as Griffin and Iconnyx).[{{cite web|title=MDNX snaps up Octium|url=http://www.insidermedia.com/insider/south-east/75023-griffin-snapped-mdnx/|website=Insider Media|date=10 August 2012 |accessdate=1 December 2014}}]
In December 2013 MDNX acquired [Easynet](/source/Easynet).[{{cite web|last1=Shead|first1=Sam|title=MDNX to acquire rival Easynet in telecoms deal|url=http://news.techworld.com/networking/3493589/mdnx-to-acquire-rival-easynet-in-telecoms-deal/|website=Techworld|publisher=IDG|accessdate=1 December 2014}}]
In September 2015 Interoute announced agreement to acquire MDNX (trading as Easynet) for £402m.[{{cite web|title=Easynet swallowed by Interoute in £402m acquisition|url=http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn-uk/news/2424992/easynet-swallowed-by-interoute-in-gbp402m-acquisition|website=Channel Web|publisher=CRM|accessdate=11 September 2015}}]
On 23 February 2018, Interoute was acquired by [GTT Communications](/source/GTT_Communications) for $2.3bn (€1.9bn); the acquisition closed on 31 May 2018.
==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.mdnx.com/}}
* {{official website|http://www.easynet.com/}}
* [http://commsbusiness.co.uk/news/mdnx-acquire-easynet/ Comms Business article on MDNX acquisition of Easynet December 2013]
* [http://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/Article/3309427/Search/Results/Multinationals-demand-for-converged-IP-communications-is.html?Keywords=Easynet#.UzGMrU2zWic Interview with Mark Thompson Global Telecoms Business January 2014]
Category:Defunct telecommunications companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Companies based in Bracknell
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