Romania's largest cable and internet provider RCS & RDS launches cheap cloud storage service

Romanian telecom and cable provider RCS&RDS recently launched a new cloud storage service for its existing clients, some of which get a basic storage package for free. The company, which thus provides the cheapest options for cloud storage in Romania, according to local media, gives 20 GB of cloud space for free to subscribers of its Fiberlink 500 and Fiberlink 1000 internet packages. An extra 50 GB of space is RON 3 a month, 100 GB – RON 6 and 150 GB is RON 9 (approximately EUR 2). The system currently integrates with Dropbox and comes with mobile apps for iPhone and Android, as well as software for Windows, Apple and Linux computers. Romanian telecom company RCS&RDS recorded total revenues of EUR 629 million in the year ended in June 2013 and an operating profit of EUR 258 million, according to local business daily Zf.ro. For 2012, the telecom company, which is the largest cable and internet provider in Romania, reported a net profit of some EUR 20 million and a turnover of 459 million. RCS&RDS is controlled by Romanian businessman Zoltan Teszari. Besides Romania, the company also operates in Hungary, Italy, Spain, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Croatia and Serbia. editor@romania-insider.com