First wave UK ISP bought by 186k

186k, the business ISP, has acquired London-based provider Mailbox Internet. It is rumoured that the acquisition cost around £2m.

Mailbox Internet, which is based in Fulham, is one of the UK’s oldest ISPs. It was a finalist in the best business broadband category of the UK’s “ISPA” awards for two consecutive years. Mailbox employs 16 people and provides broadband services to approximately 10,000 business users in London and the south of England.

186k has acquired Mailbox as part of a strategy to expand in the UK by acquiring established ISPs. Over the last year it has bought Northern-based Elite Internet Services and also acquired a major stake in Middlesborough-based Onyx Internet.

Dominic Marrocco, head of 186k said: “The acquisition of Mailbox Internet will provide a key gateway to allow a greater penetration of 186k’s services within the heart of London and Southern England.”