History

Airfibre, a Company registered in Ireland, was originally a joint venture between Metronet (UK) Limited and a local management team headed up by Martin Smyth, Managing Director and Carl Grice, Technical Director.

Metronet was incorporated in late 2003 to provide an independent alternative to SDSL and wire-based leased line (private circuit) services that represent superb value without compromising quality of service.

January 2008 marked the launch of Metronet services in Liverpool with immediate take-up from in the commercial sector. Airfibre was incorporated in Ireland in July 2008 as MLNet with orders being taken for delivery in September 2008.

Following a successful MBO of the business in June 2012, led by John Earley, Chairman and CEO, a decision was taken rename the company to Airfibre Limited.

Airfibre continues to grow its customer base and began the launch of its industry leading range of Cloud based solutions comprising managed services and data centre facilities from 2011.

The Airfibre network is a pure IP-based network providing carrier class wireless last mile Internet connectivity for Customers anywhere within its areas of coverage. As a member of RIPE, Airfibre provides a ubiquitous gateway to other networks, ISPs, and the Internet.

The management team comprises:

• John Earley - Chairman   CEO
• Martin Smyth - Managing Director
• Elaine Mulvaney - Finance Director