Ar Telecom

Ar (formerly branded as Ar Telecom) is a Portugal-based B2B “techco” combining telecommunications and cloud services, integrated into Grupo Aire in 2021. The company delivers colocation, VMware-based private cloud (Virtual Data Center), dedicated cloud and bare metal, backup/DR services, and enterprise connectivity products (internet, Ethernet, VPN, cloud firewall), serving SMEs, corporates, public administration, and telecom operators across Portugal and Iberia.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

Ar markets a network of eight owned data centers and states it provides colocation and connectivity across 20+ points in Spain and Portugal, supported by the broader Grupo Aire footprint.

For Portugal, Ar publicly lists a Lisbon data center located at Doca de Alcântara Norte, 1350-352 Lisboa, with 470 m² and 150+ racks capacity.

Industry reporting also associates Ar with additional Portugal locations (including Porto and Viseu), but Ar does not publish facility-level addresses/spec sheets for those sites on the pages reviewed. Not publicly disclosed.

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

Ar states its data centers provide permanent security, continuous monitoring and operations coverage (24×7×365), uninterruptible power, and controlled access.

Ar’s colocation positioning includes 99.99% annual availability, integrated Anti-DDoS by default, and connectivity via its network platform and operator-room interconnection options.

Facility-level power topology, cooling redundancy (N/N+1/2N), and detailed engineering specifications for each site are Not publicly disclosed (beyond the high-level availability/security statements).

Service Portfolio Overview:

1. Colocation (shared rack, dedicated rack, customer rack, exclusive space)
2. Internet connectivity for colocated environments (10 Mbps to 10 Gbps)
3. Virtual Data Center (VMware-based private cloud)
4. Dedicated Cloud (VMware clusters; and Baremetal dedicated servers)
5. Data Protection: Backup as a Service, Veeam Backup Connect, 365 Backup
6. DR as a Service
7. Ar Connect: Internet, Ethernet (MEF services), VPN, Cloud Firewall
8. Managed Services: Strategic Outsourcing, Business Resiliency Services, Cybersecurity
9. Wholesale: IP transit, on-net, transit backup, point-to-point, dedicated direct access, virtual private LAN, SIP trunk, virtual PBX, bare-metal servers, XaaS

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

Ar states 99.99% availability for colocation and also references ~99.99% service quality tied to VMware HA capabilities within its Virtual Data Center.

Ar’s DR portfolio includes DR as a Service (with contracted RTO/RPO) and also describes alternate-datacenter failover capacity reserved for disaster scenarios (service descriptions provided at product level).

Physical & Logical Security:

Ar states its cloud/colocation environments are hosted in company data centers with 24×7 monitoring, surveillance, and access control.

Ar also highlights Anti-DDoS integrated by default for its colocation positioning.

Compliance & Standards:

Ar states it holds ISO 9001, ISO/IEC 20000, ISO/IEC 27001, and ISO 14001 certifications.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

Ar’s colocation offer includes an operator room concept enabling connectivity to Ar network services and interconnection to third-party operators (as described in its colocation connectivity section).

Network Capabilities:

Ar markets business internet access up to 10 Gbps, Ethernet services delivered across a national fiber footprint (including MEF service positioning), VPN services, and “Cloud Firewall” as a virtual perimeter security layer for interconnecting VPNs or internet access.

Its wholesale offer includes IP transit, point-to-point, and high-capacity transport positioning via an NG-DWDM backbone, with broader Grupo Aire network scale referenced.

Connectivity Use Cases:

Enterprises colocating in Lisbon and requiring resilient internet access plus rack-to-rack and operator-room interconnection options.

Organizations building private cloud and DR architectures on VMware, combining VDC + Dedicated Cloud + backup/DR services with managed resiliency support.

Operators using wholesale services (IP transit, point-to-point, direct access) for national/international connectivity expansion.

💼 Who It Serves

SMEs and corporate enterprises seeking a single provider for colocation, private cloud, backup/DR, and managed services.

Public administration and regulated organizations prioritizing ISO-aligned governance and strong information security posture.

Telecom operators and service providers consuming wholesale connectivity, voice, and infrastructure services.ructure with waterless cooling positioning.