Viatel Holding (Bermuda) Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates a pan-European telecommunications network comprising owned or leased fiber optic cable systems and interfaces. It offers various retail services, including managed connectivity services, such as DIA and xDSL connectivity; managed hosting and co-location services that allow customers to outsource the hosting of their Web sites and IT applications; managed security services, including the management of firewalls; virtual private networks (VPN); managed Internet protocol VPN and Ethernet services; and voice over Internet protocol. The company also provides connectivity services, including leased lines, wavelength, and Internet protocol transit; and infrastructure related services, such as dark fiber and co-location services to wholesale customers. Viatel offers data communication services to a range of customers that includes small and medium enterprises, corporations, carriers, resellers, and systems integrators services. As of December 31, 2006, the company’s fiber optic cable telecommunications network comprised of approximately 7,014 kilometers connected to 19 principal cities in 6 countries in western Europe. It has operations in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, western Europe, and North America. The company was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Egham, the United Kingdom.