MTC Belarus: Wallonie Data Center (WDC)

MTS Cloud Main Data Center is a commercial data center facility in Minsk, Belarus, operated under the MTS Cloud brand by SООО “Mobile TeleSystems”. MTS Cloud’s official materials identify this as its main data center and publish a dedicated “main data center overview” with site level metrics including rack count, total power, redundancy, and cooling topology.

The official MTS Cloud website confirms the facility is in Minsk and describes it as a protected data center connected to a high speed network, but the reviewed official pages do not publish a dedicated facility street address for the main data center itself. Third party reporting and directory sources associate the site with the MTS Minsk headquarters area on Independence Avenue, but that location reference is not explicitly published on the reviewed official main data center page.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

1. Facility identity and city (operator stated, facility level): MTS Cloud publishes an “Overview of the Main Data Center” and states that its protected data center in Minsk includes 78 server racks and is connected to a high speed network.
2. Total power (operator stated, facility level): The official main data center overview publishes 1 MW of total power.
3. Rack capacity (operator stated, facility level): The official main data center overview publishes 78 racks.
4. Redundancy architecture (operator stated, facility level): MTS Cloud publishes 2N for input power duplication, N+1 for power supply, and N+1 for cooling.
5. Operational continuity statement (operator stated, facility level): MTS Cloud states the data center is designed to deliver near continuous service availability, with key systems duplicated and UPS installed for power failure scenarios.
6. Core platform technology (operator stated, organization level): MTS Cloud states its infrastructure uses Huawei and VMware virtualization systems and server equipment from Cisco and Huawei. The support article also states that wired and wireless channels are used in the data center for resiliency. Facility specific hardware allocation by hall or rack row is Not publicly disclosed.
7. Secondary RDC context (operator stated, organization level): MTS Cloud’s official company page also references an RDC with 46 racks at Tier III level, marked as being operated jointly with partner beCloud. This is separate from the published main data center overview and should not be merged into the main facility specifications.
8. Third party launch context (industry reporting / third party directory): DatacenterDynamics and Baxtel reported in 2021 that MTS Belarus opened a Tier III certified Minsk data center with 78 rack places, about 370 m² / 4,000 sq ft, 954 kW total electrical capacity, and PUE 1.28. These figures were not found on the reviewed official main data center overview page, so they are treated as third party context rather than operator published site specifications.

🔐 Security & Compliance

1. PCI DSS (operator stated, organization level with physical data center scope): MTS Cloud’s FAQ states that it passed PCI DSS compliance for both the cloud infrastructure and the physical infrastructure of the data center across all 12 required parameters. MTS Cloud’s 2021 news item separately states PCI DSS 3.2.1 compliance for its cloud infrastructure located in an RDC Tier III facility jointly with beCloud, so the exact certification scope between the main data center and partner RDC should be treated carefully.
2. National information security attestation (operator stated, organization level): MTS Cloud states its information security system complies with Belarusian classes 3-fl and 3-yul, and in October 2025 announced that its cloud platform confirmed compliance with OAC information protection requirements for storing and processing data of different sensitivity levels. Facility specific certificate IDs and the exact hall by hall scope are Not publicly disclosed.
3. Published certificates list (operator stated, organization level): MTS Cloud’s certificate page lists certificates including VMware vCloud Director, VMware vCloud Director OAC on DC-1, Huawei FusionSphere OpenStack, Cisco SD-WAN, an information security attestation, and PCI DSS. The reviewed page lists certificate names but does not publish a clearly readable facility specific audit scope or certificate ID details in the visible text.
4. Physical security systems (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed. The reviewed official pages describe the site as a protected data center and reference compliance and information security controls, but they do not publish detailed physical security features such as CCTV coverage, biometric access, mantraps, guard force, or cabinet level access policy for the main data center.
5. Fire detection and suppression (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

1. Network connectivity (operator stated, facility level): MTS Cloud states the main data center in Minsk is connected to a high speed network. A support article adds that both wired and wireless channels are used in the data center for reliability.
2. Provider operated connectivity ecosystem (operator stated, organization level): MTS Cloud describes itself as an infrastructure operator with its own wired and wireless communication channels and offers network related services such as Cloud SD-WAN and VPN connectivity. Facility specific on net carrier roster is Not publicly disclosed.
3. Carrier neutral status (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed. No reviewed official page explicitly states that the main data center is carrier neutral.
4. Networks present / carriers on net (third party infrastructure sources): Not publicly disclosed. No confirmed PeeringDB facility record for the MTS Cloud Main Data Center in Minsk was located in this investigation.
5. Meet me room / cross connect products / pricing (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed.
6. Internet Exchange (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed. No reviewed official or third party source in this investigation confirmed that the main data center operates an Internet Exchange.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Business customers of multiple sizes (operator stated, organization level): MTS Cloud states it serves businesses from small companies to large enterprises.
2. Banks and payment related users (operator stated, organization level): MTS Cloud’s PCI DSS statements indicate the platform is positioned for banks and organizations that process payment card data.
3. State and public sector organizations (operator stated, organization level): MTS states its customers include private and state enterprises, and the 2025 OAC statement says the platform is suitable for organizations working with more sensitive data categories.
4. Organizations consuming cloud infrastructure services (operator stated, organization level): MTS Cloud publishes services including VPS/VDS, public cloud for enterprises, backup, object storage, DRaaS, and cybersecurity related services.