Free Pro

Free Pro is the B2B subsidiary of the Iliad Group, offering enterprise-grade telecom, cloud and infrastructure services geared toward businesses in France. The company operates a network of sovereign data centers across France, designed for performance, high availability, sovereign-data compliance and security. Free Pro’s strategic significance lies in combining its parent group’s large network & telecom backbone with a dedicated enterprise infrastructure arm, allowing it to serve companies with needs for connectivity, hosting, cloud, disaster recovery and co-location in French sovereign environments.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Free Pro cites their data center facilities with 2N redundant power and cooling systems, independent electric paths, and dual telecom delivery paths for fibre links. 
• The datacenter footprint includes certificates of availability up to 99.982% uptime, with infrastructure designed for mission-critical workloads. 
• Example site: the Lyon Rockefeller facility expanded by Free Pro/Jaguar Network to ~460 racks (~900 sqm additional IT space) and built in 2021. 
• Data centres use sustainable infrastructure, such as closed loop chilled water systems, and run on 100% renewable-origin energy (in France) for environmental efficiency. 
• Free Pro offers sovereign cloud solutions (“Cloud XPR”) anchored in its French data centers, with modular private cloud, object storage, backup & disaster recovery options. 

🔐 Security & Compliance

• The company lists multiple access-control layers (e.g., 6 access points, 24/7 onsite authorised agents, APSAD R13 and VESDA certified fire-detection/extinguishing) for their data centre sites.
• Certifications include ISO 27001 and HDS (Health Data Hosting) for certain data centre regions, aligning with regulated / sensitive data operations. 
• Free Pro emphasises sovereignty of data (data hosted on French soil, compliance with French/EU regulations) and designs for multi-region disaster recovery / business continuity across its network. 

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Free Pro’s facilities enable customer-selectable operator connectivity with redundant fibre entry and dual telecom rooms per data centre, enabling rapid delivery of links under 72 h per their published statement. 
• They operate across multiple metropolitan French locations (Lyon, Marseille, Paris region) giving regional access and network diversity. 
• Their “Cloud XPR” offering includes interconnection, storage, and cloud private/regional infrastructure—implying strong network and hosting integration. 

💼 Who It Serves

• Enterprises and mid-sized companies in France looking for sovereign hosting and cloud infrastructure, especially those with regulatory compliance, health data or sensitive data requirements.
• Organisations requiring high-availability co-location and private cloud in France, requiring redundancy, reliability and French-based data centre infrastructure.
• Companies looking for managed cloud, storage and disaster recovery / backup services with French-based operations and French-speaking support.
• Businesses with network/infrastructure-rich needs, combining connectivity and hosting services under one provider.