Web infrastructure in Hamburg
Hamburg is Germany's second-largest data center market, with 22 facilities serving northern Europe's traffic. The port city hosts four internet exchanges and draws a mix of carrier-neutral operators and enterprise-focused providers. Its location makes it a primary hub for connectivity between Scandinavia and continental Europe.
Hamburg as an internet hub
Leading operators include akquinet outsourcing gGmbH and GlobalConnect Group, each running 3 facilities, followed by Portus Data Centers and n@work with 2 each. Major global players Equinix and NTT DATA's Global Data Centers division each operate 1 facility in the city. DE-CIX Hamburg is the dominant exchange, connecting 169 networks.
Businesses buy colocation and connectivity in Hamburg to reach the Nordic and Baltic markets with low latency. The city's carrier density and direct access to submarine cable landings make it attractive for content providers, financial services, and cloud on-ramps.
Key facts
- 22 data centers total across Hamburg.
- DE-CIX Hamburg connects 169 networks at its exchange.
- MegaIX Hamburg provides a secondary exchange with 54 networks connected.
- akquinet outsourcing gGmbH and GlobalConnect Group each operate 3 facilities.
- Equinix and NTT DATA's Global Data Centers division each run 1 facility.
- Hamburg has 4 internet exchange points.
Data centers in Hamburg
All 22 facilities →Portus/IPHH HH3 (Wendenstrasse 251)
Portus Data Centers
5 carriers
GlobalConnect Hamburg (HAM2)
GlobalConnect Group
4 carriers
NTT Hamburg 1 Data Center (HAM1)
NTT DATA's Global Data Centers division
4 carriers
Portus/IPHH HH2 (Wendenstrasse 408)
Portus Data Centers
4 carriers
AtlasEdge DC Hamburg HAM001
AtlasEdge
3 carriers
Equinix HH1 - Hamburg
Equinix, Inc.
3 carriers
GlobalConnect Hamburg (HAM1)
GlobalConnect Group
3 carriers
Akquinet HAM02
akquinet outsourcing gGmbH
2 carriers
euNetworks Colocation Hamburg
euNetworks Group
2 carriers
nLighten Hamburg HAM1
nLighten HQ BV
2 carriers
NorthC Hamburg
NorthC Deutschland GmbH
2 carriers
Akquinet HAM03
akquinet outsourcing gGmbH
1 carriers
Artfiles w408
Artfiles New Media GmbH
1 carriers
EXA Edge DC Hamburg
EXA Infrastructure
1 carriers
GlobalConnect Hamburg (HAM3)
GlobalConnect Group
1 carriers
ITENOS Hamburg (HAM1)
ITENOS GmbH
1 carriers
n@work Hamburg Wendenstraße
n@work Internet Informationssysteme GmbH
1 carriers
Penta Infra Hamburg HAM01
Penta C.V.
1 carriers
Akquinet HAM01
akquinet outsourcing gGmbH
LYNET Hamburg
LYNET Kommunikation AG
n@work Hamburg Grevenweg
n@work Internet Informationssysteme GmbH
PlusServer DataStore Hamburg
PlusServer GmbH