SCC makes third purchase of 2015

Acquisition of One Point follows SIPCOM and Fluidata conquests

SCC has followed through on its pledge to acquire in the mobile voice and data space by grabbing a controlling stake in One Point.

Having already invested in connectivity specialist Fluidata and hosted voice outfit SIPCOM this year – and acquired a tier-three datacentre from SSE in 2014 – SCC said its third major investment of 2015 would complete its cloud-delivered managed services proposition.

In a statement, SCC chief executive James Rigby (pictured) said: "We have been actively pursuing an investment in mobile, and in One Point we've found the right business to complement our existing services."

He added: "This investment marks the completion of our CDMS [cloud-delivered managed services] portfolio, in terms of capability. We will now look to drive the proposition forward, adding additional capacity where necessary, alongside continued organic investments in our own datacentre services."

Leatherhead-based One Point claims to simplify the delivery of mobile voice and data services by unifying best-of-breed technologies. It will continue to operate "as normal, under its own brand and existing leadership team," SCC said.

In October, SCC parent Rigby Group swallowed a minority stake in Microsoft cloud specialist SIPCOM, following its March investment in data delivery network Fluidata.

Following the publication of SCC's annual results in June, Rigby told CRN that he expected managed services to be a £40m-revenue business in its current financial year, making it as large as some competitors in this area such as Attenda.