nLighten
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nLighten is a European edge colocation provider, established in 2021 and owned by I Squared Capital’s ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund III, that sells colocation, connectivity, and managed on-site services out of a network of purpose-built and acquired “edge” data centers concentrated in key European economic hubs. As of mid-2026 the company operates roughly 34 data centers across the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, and — with a newly announced site in Stockholm — Sweden. Rather than building a handful of hyperscale campuses, nLighten has assembled its footprint mainly through acquisition: it bought French operator Euclyde Data Centers (six sites) in June 2023, UK edge platform Proximity Data Centers (ten sites) in September 2023, and ten (later expanded to seventeen) data centers from its I Squared Capital sister company Exa Infrastructure, which opened new markets in Belgium, Switzerland and Spain in 2024.
nLighten has a confirmed data center presence at the following locations:
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nLighten Data Center Locations
- Ghent, Belgium nLighten Ghent (BRU1) PENDING REVIEW
This site, physically located in Merelbeke near Ghent, was one of the new markets opened for nLighten via its 2024 acquisition from Exa Infrastructure. - Besançon, France nLighten Besançon TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
This facility is a carrier-neutral, Tier III design-target site with a reported PUE of 1.29 and up to 15-20 kW per cabinet. - Paris, France nLighten PAR3 (Émerainville) PENDING REVIEW
This site, in Émerainville near Paris, was acquired from managed service provider oXya in February 2026 and designated PAR3. - Nice, France nLighten Sophia Antipolis I (NCE1) PENDING REVIEW
This facility serves the Sophia Antipolis technology park near Nice, a major French tech hub. - Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany nLighten Stuttgart (STR1) PENDING REVIEW
- Munich, Bavaria, Germany nLighten Munich (MUC1) PENDING REVIEW
The facility is located in Garching bei München, per its listed street address. - Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany nLighten Nuremberg PENDING REVIEW
- Berlin, Berlin, Germany nLighten Berlin (BER1) PENDING REVIEW
The facility, located in Kleinmachnow near Berlin, is positioned close to the A115 motorway and roughly 30 minutes from Berlin Brandenburg Airport. - Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany nLighten Hamburg PENDING REVIEW
The data center is located just off the A1 motorway, about 15 minutes from Hamburg's main train station and 30 minutes from Hamburg Airport. - Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany nLighten Frankfurt CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
The facility, in Eschborn, sits just 15 minutes by car from both Frankfurt Airport and Frankfurt's central train station. - Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany nLighten Hanover PENDING REVIEW
- Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany nLighten Cologne CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
A representative describes it as having helped make nLighten "a major player in Germany" with ambitions to cover the whole country. - Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany nLighten Dusseldorf (DUS1) PENDING REVIEW
The facility is physically located in Hilden, just outside Düsseldorf, per its listed address. - Leipzig, Saxony, Germany nLighten Leipzig PENDING REVIEW
- Amsterdam, Netherlands nLighten Amsterdam PENDING REVIEW
This site entered the nLighten portfolio when the company acquired a Dutch data center in Amsterdam from sister company Exa Infrastructure in April 2024. - Madrid, Spain nLighten Madrid (MAD1) PENDING REVIEW
Madrid was among the new markets opened for nLighten in its April 2024 acquisition of seven data centers from sister company Exa Infrastructure. - Stockholm, Sweden nLighten Stockholm PENDING REVIEW
This is nLighten's newest announced market, marking its first entry into the Nordics as of 2025-2026. - Geneva, Switzerland nLighten Geneva PENDING REVIEW
The canton of Geneva has signed a data center colocation agreement connected to this facility, according to industry reporting. - Zurich, Switzerland nLighten Zurich PENDING REVIEW
The Zurich site was one of the new markets opened for nLighten through its April 2024 acquisition of seven edge data centers from Exa Infrastructure. - Birmingham, UK nLighten Birmingham (BHX1) PENDING REVIEW
The facility is located at The Garrison in Birmingham, per its listed street address. - Bristol, UK nLighten Bristol (BRS1) PENDING REVIEW
Acquired in 2023 as part of nLighten's UK expansion, this high-performance edge data center sits in the Aztec West Business Park. - Chester, UK nLighten Chester (MAN1) TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Baxtel describes this as a Tier III-standard edge data center on the Dunkirk Trading Estate, positioned between Chester and Manchester. - Leeds, UK nLighten Leeds (LBA1) PENDING REVIEW
The site uses a modular aisle and services containment system designed for fast, scalable hardware deployment. - London, UK nLighten London (STN1) TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
The facility is actually located in Hoddesdon north of London, near the M10 motorway and about 40 minutes from London-Stansted Airport. - Milton Keynes, UK nLighten Milton Keynes (LTN1) PENDING REVIEW
This facility joined nLighten's portfolio in September 2023 through the acquisition of Proximity Data Centres.
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Common Questions
What does nLighten actually sell to customers?
nLighten sells colocation space (from quarter racks up to full rooms), carrier-neutral connectivity, and managed/on-site services out of its edge data centers; it markets itself as a pan-European edge colocation and connectivity platform rather than a public cloud provider.
How did nLighten build its European footprint so quickly?
Founded in 2021, nLighten grew mainly through acquisitions of existing regional operators: France's Euclyde Data Centers in 2023, the UK's Proximity Data Centers in 2023, and a series of data centers bought from sister company Exa Infrastructure in 2023-2024, which brought it into Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, and Spain.
Does nLighten offer AI/GPU-optimized data center capacity?
nLighten's public materials discuss growing AI-driven demand across its European footprint, but as of mid-2026 there is no specific, sourced evidence of dedicated GPU-cluster or liquid-cooled AI infrastructure at an individual nLighten facility; its offering is described generically as high-density colocation capable of housing high-density cabinets.
Who owns nLighten and where is it headquartered?
nLighten is headquartered in Schiphol-Rijk, North Holland, in the Netherlands, and is owned by global infrastructure investor I Squared Capital through its ISQ Global Infrastructure Fund III; the company was co-founded by CEO Harro Beusker in 2021.
Does nLighten offer colocation services?
Yes — we've identified 25 facilities where nLighten may offer colocation services. Please contact nLighten directly to confirm current availability and terms.
Does nLighten offer cloud services?
We haven't confirmed cloud services for nLighten yet — this isn't a definitive no, since our research can miss things. Please contact nLighten directly to confirm cloud availability.
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