ucg.ae Advanced A H2, $ 35.00/yr. on Linux Shared

Advanced A H2 has been added on Jan 18, 2020

🔌 Hosted domains :	8
🆓 free domains :	0
📌 Dedicated IPs :	0
💳 Payment Methods :	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards
🔧 Category :	Backup
✍️ Support Options :	EmailHelp DeskPhone / Toll-FreeLive Chat
🌏 Server Locations :	United Arab Emirates
⚑ Targeting :	AE UK US

Original plan URL was https://www.ucg.ae/hosting-and-domain/individual-hosting-advanced.php

📜 Plan description

📄 Editorial Review

UCG | United Communication Group is a UAE-based hosting, telecom, software, security, and digital-services provider with roots going back to 1997, when the early AE EAGLES project began in Abu Dhabi. The later company history includes OQiis in 2004, UAE hosting/server activity around 2012, a UK presence in 2016, and UCG LLC in 2017. The company is connected with Abu Dhabi and presents itself as a regional technology group rather than only a conventional shared-hosting provider.

Their portfolio is broad and covers domain registration, shared hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, cloud servers, private cloud, application hosting, database hosting, email hosting, SSL certificates, backup services, server management, online storage, live radio streaming, TV live streaming, web development, mobile applications, networking, telecom, satellite internet, and software licensing. This makes UCG more suitable for businesses that want one supplier for hosting, infrastructure, development, communication, and managed IT work.

The shared hosting line is split into Intermediate, Advanced, and Superior levels. These plans use SSD infrastructure and include DDoS mitigation, webmail, spam filtering, PHP/MySQL support, backups, CMS support, and cPanel management. The smallest plans are lightweight and budget-oriented, while the larger tiers increase CPU/RAM allocation, disk space, monthly bandwidth, and the number of hosted domains. Free website migration is available for shared-hosting customers, which is practical for customers moving from another provider.

Reseller hosting follows a similar three-tier structure and is aimed at designers, agencies, and hosting resellers that want to create customer packages under their own brand. The reseller service includes cPanel/WHM or Plesk, DNS tools, email accounts, domain and subdomain management, white-label usage, SSD storage, DDoS mitigation, and 24/7 support.

The VPS, dedicated server, cloud, and private-cloud services are more appropriate for customers needing higher control, stronger isolation, and business-grade flexibility. VPS hosting includes full root or administrator access, dedicated IP usage, custom firewall rules, SSD RAID storage, OS reload options, and 24/7 monitoring by UCG’s NOC. Dedicated servers and cloud servers add stronger hardware-level control, scalable resources, firewalling, threat management, antivirus work, OS patching, and DDoS protection. Private cloud is available with technologies such as OnApp, VMware, and OpenStack, which gives the company a more enterprise-oriented infrastructure profile than a basic shared-hosting brand.

UCG also has several specialized hosting lines. Database Hosting supports Oracle, MySQL, MSSQL, SQLite, PL/SQL, and MS Access, with DBA-oriented optimization and database protection. Application Hosting covers web and mobile application deployments, including SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS-style use cases. Email Hosting includes POP3/IMAP, webmail, anti-spam, antivirus, brute-force protection, shared SSL, and mailbox management. UCG Disk works as online storage and file sharing with FTP, sFTP, HTTP access, Windows network-drive mounting, antivirus scanning, and backup features. Their streaming products cover ORSC radio streaming and OTLS TV live streaming.

The website is available in English and Arabic, and product prices appear in multiple currencies, including USD, AED, EUR, and SYP. The main weakness is presentation. The design feels older, fixed-width, and less mobile-polished than modern cloud-hosting platforms, with some wording and consistency issues. Even so, the service range is extensive and the technical scope is stronger than what is usually found from a small local hosting-only provider.