Antel

Antel (Administración Nacional de Telecomunicaciones) is Uruguay’s state-owned telecommunications provider, headquartered in Montevideo. Founded on July 25, 1974 by Decree-Law No. 14.235, Antel operates national telecom infrastructure and also markets enterprise data center services (colocation “Alojamiento”), cloud/virtualized infrastructure (VMware-based “Nube Empresarial” and “Nube de Gobierno”), connectivity, and data protection services for public and private sector customers. Antel publicly references three existing data center installations, including its Tier III-certified Data Center in Pando (Canelones) and the international-level Data Center “Ing. José Luis Massera” located in Canelones’ technology park.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

1. Antel publicly states it already has three data center installations (and has studied building additional new sites).
2. Data Center de Pando (Canelones): described by Antel as Tier III (Uptime Institute) certified.
3. Data Center “Ing. José Luis Massera” (Canelones): Antel describes this site as being located in the Polo Tecnológico de Canelones with over 11,000 m² of infrastructure.
4. Name/address of Antel’s third data center installation: Not publicly listed (in the sources reviewed).

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

1. Tier III positioning is explicitly referenced for Antel’s data center offering and for the Pando site.
2. Colocation (“Alojamiento”) form factors explicitly listed:
3. Full Rack
4. Medio Rack (Half Rack)
5. Restricted-access modules / cages (“Jaulas”)
6. Additional power modules (“Energía adicional”)
7. 24/7 customer access is stated for Alojamiento.

Service Portfolio Overview:

1. Colocation / Alojamiento (racks + cages/jaulas).
2. Remote Hands (“Manos remotas”).
3. Additional power (“Energía adicional”).
4. Equipment rental in the data center (servers/networking/storage) as an add-on (“Servidores y equipos / Arrendamiento de Equipos Físicos”).
5. VMware-based virtualized cloud (“Nube Empresarial”) with a self-management portal to create/manage VMs and networks.
6. Government cloud (“Nube de Gobierno”) presented as IaaS with self-managed virtual resources, storage, networking, and security via a web portal.
7. BaaS (backup of VMs hosted in Antel’s DCV / Nube Empresarial environment).
8. Storage NAS (monthly rental, accessed via VLAN).
9. Tape vault (“Bóveda de cintas”) located inside the Pando data center.
10. Cross-connect / internal interconnection services (Cross Connect, Cruzadas, LAN-to-LAN, storage interconnection).

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

1. Antel’s Pando Data Center is publicly described as Tier III certified (Uptime Institute).

Physical & Logical Security:

1. Colocation Alojamiento notes:
2. 24/7 access (365 days/year).
3. Rack access security via combination locks.
4. Tape vault service notes:
5. Vaults are guarded 24 hours/day (“custodiadas por personal de guardia durante las 24 horas del día”).

Compliance & Standards:

1. ISO / SOC certifications: Not publicly listed on the Antel data center product pages cited in this profile (beyond the Tier III certification reference for Pando).

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

1. Antel markets cross-connect solutions including “soluciones multicarrier” as a stated benefit of its Cross Connect service.
2. Full on-site carrier lists and “carrier-neutral” facility statement: Not publicly listed.

Network Capabilities:

1. Cross Connect (fiber interconnect between racks in the same data center).
2. Servicio de cruzadas (physical interconnect between racks/areas within Antel data centers).
3. LAN-to-LAN (Ethernet point-to-point interconnection between two customer LANs).
4. Interconexión de storage (dedicated fiber between customer rack in Antel DC and customer site; includes a full rack for exclusive use).
5. Antel also publishes enterprise internet/connectivity products in the data center section that reference operation on its MPLS network (e.g., “Internet Corporativo”).

Connectivity Use Cases:

1. Enterprises colocating racks/cages and needing in-building cross-connects and rack-to-rack interconnection.
2. Organizations needing Ethernet point-to-point LAN extension (LAN-to-LAN) and/or storage replication links between on-prem and Antel DC.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Antel positions its data center solutions for enterprise and institutional needs; its DC messaging highlights target segments including financial/banking, digital service providers, large commercial and IT companies, health, and the public sector.
2. Government-focused cloud offerings are explicitly described for state agencies (Nube de Gobierno / Plataforma Nube Gobierno).