History

Tempura Communications was founded in the UK in 2002.  The company started by specialising in IP infrastructure and telecom links, enabling solutions and providing access to products and services from Tier 1 ISPs; to the reseller channel in the UK and Ireland. Tempura Communications Ireland Ltd was formed in 2011 as a separate business focused and dedicated on the Irish market.

Tempura provided hosting solutions, and data and internet connectivity from inception to present day. Its first vendor partners were BT, EasyNet (Now GTT) and Verizon then Worldcom. In 2006 other ISP relationships were created, plus the addition of VOIP hosted services. ISPs included NTL/Telewest now Virgin, MDNX, Bulldog then Cable & Wireless now Vodafone, KCOM, Global Crossing and others.

Tempura opened an office in Dublin, Ireland in 2010 in Sandyford, and in 2018 moved to the new Skybridge building near Dublin Airport.

In 2008, Matthew saw an opportunity for the business to venture into video conferencing. It secured a distributor level accreditation from Vidyo initially and then Lifesize, a then Logitech company, and is now the only distributor that carry both brands in the UK and in Ireland.

Over the years, Tempura has effectively enabled internet connectivity, Voice services and video conferencing solutions for varying businesses; from small businesses, to hotel chains, government departments and the largest and well-known companies in the world, through a network of local focused partners to the largest Value added Resellers in the country.

Tempura Communications continues to lead in the distribution of VoIP, connectivity, and video conferencing solutions supplying to over 1,000 resellers from a base of over 6000 partners in the UK and Ireland. The business has kept its strong vendor partnerships and has recently added Yealink’s IP voice handset and video conferencing systems, and Konftel conference phones to its portfolio as well as Heckler Design, DTEN, Phoenix Audio Technologies and Stem Audio among others.

Today Tempura supply services from over 80 different vendors that complement the vision via the primary solutions and services identified from day 1. The focus of the organisation remains on the supply of the best products and therefore solutions, to the best clients managed via a great team of Partners supported by the team at Tempura.

The Portfolio is split across 3 distinct areas, Networking, Voice and Video; the range of professional services we offer bring together best of breed products to create some of the best solutions available anywhere. In Ireland Tempura focus on Voice and Video only solutions part of that portfolio. New innovative products from Logitech and services from Lifesize, bespoke design video call centres from Vidyo, and new videophone technologies from Yealink, along with partnerships with Microsoft Teams approved products and Zoom Rooms equipment mean everything continues to move on and update as technology trends change.

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  • The combination of the solutions offered and the advice and consultancy given at presale stage and then ongoing was second to none. The rollout of Lifesize video solutions across the organisation helped ensure a rapidly deployed solution that enabled us to realise a return on investment from day one.

    Robert Wilson, MIS, UK Government.

  • Our new tag line “Connecting Productivity” really helps define what Tempura are about. The mixture of network, voice and video along with professional services, and complimentary products helps us deliver solutions through our partner network to any size organisation.

    Matthew Light, Managing Director, Tempura Technology Group.

  • The advice offered by Tempura enabled us to make a great decision in deploying the correct network solution for all of our UK and Ireland offices when shifting our HQ and moving to a Cloud based CRM.

    Nick Crisci, IT Manager, EA