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All systems go at the digital hub

By Philip Stafford

Published: January 25 2009 15:48 | Last updated: January 25 2009 15:55

A box slightly bigger than a fridge sits in the Docklands offices of Telecity, the datacentre provider, and within it lies, metaphorically, the optimism exhibited by chief executive Mike Tobin.

It contains the biggest internet switches that control 95 per cent of the UK’s web traffic, putting him right at the heart of the digital economy.

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