{"id":9023,"date":"2015-04-02T06:59:26","date_gmt":"2015-04-02T05:59:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=9023"},"modified":"2015-04-01T09:15:13","modified_gmt":"2015-04-01T08:15:13","slug":"uk-isp-urban-wimax-rebrands-to-luminet-following-acquisition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/04\/uk-isp-urban-wimax-rebrands-to-luminet-following-acquisition.html","title":{"rendered":"UK ISP Urban Wimax Rebrands to Luminet Following Acquisition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Internet and communications provider Urban Wimax has rebranded to <a href=\"http:\/\/luminet.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\">Luminet<\/a> following their recent acquisition of Vital Group and a fresh investment of \u00a32.15 million into new technology infrastructure, which is supported by Santander\u2019s Breakthrough programme.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>Sasha Williamson<\/strong>, previously the CEO \/ Founder of Urban Wimax and now leader of Luminet, &#8220;<em>We are committed to being at the forefront of technology and innovation, bringing business customers the most advanced solutions in the market. 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