by Stephen Chapman York Data Services has completed a £250k upgrade to futureproof its fibre network between York, Leeds and London. Since 2009, the York-based internet service provider has spent over £1m in developing the private network to directly connect businesses in York, Leeds and beyond to the UK’s national internet exchanges. “We are very proud of our private network which has required significant investment over the last decade or so. Our aim is to provide our clients with the connectivity they need for their business to compete in today’s digital world,” said co-founder, Mark Fordyce. “We are continually upgrading it and future proofing the infrastructure and we are very pleased to have completed this phase of the work despite the Covid-19 pandemic.”