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Region in South West England From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Silicon Gorge is a region in South West England in which several high-tech and research companies are based, specifically the triangle of Bristol, Swindon and Gloucester.[1] It was ranked fifth of such areas in Europe in 2002,[2] and is named after the Avon Gorge.

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Gloucester

Gloucester is home to a number of cyber/digital companies including some key UK data centres and hosting companies. Lots of these companies started in the early years of the Internet such as Star Internet, now Claranet and Fasthosts, now IONOS - two long standing employers in the area. Supporting Gloucester and the south-west infrastructure is a data centre that sits on the figure-of-eight fibre connectivity route that runs around the UK, Indectron Data Centre where many carriers have points-of-presence (POP). This includes Tier 1 network, which puts Gloucester along side Manchester and London on the connectivity rankings.

The area is fast becoming known for cyber security with the Government Communication Headquarters (GCHQ) locally in Cheltenham (since 1950). New cyber accelerators such as CyNam have been growing, with a new £1 billon cyber park called Golden Valley pushing growth even further of the sector within the region.[3]

Bath

Bath is home to a number of high-tech companies ranging from fabless semiconductor designers to eCommerce retailers. Many companies have been started by ex-employees of companies such as Future Publishing and IPL, two long standing employers in the area.

Microelectronic companies in Bath

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Bristol

Bristol is part of the Silicon Gorge, along with Gloucester and Swindon[5] and hosts a number of high-tech and creative industries including research group HP Labs and animation studio Aardman Animations. The cluster of high-tech electronics industries began when Fairchild Semiconductor located a design office in Bristol in 1972.[6] Bristol also has the strongest digital media supply chain in England, outside London[7] and has been pinpointed as a "hot spring" for innovation on the McKinsey/World Economic Forum innovation map.[8]

Microelectronics companies in Bristol

Tech companies in Bristol

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  • Bristol Media

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