Grand Central Hall

Hire high speed internet by the day
Upto 10Gbps Ultrafast Internet
24/7 Local Support

 

Instant Switch-On

Enjoy ultra-fast, low latency, Leased Lines from 100Mbps to 10Gbps
Flexible Pricing, no contracts
WiFi and Wired Access
Link up other venues across the region

 

Highly Resilient Infrastructure

Multiple Diverse Connections for Added Resilience
Monitored live during each hire
100% Service Level Agreement
Outstanding Local 24/7 Support

The Grade II listed building on Renshaw Street in the city centre dates back to 1905 when it began life as a grand Methodist church. It was one of 99 central halls commissioned by the church to be built that were to act as more than just a place of worship.

In the early 2000s, the building became home to the Barcelona Bar, and following the closure of Quiggins on School Lane in 2006, a number of the traders relocated to the Grand Central Hall. In 2007, Roscoe Hall on the first floor opened with many new shops, and in 2011, an impressive performance space opened in the domed area of the building. Known as ‘The Dome’, the space has a capacity of 1,200 and has been used to host many film, theatre and music events.

More changes for Grand Central Hall took place in 2018 when the building was taken over by a new owner who completely redeveloped the hall, basements and upper floors. The work integrated a hotel with bars, live music and event spaces, and a number of restaurants which made up the food hall called The Grand Bazaar.

The Grand Central Hall is a Connected Venue that is ready to switch-on within minutes, with speeds up to 10Gbps and with various technical configurations available according to your needs.

You can jump to Our Pricing, Our Technical Features , read our FAQ for more information.

Grand Central Hall Features

Fast & Reliable Internet Packages

Enjoy ultra-fast, low latency, Dedicated Internet (Leased Lines) from 100Mbps to 10Gbps, backed by our 100% service level agreement to keep your event connected 24/7.

Enjoy Flexible Pricing

Don’t get tied into long onerous commitments with other providers, we offer internet packages that can be booked for a day, a week or even a number of weeks.

Instant Switch-On

As this venue is already pre-enabled with our service, you can simply book the package that you need, plug in and begin using your internet connection instantly.

Outstanding Local 24/7 Support

Our support team are on-hand 24/7 to help out should you need us during your booking, we can even monitor audio/video streams at no extra cost.

Highly Resilient Infrastructure

Each connected venue has multiple connections that connect into the heart of the Internet in London and into Manchester for additional resilience

Powered by Renewable Energy

Your service will be powered by 100% Renewable Energy that we generate here in within the region, ideal for helping with things like Albert Sustainable Production Certification.

Technical Features

Use our Direct Connections for low-latency

Let us fine tune the internet for you, using our low-latency peering agreements and Direct Connections to cloud and content providers so that your data transfers are rapid.

Include the Audience with WiFi

Optionally add WiFi to cover the entire audience in order to provide guest WiFi for them to connect, for example for social media, access to your brand website etc.

Link to other event venues

With our high performance Layer2 network, you can link together other venues within the region by creating a private network between them.

Connect to the Independent Film Makers Network

 That connects up several film, arts venues and broadcast facilities so content producers can create & share their content via a secure high speed local network. 

Internet of Things Enabled

We’ve installed a LoRAWAN network so companies can use the free of charge wireless network for the creation of sensors, applications and many more.

Access Internet Exchanges Directly

We also offer customers the ability to break out at IX Liverpool, IXManchester and on LINX if they wish, accessing the very heart of the Internet.

Temporary Internet Packages

We offer simple, flexible pricing without long-term commitment and with instant switch-on.  All packages are subject to a £99 booking fee. Prices are based on “dry-hire” only.  All of our packages come with our Type A Service Level agreement.

100 Mbps

£ 99

per 24 hours
  • 100 Mbps Upload/Download
  • £99 booking fee
  • Guaranteed Speed
  • Monitored 24/7
  • 2 Connections Provided (backup)
  • 100% SLA Included
  • Copper or Fibre Connection
  • 1 Static IP
  • Instant Switch-on
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200 Mbps

£ 150

per 24 hours
  • 200 Mbps Upload/Download
  • £99 booking fee
  • Guaranteed Speed
  • Monitored 24/7
  • 2 Connections Provided (backup)
  • 100% SLA Included
  • Copper or Fibre Connection
  • 1 Static IP
  • Instant Switch-on
Book Now

500 Mbps

£ 250

per 24 hours
  • 500 Mbps Upload/Download
  • £99 booking fee
  • Guaranteed Speed
  • Monitored 24/7
  • 2 Connections Provided (backup)
  • 100% SLA Included
  • Copper or Fibre Connection
  • 1 Static IP
  • Instant Switch-on
Book Now

1 Gbps

£ 350

per 24 hours
  • 1 Gbps Upload/Download
  • £99 booking fee
  • Guaranteed Speed
  • Monitored 24/7
  • 2 Connections Provided (backup)
  • 100% SLA Included
  • Copper or Fibre Connection
  • 1 Static IP
  • Instant Switch-on
Book Now

2 Gbps

£ 500

per 24 hours
  • 2 Gbps Upload/Download
  • £99 booking fee
  • Guaranteed Speed
  • Monitored 24/7
  • 2 Connections Provided (backup)
  • 100% SLA Included
  • Copper or Fibre Connection
  • 1 Static IP
  • Instant Switch-on
Book Now

5 Gbps

£ 750

per 24 hours
  • 5 Gbps Upload/Download
  • £99 booking fee
  • Guaranteed Speed
  • Monitored 24/7
  • 2 Connections Provided (backup)
  • 100% SLA Included
  • Copper or Fibre Connection
  • 1 Static IP
  • Instant Switch-on
Book Now

10 Gbps

£ 1000

per 24 hours
  • 10 Gbps Upload/Download
  • £99 booking fee
  • Guaranteed Speed
  • Monitored 24/7
  • 2 Connections Provided (backup)
  • 100% SLA Included
  • Copper or Fibre Connection
  • 1 Static IP
  • Instant Switch-on
Book Now

How much Bandwidth do I need for live streaming?

Different platforms (e.g., YouTube, Twitch, Facebook) have different speed requirements and recommended encoding settings.

Frequently Ask Questions

What is Dry Hire?

Dry hire means that we provide internet only with your booking, i.e we don’t supply an on-site Engineer to help you setup your equipment and stay throughout your booking.

You will however have 24/7 access to our support line and email if you have any support issues.  that said, we do offer an on-site Engineer starting from £350+VAT per day.

What are Layer 2 Links?

They are point to point links that are a direct network connection between supported locations that can be used for a variety of uses.  Once live, it works like a network cable between the chosen venues, offering customers the ability to run their own network on a layer 2 basis. A Layer 2 link is ideal for customers running events, broadcasts etc across multiple venues and would like them linked together. Note : There is no internet connection provided with this service.

When does the service end?

The service is automatically disconnected 15 minutes after the booking has been completed.  For example, a 24 hour booking starting on your instructed day/time of Monday at 20:00hrs will end on Tuesday at 20:15hrs.

What is the booking fee for?

The booking fee is chargeable per booking made and covers our platform fee’s for taking payment and the real-time switch-on of the service at the required venue. 

If you are booking across multiple days/weeks, you will pay one booking fee only.  If you cancel your booking at any time, the booking fee is non-refundable.

What payments do you accept?

We accept Accept all major debit and credit cards from customers these include Visa, MasterCard, Maestro, American Express and Discover.

If these options are not suitable, we do accept payment by Bank Transfer, you can select this option on the booking form, when you do, we’ll send you an invoice by email for payment.  The booking is only secured once the payment has been made in full.

Are there any data limits applied?

No, we don’t impose any data limits on any services.  In addition to that, we guarantee the speeds for the duration of each booking.

Is it possible to cancel a booking ?

Yes, once you have made a booking, you can cancel up to 48 hours before and you will be refunded your package cost in full, however without your booking fee as that is non-refundable.

What level of support will we have?

We will provide you with 24hr support that is available 365 days per year from our base within Liverpool City Centre. Once your booking is confirmed, you will be provided with our support details that will contain a dedicated telephone number and email address for our Network Operations Centre who will be on hand to assist you if required.

As part of any booking, we actively monitor your connection during your booking window and ensure that things are operating correctly for you.  When making a booking with us, it’s important to provide us with the on-site technical contact (OB team, organiser, producer, director of photography etc) so that we can keep in touch with you.

Can we run VPN’s over the connection?

Yes, there are no restrictions in place to run VPNs or anything similar of that nature

Are you available to supply on-site support?

Yes, we can provide on-site engineering support (using qualified engineers, registered with the Institute of Engineering and Technology) from £350 per day.

What type of presentation is available on the ports

We support both copper or fibre.  Copper can be ideal for speeds up to 1Gbps and is a typical RJ45 port provided in a rack within the venue. POE (power over ethernet) can also be provided free of charge, normally available as 24v (passive POE), 48V (POE+) and 54v. Fibre is used for speeds from 1Gbps to 10Gbps and is normally delivered using single mode fibre. We can provide copper and fibre cables that will connect from the customer service point to your equipment if required, for a small extra fee.

Is the speed contended or upload different from the download?

No, there is no contention (sharing) of the connection at any point.  The speed that we offer is guaranteed for the duration of the booking.  Upload and download speeds are the same (synchronous). You are effectively renting a “leased line” for a period of time.

Is there a lengthy setup time and or lots of forms and paperwork to complete?

No, simply start your booking by pressing the “book now” button on the package that you are interested in, it should take around 10 minutes to complete the booking form. 

Once you have pressed submit and your payment has cleared, your service will be fully booked and ready to use (if it’s for the same day) or for when you need it.

We are working on a confidential project, can you sign confidentiality/non-disclosure agreements?

Yes this is possible, however there will be additional charges to cover our legal costs.

While at the event, we require connectivity outdoors or at another premises for a short duration, can you offer anything for this?

Yes, we also offer solutions from a portable connectivity backpack (that you take to your location) to a flight case style rack (for large events), all can be hired on a daily/weekly basis. All solutions can also be connected back to your venue (as a Layer 2 service), so you can extend your local network at the venue into the remote location easily. You can read more at https://balticbroadcast.io/

What Our Customers Are Saying

Baltic's installation of the 10Gbps fibre line into our co-working space has helped us transform our operation. Our residents can now access the internet at blazingly fast speeds.

Chris Witterick, Launch22

We are very pleased with the service provided by Baltic Broadband. They understood our requirements and saw how we struggled on using 5G for your office which was proven to be unreliable. We’ve now got 350Mbps upload and download and it was installed within 10 working days, which will help transform our business.

Rob WycherleyMobius

"Baltic's installation of a wireless connection into our Liverpool City Centre offices has provided us with a much more reliable, stable and faster service than with our previous provider who was more expensive. With our new Baltic connection, I can link our studio's software to remote post-production studios at lightning speed and it's consistent, and so far so good, we are really happy with Baltic Broadband!"

Sam AugusteOnomatopoeia Post

Moving into a BBEB was a wise choice for our charity, we were able to get up and running the same day (due to an urgent office relocation) and with fast speeds coupled with a brilliant service from Baltic Broadband!

Lisa, Williams, Hope & Will Ltd

Baltic installed a new fast 1Gbps connection into our new office within days complete with an internal WiFi system for internal distribution.

Tom Espin, Castore

Baltic's pre-enabled building allowed us to go live with our call centre within the same day we moved in, and at very high speeds, unlike the competition that quoted 90 working days!

Mark Jones, Ruby Debt Solutions Limited

Our existing provider were flummoxed as to why we are getting such regular severe dropouts that affected our call centre one weekend. Baltic went above and beyond the call of duty to work with us in providing a fast and reliable solution within just 6 hours, we owe you a pint guys!

Roger Jonas, Signature Living(Customer let down by existing provider and is now a permanent customer of Baltic)

Having had multiple power failures, issues with keeping our server room cool and grappling with the growing high costs of running an on-premise server room, we finally gave in and moved everything into Baltic's Data Centres. We're now spending less time running things, we've created more office space for our staff (now the server room as gone) while our servers are only a 10 min walk away from us.

AnonymousLocal Games Content Creator

Just to say thank you to Baltic who worked with us to get the Emergency Internet up and running during a street level power outage that lasted over a week. Their efforts allow us to keep streaming our live performances to the world during the 2021 lock-down

Paul Jones, Cavern Club

Baltic provide a number of 10Gbps leased lines that connect our various offices together securely while providing our home workers with high speeds that connects to our platform within Baltic's Data Centres, allowing us to take a hands-off, centralised approach to our IT infrastructure and at costs lower than running it ourselves.

AnonymousLCR Based Games Company

Thank you very much for setting up the connection to our offices on Church Street so quickly, I'm hearing good things from our office so far!

Anthony Osborne, Liverpool Bid Company

Our existing internet provider (BT) went off-line leaving us unable to take credit card payments or use any of our cloud based systems for days. Baltic's Emergency internet got us back on-line within 4 hours and unbelievably, at faster speeds than with BT!

John Barrow, Capital and Scull