In 2012 Telindus Luxembourg confirmed its indisputable position as leader in the field of cloud computing through its operator brand Telindus Telecom. Recognized through four awards since it was launched, Telindus Telecom has enabled more than 89 customers to benefit from its shared ICT services. With continued investments in business connectivity as enabler Telindus Telecom has launched U-cloud, a self-service virtual data-centre to address a broader and growing cloud market.

Telindus Luxembourg pursues its five-year plan by positioning its operator brand Telindus Telecom as the indisputable leader in the Luxembourg market for cloud solutions. Business connectivity also constitutes a rapid source of growth. In 2011, the strategic reorientation plan called for investments of €20 million in the period to 2015. Investments made in the first two years of the plan have so far made it possible to offer connectivity services covering the main business areas and bringing together practically all the country’s data-centres, as well as a highly secure shared cloud platform with very high availability. Telindus Telecom’s customers can thus rely on various services (U-NIFY, U-FLEX and U-FREE) covering the entire range of ICT requirements.

With four awards received in the past two years, Telindus Telecom is the best-known brand in Luxembourg for the quality of its cloud-based services. In 2011 and 2012 a panel of 50 CIOs voted the company “Cloud Computing Provider of the Year”, while in the same two years EuroCloud Luxembourg twice presented awards for “Best Case Study Example of Cloud Services for the Private Sector”.

Telindus Telecom has doubled the number of customers for cloud computing and connectivity (from 46 in 2011 to 89 in 2012). In order to respond to the strong market demand for these new solutions, the recruitment drive that started in 2011 was continued in 2012, with 30 new employees and experts taken on board. The growth of these new activities also enabled Telindus to post a 2.6% increase in total revenues.

“We are perfectly in line with the plan we drew up two years ago, and indeed the number of new customers is actually ahead of our expectations. We were the pioneers in 2011, and now we’ve established a lead that we wish to maintain. For that reason we will offer new solutions in step with our customers’ needs and developed by the best experts,” says Gérard Hoffmann, Chairman and Managing Director.

U-cloud: the latest addition to a range of four innovative solutions
Telindus Telecom has consolidated its leader position by replicating in Luxembourg a cloud platform already proven in Belgium by its parent company Belgacom, offering cloud computing in self-service mode: Telindus Telecom U-cloud.

Telindus Telecom U-cloud thus becomes Luxembourg’s first global cloud solution in self-service mode, allowing businesses to create for themselves a real virtual data-centre by means of a simple Internet interface.

“This new product completes an already well-filled portfolio of solutions, filling a gap that Telindus Telecom did not yet cover. Simple to use, not requiring any commitment, extremely competitive in terms of price, it can be tested using a “try & buy” formula. U-cloud is suitable both for major corporates and SMEs, provided they have a minimum of technical skills,” comments Christian Haux, Manager, Sales & Marketing.

U-cloud is the ideal solution for businesses wishing to have almost immediate access to computing power and storage capacity exactly tailored to their needs, while at the same time retaining the flexibility to be able to expand or reduce it at any time. Whether requirements are for running production facilities or carrying out tests and developments, whether permanently or temporarily, and wherever you are in Luxembourg, Telindus Telecom U-cloud will respond perfectly to the request.

“With U-cloud, each business can choose, depending on its needs and usage, from three formulas: a pay-as-you-use model, a monthly all-in subscription system or a hybrid model. The pay-as-you-use formula is great for peaks in usage, whereas the subscription system lends itself more to regular steady usage,” explains Jacques Ruckert, Manager, Products & Solutions.