Gravity Internet – News

We have extended our telephone contact hours to 0830-1800 Monday to Friday. This is for all enquiries and technical support.

We have updated our Broadband Internet Hardware section on our website with the introduction of the new Draytek Vigor 2710 and 2710n ADSL2+ routers.

The DrayTek Vigor 2710 Series ADSL2/2+ routers are designed to be the ideal ADSL-sharing and firewall device for to the SoHo (Small Office / Home) user. They combine compatibility with all UK ADSL line types together with performance, features and price into an attractive, relible and easy-to-use product, with the pedigree and thoughtful design DrayTek are renowned for. Wireless (WiFi) and VoIP equipped models further enhance the flexibility of the router and outgoing VPN makes it ideal as a teleworker router for your home VPN link to your main office.

From 1st June 2009, Gravity Internet will be reducing its price on our ADSL Pro 2Plus service to £99.00 per month.

As with all our Broadband ADSL/ADSL2+ services, it remains uncapped with no usage limits and includes traffic priority over standard ADSL services in addition to Enhanced Care.

Minimum contract is 3 months, all enquiries to info@gravity.net.uk.

Gravity Internet has been nominated as a finalist in the ISPA Awards 2009 for the Best Dedicated Hosting category.

Tema Hassan, Technical Director of Gravity Internet said, “We are extremely happy with the news of being a finalist. This is the first time we have entered the ISPA Awards and we are proud to have done so well to be shortlisted. It is a great compliment to everyone at Gravity Internet”

According to ISPA, “Competition for finalists’ places was particularly fierce this year with a record amount of entries from companies across the Internet sector. The announcement of the finalists follows three months of rigorous testing of entrants by ISPA’s technical testing partners, Epitiro”.

The ISPA Awards have been organised since 1999 and celebrate the best of the best in the Internet industry. The awards are designed to reward excellence in the Internet industry, and attract the UK’s top Internet companies, industry figures and parliamentarians. They are recognised throughout the industry for their independence and objectivity.

The Best Dedicated Hosting category is tested on a number of factors such as performance, availability and value for money.  Gravity Internet exclusively use Sun Fire x64 servers from Sun Microsystems.

Stewart Townsend, Manager Start Ups and Emerging Markets EMEA at Sun Microsystems added, “By joining Sun’s Startup Essentials Program, Gravity could access Sun’s enterprise-class x86 systems, enhancing their world reputable service to customers.”

The Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) was established in 1995 as a trade association to represent providers of Internet services in the UK. ISPA promotes competition, self-regulation and the development of the Internet industry.

We have upgraded our Reseller Hosting service as follows:

• Disk space – was 10Gb, now 20Gb
• Monthly traffic – was 150Gb, now 200Gb

Prices remain the same at £29.00 per month, or £299.00 per year (16% discount).

We are pleased to announce our updated range of dedicated Sun Fire servers that include the next-generation “Nehalem” Xeon processors from Intel. The new servers  deliver extreme efficiency, intelligent scale, reliability, and performance, with Integrated Lights Out Management (ILOM) for management as standard.

Prices start at £129.00 per month, with discounts of up to 30% for multi-year contracts.

More details on our website here.

We are please to announce the public availability of the following domains through Gravity Internet:

• .AR.COM – Regional domain name for Argentina.
• .LA – Los Angeles is now the first city to be awarded its own unique domain name.
• .TEL – For all Internet communication services, including voice and directory services.

All domains registered through Gravity Internet come included with full DNS management. Full details on our website here.

In continuing our growth as an independent business ISP, we are including Enhanced Care services as standard with our most popular ADSL services. Enhanced Care offers an advanced level of service that guarantees fault responses and resolution times.

Enhanced Care services

Gravity Internet is pleased to announce the launch of our new Broadband WiMAX services. These new services provide wireless symmetrical Internet services from 2Mbps to 10Mbps across the Central London area.

WiMAX is a wireless technology that provides high-volume broadband connections over long distances. WiMAX is an acronym that stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access, and the technology is based on the IEEE 802.16 standards. WiMAX can be used for a number of applications, including ‘last mile’ broadband connections, hotspots and high-speed enterprise connectivity for business.

More details on our website here.

Following the recent price increases by BT, business ISP Gravity Internet have announced that it will not be increasing the price of ADSL, ADSL+ and SDSL services to current or prospective customers.

Like other ISPs, Gravity Internet was disappointed with the BT wholesale increases of up to 24%, however pricing will remain constant in order to assist it’s clients through the current economic climate.