Getting connected: Connect Telecom in acquisition flurry

Connect Telecom has bought the Vodafone mobile base of GCI, a managed service provider with Aberdeen and Glasgow offices, for an undisclosed sum. It is Connect’s third acquisition within weeks, after the purchase of Scotland’s Vodafone partner, Coltel, and Carlisle-based Nortech. Scott Ritchie,connect CEO, said he was “delighted” his customers will benefit from a partnership between Connect and GCI “as we’ve committed to a Skype for Business platform”.