Next Layer GmbH: Heiligenstädter Lände 27c / Medienhaus

Heiligenstädter Lände 27c / Medienhaus is a next layer colocation facility in Vienna, Austria. next layer’s official facility page states that it is taking over Drei Austria’s data center at Heiligenstädter Lände 27c, integrating the site into next layer’s existing network and expanding its Vienna footprint to four data center locations.

The operator publishes a dedicated facility page for this site and positions it as a highly connected data center hub in the north of Vienna. Third party interconnection records in PeeringDB list the facility as “Medienhaus / Ö3 Datacenter” at Heiligenstädter Lände 27c, 1190 Vienna, under Hutchison Drei Austria GmbH, which aligns with next layer’s statement that the site was taken over from Drei Austria.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

• Facility identity (operator website): next layer publishes a dedicated page for Heiligenstädter Lände 27c / Medienhaus and states it is taking over Drei Austria’s data center at this location.

• Published address context (operator website / third party directory): next layer identifies the site as Heiligenstädter Lände 27c, and PeeringDB lists Heiligenstädter Lände 27c, Vienna 1190, Austria for the facility record “Medienhaus / Ö3 Datacenter.”

• Portfolio context (operator website): next layer states the takeover expands its data center infrastructure to four locations in Vienna.

• Design / service level (operator website): the official facility page lists Tier II+ Data Center under business service levels.

• Power architecture (operator website): next layer states the site uses 100% renewable energy, dual A and B power feeds, N+1 redundant power circuits, UPS secured supply, and diesel generator backed emergency power. It also distinguishes between rooms and cages for UPS and mains plus generator arrangements.

• Cooling design (operator website): the facility page states redundant air recirculation coolers and cooling production (N+1) are used, with cold aisle regulation aligned to ASHRAE 2021 Class A1, plus temperature and humidity sensors throughout the data center.

• Colocation formats (operator website): next layer lists data center area / cages, full cabinets, half cabinets, and quad cabinets as available service units.

• Location and handling (operator website): next layer states the site is in the north of Vienna, around 5 km from the city center and 22 km from Vienna International Airport, with ground level delivery access, freight elevator, short term equipment storage, parking, and customer staging area.

🔐 Security & Compliance

• Facility specific security posture (operator website): next layer lists perimeter protection, 24/7 access, video surveillance and recording, and continuous 24/7 monitoring of the infrastructure.

• Cabinet level access controls (operator website): the official facility page states 24/7 autonomous biometric access down to the cabinet level, with each cabinet individually lockable.

• Intrusion protection (operator website): next layer lists an intrusion detection system with perimeter monitoring and security service alerting / response.

• Fire protection (operator website): the official page states early fire detection, fire suppression system, and a fire alarm line connected to the central fire alarm system; the German certification summary also references a gas based fire suppression system.

• Facility specific certification statement (operator website): the official facility page states the site is certified according to ISO 27001.

• Operator level certification context (operator website): next layer’s certification page confirms company level ISO 27001 certification and also references the ISPA Code of Conduct and Cyber Trust Austria Silver Label. A separate public facility specific certificate file or certificate ID for Heiligenstädter Lände 27c was Not publicly disclosed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

• Backbone and metro connectivity (operator website): next layer states the site has direct connection to next layer’s 500 km metro network and Austrian backbone.

• Fiber route diversity (operator website): the facility page states the data center has redundant connection to diverse fiber routes and direct fiber connections to 20 data centers and over 50 office buildings in Vienna.

• Internet Exchange connectivity (operator website): next layer states the site has seamless integration with VIX1, VIX2, and VIX3 at the Vienna Internet Exchange and direct connection to the Fleischmarkt site.

• Facility networks present (PeeringDB): PeeringDB lists 4 networks at the facility.

• Facility carriers on net (PeeringDB): PeeringDB lists 2 carriers in the reviewed facility record: euNetworks and next layer.

• Internet Exchange operation: PeeringDB lists Local Exchanges: 0, so the reviewed interconnection record does not indicate that Heiligenstädter Lände 27c / Medienhaus itself operates an Internet Exchange. The site is connected to Vienna Internet Exchange locations, but IX operation at this facility is Not publicly disclosed.

💼 Who It Serves

• Organizations seeking colocation in Vienna, since next layer explicitly markets this site as a colocation facility with cages and cabinet based deployment options.

• Customers needing a highly connected Vienna site, since next layer highlights direct backbone access and integration with major Vienna Internet Exchange locations.

• Businesses requiring a secondary or backup data center in Vienna, since next layer positions the site as a resilient, future proof hub in north Vienna and its colocation overview frames these facilities as suitable secondary locations.

• Existing and new colocation customers at the former Drei Austria site, as next layer states it took over the location together with more than 100 corporate customers served there by Drei.