DC United: Ghent

Poortakkerstraat 33

Operational

Fully operational facility

Belgium

Country
Western Europe

Region
Europe

Region
EMEA

Region

DC United: Ghent

Year Built: 2013

MW

Total Power

Datacenter United acquired the facility, along with DC Star's Burcht and Oostkamp sites, in 2022.

Map and Nearby Locations:

Poortakkerstraat 33

Datacenter United (DC United) Sites

Nearby Facilities

Sites within 15 miles of DC United: Ghent

Distance	Site	About
4.53 miles	nLighten: Ghet
17.32 miles	LCL Aalst

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Operating Company

Datacenter United stands as a leading provider of carrier-neutral colocation datacenter services within Belgium. The company operates 16 state-of-the-art datacenters, engineered to deliver unparalleled reliability. This commitment to excellence is demonstrated through the provision of industry-leading SLA guarantees, reaching an impressive 99.999%.

Datacenter United's colocation offerings cater to diverse client needs, encompassing ¼ racks, half racks, full racks, private cages, and private rooms.

Beyond colocation, the company provides a comprehensive suite of specialized datacenter support services and business continuity solutions.

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October 02, 2025

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Xavier Niel acquires 6% stake in Belgian telco Proximus

Xavier Niel, the founder of French telecoms company Iliad, has acquired a six percent stake in Belgian telco Proximus through his holding company Carraun.The Belgian government has a majority stake of 53.51% in this telco, while the company holds 4.59 percent of its share capital. Niel said, "...

November 15, 2023

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Belgian emergency services numbers go offline after Proximus data center fire

Last week, a fire in a data center operated by the Belgian telecommunications company Proximus temporarily disrupted phone services for contacting emergency services.Last Wednesday morning, emergency numbers 112 (firefighters and ambulances in a hazardous situation) and 101 (police) were inacc...

September 01, 2023

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Datacenter United Buys Hasselt DC With Two Belgian Facilities

Datacenter United, based in Belgium, is acquiring local collocation provider Hasselt DC and constructing a new data center. This week, investment company and DCU proprietor TINC announced that the two Hasselt DC data centers in Limburg are now "part of the Datacenter United ecosystem." The ter...

May 10, 2023

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NRB Group Purchases The Wallonia Data Center in Belgium

Belgian IT services provider Win and its data center affiliate Wallonia Data Center have been bought by Belgian ICT company NRB Group. This week, the business disclosed that it had purchased Nethys, a telecom owned by Enodia, as well as Win and its affiliate Wallonia Data Center (WDC). The ...

February 09, 2023

Belgium

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