Elite :: Company :: Infrastructure

Elite is one of the leading business hosting companies in the UK, hosting thousands of websites on proven hardware and infrastructure.

Our upstream bandwidth is provided by some of the largest transit providers; NTL, Telewest, UKGrid, DataHop & Level3. Some providers supply us their services over BT's infrastructure while NTL own and operate their own fibre & cable specifically chosen for greater redundancy. In addition our London connectivity includes Telehouse North and Telehouse Metro.

We implement a strict bandwidth policy ensuring we have at least 40% available at peak times to cope with any influx of traffic.

We operate our network utilising BGP4. BGP4 means we can continue uninterrupted if any of the upstream providers' circuits fail. Traffic is automatically routed via alternative routes.

We operate a fully switched Cisco routed network.

In addition to the upstream transit providers we also use BT to supply us with our dedicated central link connections for services such as Broadband.

Our servers and those of our customers are hosted in our fully airconditioned server environment maintained at 21°C +- 1°C.

All power is first fed through our UPS system. Power is converted from industrial three phase AC to DC, this process removes any power surges or spikes. Power is then fed through to the various battery cabinets to constantly charge the fallover batteries. Power is simultaneously drawn from these batteries and duly converted back to AC. This is then distributed via underfloor conduits to each server rack. Our automatic generator fallover panel ensures your server is kept online during any outage. Our generators are always kept full of fuel and are able to be refilled whilst running.