UK Area Code information for 01856

Orkney Area Code Allocation

Ofcom has allocated the 01856 area code to service Orkney and the surrounding area.

Companies Operating 01856 Numbers

The following list of companies have been licensed by Ofcom to operate geogrpahic numbers in Orkney. It is worth noting that most, although not all, providers other than BT (or possibly Virgin, Kingston Telecom, et al) are are likely not operating fixed line services to this locale and, as such, should not be seen as providing a legitimate fixed line geogrpahic service to Orkney;

3C Ltd
Affiniti Integrated Solutions Ltd
Andrews & Arnold (Numbers) Ltd
Api Telecom Ltd
Aql Wholesale Ltd
Aql Wholesale Ltd
Atomstream Ltd
BT
Barritec Ltd
Barritel Ltd
Bicom Systems Eurl
Broadcast Telecom Ltd
Cfl Communications Ltd
Cheers International Sales Ltd
Content Guru Ltd
Digitech Solutions Global Ltd
Edge Telecom Ltd
Flextel Ltd
Gamma Telecom Holdings Ltd
Hello Telecom (Uk) Plc
Hemshore Ltd
I-Net Communications Group Plc
I.T Communications Ltd
Icc Networks Ltd
Ihub 2 Ltd
Inclarity Communications Ltd
Inet Telecoms Ltd (Voipfone)
Internexus Networks Ltd
Invade International Ltd
Invoco Ltd
Iovox Ltd
Ipv6 Ltd
Kalnet4U Ltd
Known Communications Ltd
Linear Telecoms Ltd
Localphone Ltd
M247 Ltd
Magrathea Telecommunications Ltd
Mars Communications Ltd
Media Hawk Ltd
Minotaur Telecom Ltd
Mundio Mobile Ltd
Nationwide Telephone Assistance Ltd
Net Solutions Europe Ltd
Net-Work Internet Ltd
Nexbridge Communications Ltd
Nexus Telecommunications Ltd
Nodemax Ltd
Orbtalk Ltd
Phone Co-Op Numbering Ltd
Radius Communications Ltd
Redcentric Solutions Ltd
Resilient Plc
Served Up Ltd.
Simwood Esms Ltd
Sky Uk Ltd
Solutios Ltd
Spitfire Network Services Ltd
Starcomm Ltd
Suretec Systems Ltd
Syntec Ltd
Talktalk Communications Ltd
Telappliant Ltd
Telecom2 Ltd
Telecoms Cloud Networks Ltd
Telecoms World Plc
Teledesign Ltd
Telephone Box Ltd
Telng Ltd
Timico Ltd
Ttnc Ltd
Vizion Communication Ltd
Vodafone Ltd
Voiceflex Ltd
Voicehost Ltd
Voip-Un Ltd
Voxbone Sa
We Love Communications Ltd
Windsor Telecom Plc
Xoverx Ltd
Yayyay Ltd
Ziron (Uk) Ltd


Broadband Connectivity Type Definitions

Different telephone exchanges have different broadband connectivity depending on their geographic location, the consumers they serve (demand and composition of those consumers) and the competative landscape in that locale. As a result there is a mix of services and related performance which BT classify as follows;

Fixed Rate

There for three fixed rate lines; 512Kbps, 1Mbps and 2Mbps. As with IPStream 500, 1000 and 2000, these have an upstream capped at 288Kbps. Note that all of the other WBC products apart from these are strictly rate adaptive (like ADSL Max).

WBC Fixed Rate

Wholesale Broadband Connect (WBC) offers high-speed, high-performance broadband services.

ADSL Max

BT's original ADSL2+ wholesale product with an option of an upstream cap at 448Kbps or no cap at all. ADSL2+ can achieve up to 1Mbps upstream.

WBC ADSL 2+

ADSL2+ (also known as 21CN (21st Century Network) and WBC (Wholesale Broadband Connect) is a high speed broadband service which offers download speeds of up to 24Mbs and upload speeds of up to 1Mbs.

WBC ADSL 2+ Annex M

ADSL2+ Annex M offers up to 2.5Mbps upstream in the UK. This product is used by many businesses who could previously only find this level of upstream bandwidth with SDSL. Note that there is no option for a capped upstream with this product.

FTTC Range A (Clean)

FTTC Range A is a range where the circuits are deemed to be free of any copper line faults, and any local wiring issues (in a customer's premises). This range is often very wide for both upload and download, and does beg the question of why a copper line fault may exist without being fixed.

FTTC Range B (Impacted)

FTTC Range B is a range where circuits may have copper faults and/or internal wiring issues at a customer's site. The term impacted could be useful, as sometimes crosstalk is mentioned as something that impacts on line speeds, but there is no official word from BT on whether either Range A or Range B take into account the effects of crosstalk.

FTTP On Demand

Fiber to the home (FTTH), also called "fiber to the premises" (FTTP), is the installation and use of optical fiber from a central point directly to individual buildings such as residences, apartment buildings and businesses to provide unprecedented high-speed Internet access. FTTH dramatically increases the connection speeds available to computer users compared with technologies now used in most places.