ABOUT US

THE UK'S LEADING DIGITAL SERVICE PROVIDER

Working exclusively for the wholesale markets, Virtual1 connects the critical digital services that make UK business work.

THE OBVIOUS CHOICE FOR BUSINESS CONNECTIVITY

Working exclusively for the wholesale markets, we operate the most advanced network in the UK. We deliver a high capacity, low latency network which is also privately connected to market-leading UC, SIP and Cloud solutions.

Intelligence as well as performance is at the heart of our fully software defined network, which through our award winning 1Portal, places the control of the solutions directly in our Partners hands. With the smart integration of our systems, network and wider ecosystem, our partners can quote, order and manage their customers’ solutions entirely online.
With the best people in the industry, who have a passion for what they do, we stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners to deliver the innovative solutions that make UK business work.

Virtual1 employs over 100 staff, based at our head office in Finsbury Square London. With a regionally focussed sales team, and specialist Cloud overlay.

OUR FIRST 10 YEARS

About Us

OUR PEOPLE

People are the lifeblood of any business and we know that being easy to deal with is just as important as the solutions we deliver. With the best people in the industry, who have a passion for what they do, we stand shoulder to shoulder with our partners to deliver a seamless experience.

MEET OUR SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

 Tom O’Hagan 

Founder and CEO

Tom O’Hagan is a leading figure within the telecommunications industry and has worked in the sector, both in the UK and internationally, for more than 15 years. In 2012, Tom was named a ‘Young Gun’ by Growing Business in its annual list of the top 30 young entrepreneurs in the UK, in June 2013, Tom was awarded ‘Channel Entrepreneur of the Year’ at the Comms Business Awards. followed by Entrepreneur of the Year at the 2017 Comms National Awards

 Magnus Batsvik-Miller 

CFO

Magnus has extensive experience managing financial affairs for high-growth companies, most notably at World First, as Group Finance Director, leading a team of 30 to grow the business by 400% in just 4 years.Magnus is responsible for continuing the growth strategy of Virtual1, capitalising on the increasing demands for cloud and connectivity solutions in the wholesale marketplace.

 Jason King 

CSO

Jason has worked in the Telecommunications industry for over 20 years. Having held senior roles for companies such as Energis, Vodafone, COLT and most recently Virgin Media Business where he was responsible for building the Indirect Channel Division. Jason is now responsible for Sales Strategy, execution and building significant scale within Virtual1.

 David Simpson 

COO

David joins Virtual1 from Virgin Media, where he held a number of senior roles within the operational division: from being Head of National Networks; through leading Business Wholesale provisioning and service management function; to, most recently, running strategy, analytics and NPS for the COO, shaping the 5-year strategic plan across 10 operational divisions and linking that to the long-range financial plan.

 James Hickman 

CTO

James is a well established member of the telecoms industry. Before joining Virtual1 as Chief Technical Officer, James worked as Head of Technical Consulting for Telstra International, developing and implementing highly complex global WAN and hosting solutions for clients both in the UK and internationally. James is Chartered by the Engineering Council and the British Computer Society, is an associate of many industry bodies and in 2010 was appointed as an Arbiter for RIPE.

OUR VALUES

VIBRANT

We express ourselves with enthusiasm, and create what we do with passion

KNOWLEDGEABLE

We challenge with confidence, and work smarter, not harder

COLLABORATIVE

We solve problems together, fuel innovation with your energy

ACCOUNTABLE

We respond promptly, act with responsibility, and take pride - always

OUR AWARDS

  • Tech Marketing and Innovation Awards 2019 - Best Campaign on a Small Budget
  • Tech Marketing and Innovation Awards 2019 - Overall Marketing Campaign of the Year
  • Comms Dealer Sales & Marketing Awards 2019 - Best Company to Work For (Over £10m)
  • Comms Dealer Sales & Marketing Awards 2019 - Vendor Channel Marketing Campaign of the Year
  • Comms National Awards 2018 - Best Network
  • Comms National Awards 2018 - Best Portal
  • CRN Sales & Marketing Awards 2018 - Vendor Innovation Award
  • Tech Marketing and Innovation Awards 2018 - Marketing Team of the Year
  • Comms Dealer Sales & Marketing Awards 2018 - Vendor Channel Marketing Team of the Year
  • Comms Dealer Sales & Marketing Awards 2018 - Vendor Channel Sales Team of the Year
  • Comms Dealer Sales & Marketing Awards 2018 - Best Company to Work For
  • Comms Dealer Sales & Marketing Awards 2018 - Comms Dealer Sales & Marketing Team of the Year
  • CRN - Networking Provider of the Year 2017
  • Comms National Awards - Entrepreneur of the Year 2017
  • Two-star rating - 2017 Best Companies accreditation (rated as outstanding)
  • Comms National Awards – Network Provider of the Year 2016
  • Comms Business Most Innovative Channel Product for Professional Services
  • Comms Business Most Innovative Channel Product (overall)
  • Listed in the Sunday Times Tech Track 100
  • CRN Specialist Vendor of the year 2015
  • Comms Dealer – Vendor Account team of the year 2015

CHARITY

Virtual1 has a strategic charity partnership with Restless Development, an international development charity that aims to empower young people across the world, who might otherwise be caught in a spiral of unemployment, poverty, lack of education and poor access to health services.

Restless Development currently works in 8 countries in Africa and South Asia, where they listen to the young people of poor communities and train volunteers from these communities in a range of skills that can benefit their own communities. Using young volunteers to provide the training, who can relate to the community volunteers, they help them to find the answers to the problems facing their communities. There is no right or wrong solution, as each community faces it’s own set of problems.

To find out more about Restless Development’s work with young people, visit www.restlessdevelopment.org

INTERESTED IN BEING PART OF THE TEAM?

We are always looking for bright individuals that can make a difference to our business, if that’s you, click below to see our current vacancies

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