SWU TeleNet

SWU TeleNet GmbH is a Germany-based telecommunications and regional IT infrastructure provider headquartered in Ulm (Baden-Württemberg). The company is part of the SWU group and delivers business broadband internet over fiber, site interconnection / dedicated circuits (including Ethernet connections), and data center services including Server Housing / colocation in the Ulm/Neu-Ulm region. SWU TeleNet also markets a “SWU TeleNet Cloud – Virtual Data Center” offering and positions its data center services around regional data residency, high availability, and security controls (including token-based access to racks and documented access logging). SWU TeleNet publicly states its modern colocation data center in the Ulmer Science Park operates with certified high availability levels (TSI Level 3 / DIN EN 50600 Level 3) and highlights efficiency targets such as PUE < 1.3, alongside resilient power (including a 1.6 MW diesel generator).

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

1. Primary published footprint: Ulm / Neu-Ulm region (including a new colocation data center in the Ulmer Science Park).
2. Facility address (directory-ready street address): Not publicly listed on the SWU TeleNet pages/PDFs reviewed.

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

1. Colocation / Server Housing: SWU TeleNet markets “Server-Housing” with “Rechenzentrumsflächen mit hohen Sicherheitsstandards,” including climate systems, redundant main power supply, fire detection technology, and direct connection to the SWU fiber network.
2. New data center (Science Park) certifications & efficiency (publicly stated):
3. Certified high availability: TSI Level 3 and DIN EN 50600 Level 3.
4. Energy efficiency: PUE < 1.3 (publicly stated).
5. Generator: 1.6 MW emergency diesel generator (publicly stated).
6. Power & cooling (Server Housing brochure – publicly stated):
7. Multi-path grid connection (regional 110 kV ring via substation and multiple transformer stations).
8. Redundant power secured by multiple UPS systems; guaranteed emergency power 90 minutes via online UPS (as stated).
9. Multiple redundant room cooling, sensor monitoring with alerting, 24/7 on-call with own specialists, and a fallback cooling concept.
10. Colocation form factors (what’s explicitly described):
11. Racks / rack space: “abschließbare Racks” and expandable from single rack; brochure also references individual rental units from 20U (in a separately lockable area).
12. Cages: “bis hin zum eigenen Cage” (explicitly stated).
13. Private suites: Not publicly listed.
14. High-density limits: Not publicly listed.

Service Portfolio Overview:

1. Business Internet Access: “hochverfügbare Breitband-Internetzugänge” using fiber technology; 6 Mbit/s to 1 Gbit/s full duplex (business page).
2. Site Networking / Dedicated Connections: “Vernetzung von Standorten” with bandwidths stated up to 10 Gbit/s (business page).
3. Carrier/Provider Services: Mentions “Hochgeschwindigkeitsdatenleitungen: Fest- und Ethernetverbindungen” (business page).
4. Server Housing (Colocation): Server-housing / colocation spaces with security, power, cooling, and optional services (see Security & Compliance).
5. Cloud: “SWU TeleNet Cloud – Virtual Data Center” plus optional “Private Cloud” (business page; cloud flyer references “SWU TeleNet Private Cloud” as an alternative offer).
6. Managed services: SWU TeleNet references “Managed Services” offered “zusammen mit” partners (cloud page / partner context).
7. Backup / DR: “Backup-Lösungen” are mentioned as optional add-ons in press info, but productized BaaS/DRaaS SKUs are not publicly listed on the pages reviewed.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

1. Redundant power and cooling: SWU TeleNet describes redundant power supply and modern cooling (business + press materials).
2. UPS & emergency runtime (brochure): UPS-backed power with 90 minutes guaranteed emergency power via online UPS (as stated).
3. Generator (press): 1.6 MW emergency diesel generator (as stated).

Physical & Logical Security:

1. Access controls (press + brochure):
2. 2-factor authentication “bis in den Serverschrank” (to the server cabinet) in press materials.
3. Token-based locking system down to the rack, video surveillance, 24/7 self-access, and access logging (brochure).
4. Fire protection (brochure + press): Smoke detection/early warning and fire protection systems are described, including compartmentation and CO₂ extinguishing (brochure).
5. Logical security controls (segmentation, IAM, etc.): Not publicly listed in a directory-ready format.

Compliance & Standards:

1. ISO 27001 (explicitly stated): SWU TeleNet’s cloud messaging states “Sicherheit dank ISO 27001 zertifiziertem Rechenzentrum” and the cloud flyer references ISO 27001 for a certified regional data center.
2. Tier / Level statements (explicitly stated in materials):
3. Cloud flyer references “ISO und Tier 3 zertifiziertes Rechenzentrum” (as stated).
4. Press materials state TSI Level 3 and DIN EN 50600 Level 3.
5. Additional certifications (SOC 2, PCI, etc.): Not publicly listed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

1. Carrier-neutral positioning / MMR details: Not publicly listed as a directory-ready claim.
2. Uplink/peering (brochure): Server Housing brochure states uplink and peering connections are available “über mehrere Carrier.”

Network Capabilities:

1. Fiber-based business internet: High-availability business broadband over fiber; bandwidths up to 1 Gbit/s full duplex (business page).
2. Dedicated connectivity / Ethernet: Provider & carrier section explicitly references dedicated connections and Ethernet connections (“Fest- und Ethernetverbindungen”).
3. Ports in data center (brochure): Mentions connection speeds up to 100 Gbit/s per port within the data center (as stated).
4. Cross-connect SKUs, dark fiber SKUs, wavelengths: Not publicly listed as directory-ready products.

Connectivity Use Cases:

1. Regional enterprises needing resilient fiber internet and secure hosting in/near Ulm.
2. Organizations connecting colocated infrastructure to carrier uplinks/peering via the SWU network environment (as described).
3. Multi-site organizations needing site-to-site connectivity (Germany/EU/global referenced) up to 10 Gbit/s (as stated).

💼 Who It Serves

1. Enterprises and public-sector organizations in the Ulm/Neu-Ulm region needing local, secure IT infrastructure and data center services (as described in press materials).
2. Business customers requiring high-availability broadband internet and site networking over fiber.
3. Providers & carriers requiring dedicated circuits / Ethernet connections and related telecom infrastructure services.