--- title: Ubuntu OpenStack — the natural choice for telcos and service providers description: As a Telco or Cloud Service Provider, you have much more stringent requirements of your infrastructure than a normal enterprise. You expect high availability, almost 100% uptime, and the ability to scale infrastructure and services up and down quickly and easily. […] url: https://canonical.com/blog/ubuntu-openstack-the-natural-choice-for-telcos-and-service-providers?format=md --- 1. [Blog](https://canonical.com/blog) 2. Article --- [Canonical](https://canonical.com/blog/author/canonical "More about Canonical") 18 August 2014 # Ubuntu OpenStack — the natural choice for telcos and service providers [OpenStack](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/openstack) [Telco](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telco) [Telecommunications](https://canonical.com/blog/tag/telecommunications) --- Share the article As a Telco or Cloud Service Provider, you have much more stringent requirements of your infrastructure than a normal enterprise. You expect high availability, almost 100% uptime, and the ability to scale infrastructure and services up and down quickly and easily. You want a technology that helps you minimise time to revenue and maximise predictability around costs. Here are some of the reasons to choose Ubuntu OpenStack supported by Canonical: * Largest install base of any OpenStack distribution – 55-75% of OpenStack clouds are built on Ubuntu * 60-70% of leading public cloud workloads run on Ubuntu * 7 of the world’s leading Telcos are Canonical customers * Largest ecosystem, with over 100 different permutations of solutions tested every day in our [OpenStack Interoperability Lab (OIL)](http://www.ubuntu.com/cloud/ecosystem/ubuntu-openstack-interoperability-lab) * Extensive portfolio of tools to make hardware provisioning, service deployment and orchestration, and cloud operation management quick, easy, and hassle-free To discuss more, please use the chat function on this page or [contact us](http://www.ubuntu.com/cloud/contact-us) > Deutsche Telekom is developing and deploying many new cloud applications on Ubuntu OpenStack as part of its secure and highly scaleable public cloud Business Marketplace ecosystem for SMB customers. Deutsche Telekom ## [Entering the cloud fray ›](https://canonical.com/2013/08/29/entering-the-cloud-fray/) Challenges facing cloud providers. ## [Ubuntu for telcos ›](https://canonical.com/2014/08/18/telco-clouds-reach-new-heights-with-ubuntu-openstack/) Our portfolio for telcos and service providers. ## [Make IT rain ›](https://canonical.com/2013/09/11/make-it-rain-public-cloud-on-ubuntu-openstack/) Taking your public cloud from PoC to production. ## [Taking the leap ›](https://canonical.com/2013/08/29/building-a-private-cloud-taking-the-leap/) Building a private cloud on Ubuntu OpenStack. ## [Jumpstart Training ›](https://canonical.com/2014/05/13/jumpstart-training-with-the-orange-box/) The easiest way to build a PoC. ## Guide to architecting OpenStack for the enterprise ## The Ubuntu OpenStack portfolio * [Ubuntu OpenStack overview](https://canonical.com/2013/08/29/ubuntu-openstack-factsheet/) * [What is Juju?](https://canonical.com/2013/08/29/top-12-questions-about-juju/) * [What is MAAS?](https://canonical.com/2013/08/29/top-10-questions-about-maas/) * [How to get certified Ubuntu images](https://canonical.com/2013/08/29/ubuntu-certified-public-cloud-programme/) ## Keep up to date * [Follow @ubuntucloud on Twitter](https://twitter.com/ubuntucloud) * [Visit us on YouTube](http://www.youtube.com/user/celebrateubuntu) * [Sign-up for our cloud newsletter](https://pages.ubuntu.com/canonical-optin.html) * [Learn more at ubuntu.com/cloud](http://www.ubuntu.com/cloud) * [Contact us](http://www.ubuntu.com/cloud/contact-us) ## Sign up for our newsletter Get the latest Canonical news and updates in your inbox. 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