WOBCOM

WOBCOM GmbH is a regional telecommunications, connectivity, and data center provider based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Stadtwerke Wolfsurg AG. WOBCOM states it has been serving Wolfsburg and the surrounding region “since 1996,” with approximately 100 employees, delivering services spanning business internet/telephony, dedicated data lines, and colocation from its “certified data center” located in the Wolfsburger Nordkopf Tower (WNT) in central Wolfsburg.

For business customers, WOBCOM positions its data center as a secure, high-availability colocation environment with strong local data residency (“data stays in Germany”) while still supporting national/international connectivity via its backbone and internet exchange presence. It also offers dedicated connectivity products (including point-to-point/direct connections and dark fiber options) and a branded managed storage service (WOBCOM.Space) delivered from its own data center infrastructure.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

Single publicly marketed business colocation data center in Wolfsburg (Wolfsburger Nordkopf Tower / WNT).

WOBCOM describes this site as the only “public” data center usable for business customers in the Braunschweig–Wolfsburg economic region (per its business colocation page).

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

Location / facility name (as published): “WOBCOM Wolfsburger Nordkopf Tower (WNT)”, Heßlinger Str. 1–5, 38440 Wolfsburg, Germany.

Build year and scale (published in brochure): built 2017; “over 100 rack spaces”; marketed with “Tier 3 classification”.

Power & cooling (published): redundant power with A & B feeds, UPS-backed; redundant precision air-conditioning with warm-aisle containment; environmental monitoring (temperature/humidity) and per-rack power consumption measurement.

Fire & physical protection (published): electronic access control with intrusion alarm; fire detection and gas extinguishing system with direct connection to the fire department.

Availability (published): 99.98% availability (brochure and data center page).

Colocation form factors (published):

1. 2U “shared rack space” starter option
2. ½ rack (23U)
3. full rack (47U)
4. “data center floor space” (marketed; exact private suite/cage constructs not explicitly specified)

Density (published in brochure): up to 5.5 kW (½ rack) and up to 11 kW (full rack) options are shown.

Service Portfolio Overview:

Colocation / rack rental (“Rack-Vermietung/Colocation”) with redundant power/cooling/security and internet connectivity (marketed as “Colocation (IaaS)” on WOBCOM’s data center page).

Connectivity services from/into the data center: cross connects, dark-fiber connectivity via WOBCOM’s citywide fiber network, and “DirectCLOUD” for direct connectivity to cloud providers (via peering).

Dedicated data lines for enterprises (portfolio landing page):

1. WOBCOM Internet Connect (internet leased line)
2. WOBCOM Partner Connect (VW partner connectivity)
3. WOBCOM Company Connect (direct data connections)

WOBCOM.Space: managed online storage and synchronization service delivered from WOBCOM’s high-availability data center infrastructure, including hosting services (OS/database operation), monitoring, backup/restore, and encryption controls as described in its service description.

“Hardware as a Service”: explicitly stated as “available on request” (no further public SKU details).

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

Redundant power architecture with A/B feeds and UPS-backed power, plus redundant precision cooling (warm-aisle containment).

Published availability target: 99.98%.

Physical & Logical Security:

Physical security controls published include electronic access control, intrusion alarm system, fire detection, and a gas-based extinguishing system with direct alarm connection to the fire department.

“Monitoring” is marketed for customers to maintain control and access systems remotely (high-level; specifics like CCTV/mantraps/guarding are not fully enumerated on the pages reviewed).

Compliance & Standards:

WOBCOM states it is certified to ISO/IEC 27001 and also references holding a TISAX label on its data center page.

The data center brochure also references ISO/IEC 27001:2017 and “Tier 3 classification.”

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

Formal “carrier-neutral” positioning is not explicitly stated as a standard label; however, WOBCOM markets “cross connect to other carriers” from within the data center.

Network Capabilities:

Data center connectivity is marketed as up to 100 Gbit/s bandwidth with traffic “without volume billing” (as described on the data center page).

WOBCOM markets a redundant 100 Gbit/s backbone and explicitly references connections to major internet exchanges (BCIX, NL-iX, DE-CIX) and direct peerings.

Cross connects: rack-to-rack and to other carriers.

Dark fiber: marketed via WOBCOM’s citywide fiber network for direct enterprise-to-data-center connectivity.

DirectCLOUD: marketed as enabling direct connections to national/international cloud providers via peering.

Connectivity Use Cases:

Local/regional enterprises needing secure colocation in Wolfsburg with strong domestic connectivity and optional direct links into cloud providers.

Organizations requiring dedicated site-to-site connectivity, including up to 100 Gbit/s symmetric connections and optional MPLS solutions (Company Connect page).

💼 Who It Serves

Local companies in Wolfsburg/region seeking colocation for on-prem hardware in a nearby secure facility.

“Overregional” organizations that want a Wolfsburg footprint (explicitly framed around Wolfsburg as an automotive location).

Enterprises needing dedicated data lines and direct connectivity options, including high-bandwidth point-to-point connections and (as stated) optional MPLS solution concepts.