WDigital services provider Wicoms receives £5 Million investment 

New platform to bring digital entertainment and services to UK leisure sector

17th November, 2008 – London, UK – Wicoms, the digital entertainment services company, today announced that it has completed a £5 million round of funding from a mix of private and institutional investors. The Wicoms executive team will use this inward investment to extend the reach of the company’s digital entertainment and communications services platform to leisure communities around the UK.

Wicoms’ recently launched digital services platform is used by a range of community environments across the UK including leisure parks, sports stadia and hotel complexes. This investment will be used by Wicoms to target new business leads and grow the company through additional platform deployments.

“With additional customers already in the pipeline this funding means we are in a position to capitalise on new business opportunities.” said Robb Scott, CEO, Wicoms. “This investment represents a catalyst for permanent change in leisure communities and the basis on which we can build a highly successful business with growth prospects far into the future.” 

“Wicoms aims to meet a growing demand in the leisure industry to provide greater levels of digital connectivity and entertainment services for users,” he continued. “The investment means that we can focus on working with a range of third party service providers to redefine the leisure experience for millions of people every year.”

About Wicoms

Through its on-site network installations, Wicoms delivers bespoke digital entertainment & operational services for long and short stay communities such as those in leisure parks, stadia and hotels. 

The Wicoms Platform maximises network availability to allow multiple entertainment and communications services – including Internet, IPTV, VoIP, gaming, advertising and mobile services – to be delivered over a single infrastructure. 

Wicoms enables the commercialisation of a community’s ‘virtual estate’ whilst enhancing the on-site customer experience through the delivery of innovative digital entertainment from third party service providers. 

For more information, contact:

James Wood, AxiCom: +44 208 392 4063, james.wood@axicom.com