Wednesday 18 October 2023

Atos Renews VATS Licences To Run Digital Services, Data Centres Across China

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 16 (Bernama) -- Atos, a global leader in digital transformation, has renewed its Value-Added Telecommunication Services licences (VATS licences) in China, enabling it to run world class digital services and data centres across the country.

Atos Cloud Computing has retained the licences since 2019, being the first authorised foreign-funded company to operate cloud computing VATS regulated activities in several Chinese cities including Beijing, Shanghai and Wuhan.

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of the People’s Republic of China has renewed the Atos Cloud Computing Co Ltd VATS licences for a further five years to 2028, according to Atos in a statement.

The licences stipulate that Atos Cloud Computing is qualified to provide Internet Data Center Services (covering multiple regions, referred to as IDC) and Online Data Processing and Transaction Processing Services for customers in China.

“This VATS licences’ extension is a key milestone for Atos China, it means that we can continue to deliver world-class secure and compliant digital services supporting customers’ growth ambitions,” said Atos China Cloud Computing Managing Director, Ruifeng Yun.

Moreover, the VATS accreditation enables Atos in China to deliver IDC services which include the placement, maintenance, system configuration and/or management services provided for users’ servers and other network equipment utilising the corresponding data centres.

Meanwhile, it also provides online data processing and transaction processing services via the internet by utilising various kinds of online data and transaction/affair processing application platforms.

With 107,000 employees and being European number one in cybersecurity, cloud and high-performance computing, the Atos Group provides tailored end-to-end solutions for all industries in 69 countries.

-- BERNAMA


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