NRB: Villers-le-Bouillet campus

NRB publicly states that its data centres are located in distinct buildings on its Herstal campus, on the Villers-le-Bouillet site, and now also in Muizen. On the French version of the official data-centres page, NRB identifies the Villers-le-Bouillet site specifically as “Villers-le-Bouillet (BDC et WDC)”, which indicates that the Villers-le-Bouillet campus includes more than one data center building.

Public official and third-party sources show that the Villers-le-Bouillet campus is centered on BelgiumDC, developed with Etix Everywhere, and is part of NRB’s geo-resilient Belgian infrastructure together with Herstal. Because the requested facility name is the broader campus rather than a single named building, building-by-building allocation inside the Villers-le-Bouillet campus is Not publicly disclosed beyond the public references to BDC and WDC.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Facility identity (operator stated): NRB officially states that it operates a Villers-le-Bouillet site as one of its Belgian data centre campuses, alongside Herstal. The French official page further identifies the Villers-le-Bouillet site as “BDC et WDC.”

Address (third-party / partner source): The strongest public facility-level address evidence for the Villers-le-Bouillet campus is Rue de la Science 3, 4530 Villers-le-Bouillet, Belgium, published by Etix Everywhere for Belgium DC and mirrored in the PeeringDB listing for ETIX BelgiumDC #1. The reviewed NRB public pages identify the site only at the Villers-le-Bouillet location level and do not publish a separate street-address block for the campus.

Multi site context (operator stated): NRB states that the group has two Data Center campuses, Herstal and Villers-le-Bouillet, to ensure security and disaster-recovery resilience. NRB also states these sites are geo-resilient and linked by dark fibre.

Campus composition (operator stated / official brochure): NRB’s official housing brochure identifies SITE 2: BelgiumDC in Villers-le-Bouillet. The official French data-centres page additionally identifies the Villers-le-Bouillet site as BDC and WDC, which supports that the broader campus includes multiple data center components. Exact campus-level building breakdown beyond those published labels is Not publicly disclosed.

General technical specifications (operator stated, site level): NRB’s official housing brochure states for BelgiumDC: built in Q3 2017, 3 x 300 sq m of IT room, 3 x 300 KVA of IT power, 99.995% uptime, and Tier 3+. Because the requested facility is the broader Villers-le-Bouillet campus rather than a single named module, exact applicability of each figure to the entire campus beyond BelgiumDC is Not publicly disclosed.

Operator and partnership context (operator stated): NRB states that BelgiumDC in Villers-le-Bouillet was built in 2017 in partnership with Etix Everywhere and forms a fully integrated, geo-redundant, centrally managed infrastructure with Herstal.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Facility-specific security systems (operator stated / official news): NRB’s public inauguration material for BelgiumDC states that access begins with video-based recognition of vehicles and visitors, followed by QR code or badge, PIN code, login and password, with monitoring from control centers. The same source states the site uses double reinforced-concrete walls and an inert-gas fire extinguishing system. Because the user asked for the broader Villers-le-Bouillet campus, campus-wide applicability beyond the publicly described BelgiumDC site is Not publicly disclosed.

Additional security context (operator stated): NRB publicly describes its Belgian data center infrastructure as highly secure, geo-resilient, and centrally managed. Public sources reviewed do not publish a campus-wide inventory for CCTV counts, mantraps, biometrics, guard-force layout, or visitor procedures beyond the BelgiumDC material above. These details are Not publicly disclosed for the campus as a whole.

Compliance certifications (operator stated / official brochure): NRB’s official housing brochure states that BelgiumDC is Tier 3+ and carrier-neutral. Public sources reviewed do not publish a separate campus-wide certification register, public certificate IDs, or a site-by-site ISO audit appendix specific to Villers-le-Bouillet campus as a generic entity. Those details are Not publicly disclosed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Connectivity architecture (operator stated): NRB states that the Villers-le-Bouillet and Herstal campuses are linked by dark fibre and form a fully integrated, geo-redundant infrastructure. NRB also states that the campuses meet stringent Disaster Recovery Plan requirements.

Carrier-neutral positioning (operator stated): NRB’s official housing brochure states that BelgiumDC is a carrier-neutral data center. The broader Villers-le-Bouillet campus is therefore publicly supported as having carrier-neutral capability through BelgiumDC, but a full campus-wide carrier roster is Not publicly disclosed.

Networks present (third-party directory): PeeringDB lists 4 networks present at ETIX BelgiumDC #1 in Villers-le-Bouillet. Because the user asked for the wider Villers-le-Bouillet campus, not specifically BelgiumDC #1, campus-wide network count beyond that listed facility is Not publicly disclosed.

Carriers on-net (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed for the full Villers-le-Bouillet campus. NRB’s brochure states the site is carrier-neutral, but the reviewed public sources do not publish a complete campus-level on-net carrier roster.

Meet-me room / cross-connect products / pricing (facility specific): Not publicly disclosed for the Villers-le-Bouillet campus. The reviewed public sources do not publish a campus-level meet-me-room or cross-connect product schedule.

Internet Exchange (IX): PeeringDB lists Local Exchanges: 0 for ETIX BelgiumDC #1. Based on the reviewed public facility record, a campus-operated Internet Exchange is not indicated by the available public source.

💼 Who It Serves

Organizations seeking Belgian colocation and sovereign hosting infrastructure, because NRB publicly offers housing and positions its Belgian campuses as part of a sovereign, geo-resilient data center offering.

Customers requiring geo-resilient disaster-recovery architecture, because NRB states the Villers-le-Bouillet and Herstal campuses are linked by dark fibre and designed to meet stringent disaster-recovery requirements.

Enterprises, MSPs, and critical-sector users needing carrier-neutral infrastructure in Wallonia, because NRB publicly describes BelgiumDC as carrier-neutral and recent company material positions its Belgian campuses toward sovereign infrastructure for critical sectors.