Mar, 2026 : LCL Opens Major Brussels Data Center To Anchor AI Push

📅 March 27, 2026 - Belgium's LCL Data Centers has opened its largest facility yet in Diegem this week, expanding capacity for AI and cloud workloads while tightening local control over sensitive data. The new site, near Brussels, targets growing demand from public and regulated sectors and reflects mounting pressure across Europe to keep critical infrastructure within regional legal boundaries.

CEO Laurens van Reijen called the launch a step toward a "Belgian and European digital backbone," balancing ambition with necessity.The company is positioning the site as more than another server farm. It is, in effect, a statement about where data should live - and who should control it. That argument has gained [...][... Check source for end of article ...]

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