PfalzKom

What PfalzKom does

PFALZKOM GmbH is a German mid-market ICT service provider headquartered in Ludwigshafen, founded in 1998 and wholly owned by PFALZWERKE Group. The company operates two DIN EN 50600-certified edge data centers in Ludwigshafen (DCRN I and DCRN II) with industry-leading energy efficiency (PUE < 1.4 and < 1.3 respectively, 100% green hydropower electricity since 2017, ISO 50001-certified since October 2025). Around 100 employees deliver three integrated service pillars — Data Centers (colocation, hosting, backup and disaster recovery), Network & Connectivity (symmetric fiber and DE-CIX premium-enabled internet exchange access), and Managed Services (storage-as-a-service, virtualized servers, IT outsourcing) — primarily to mid-market and enterprise customers in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, with KRITIS-regulated sectors (pharmaceutical, healthcare, public sector) as a structural anchor.

On top of this infrastructure, PFALZKOM has built a differentiated industrial-data layer: it is a Gaia-X accredited provider and the operational Gaia-X Digital Clearing House (first in Germany to implement GXDCH v3, May 2026), offers sovereign Asset Administration Shell (AAS) and digital-twin hosting for Industry 4.0 / Digital Product Passport use cases, and runs co-development efforts with Daimler Truck and DFKI (Twin4Trucks) and with Proalpha and SmartFactory-KL (Hannover Messe 2026 demo). Compliance, security and ESG certifications are unusually dense for its scale: ISO 27001:2022, ISO 9001, ISO 50001, ISAE 3402 SOC 1, DORA conformity, EcoVadis Bronze, TeleTrusT IT Security made in Germany, Trusted Cloud, plus Climate Neutral Data Center Pact membership.

Revenue mechanics are quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the go-to-market is sales-led regional field sales plus enterprise inside-sales support, complemented by participation in industry events (Hannover Messe, Data Centre World, IT uffm Betze). The customer base is a mix of long-tenured mid-market anchors (e.g., Stylite AG ~15 years, HOCHWARTH IT GmbH since 2013), enterprise accounts (Pepperl+Fuchs SE, m:con – mannheim:congress), SMBs (EDNT IT-Services, Constaff) and government (Bezirksverband Pfalz). In April 2026, long-tenured managing director Uwe Burre retired and Jürgen Beyer, who has been with PFALZKOM since 1998, took over as sole managing director.

Name

PfalzKom

Legal name

PFALZKOM GmbH

Website

https://pfalzkom.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PFALZKOM is a German mid-market ICT service provider (~100 employees, Ludwigshafen) running two certified edge data centers, fiber connectivity and managed services, and serving as the first operational Gaia-X Digital Clearing House hosting Asset Administration Shells and digital twins for Rhine-Neckar enterprises and KRITIS sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Center Colocation & Managed IT Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Computer Communications Equipment (3576), Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385)

akta.pro primary industry

Managed File Transfer (MFT) & B2B/EDI Integration (HDAEACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

B2B/EDI & Supply Chain Process Automation Platforms (HDAEAHAK), Cloud PBX & Hosted Telephony (HDAIAHAB)

Keywords

• Data center colocation
• Managed IT services
• Fiber network connectivity
• Cloud infrastructure hosting
• Digital twin hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Ludwigshafen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Data Center Services: Colocation and hosting services in certified high-availability data centers (DCRN I & II). Includes rack space, cages, storage as a service, virtualized servers, and backup services.
2. Network & Connectivity: Symmetric fiber network connectivity for high-speed data transmission, internet connectivity, and network infrastructure services.
3. Managed Services: Professional IT solutions complementing data center and network services, providing comprehensive IT outsourcing and management.
4. Digital Twin & AAS Infrastructure: Specialized hosting and infrastructure services for Asset Administration Shells, digital twins, and Digital Product Passports.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

PFALZKOM provides B2B ICT infrastructure services built around three pillars: certified colocation and data center services (DCRN I and DCRN II), symmetrical fiber network and connectivity services, and professional managed services including storage-as-a-service, virtualized servers, and backup. On this infrastructure base the company runs specialized sovereign-data offerings such as Asset Administration Shell (AAS) hosting, Digital Twin Services, Gaia-X Data Rooms, the Gaia-X Digital Clearing House (GXDCH), and Digital ID/Decentralized Identifiers.

Product overview

PFALZKOM offers an integrated portfolio of three core service pillars: Data Centers (Rechenzentren), Network & Connectivity (Netz & Anbindung), and Managed Services. The data center infrastructure includes DCRN I and DCRN II facilities providing colocation, hosting, and the Regional Edge Cloud for scalable edge computing. Network services deliver symmetrical fiber connectivity. Managed Services complement the offering with storage-as-a-service, virtualized servers, and backup solutions. On top of this infrastructure, PFALZKOM operates specialized services including Asset Administration Shell (AAS) hosting and Digital Twin Services for industrial applications, Gaia-X compliant Data Rooms and the GXDCH clearing house for sovereign data exchange, and Digital ID/Decentralized Identifiers (DID) for trustworthy machine and company identities. Customers access services through the INSIDE Business Portal. Sustainability features include photovoltaic systems, waste heat utilization, and e-mobility charging infrastructure at data center locations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Data Centers (Rechenzentren) Highly available, certified colocation and data center services for business workloads, including rack and cage space in the DCRN I and DCRN II facilities with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and DIN EN 50600 certification, high physical security, and redundant infrastructure.
• Network & Connectivity (Netz & Anbindung) Symmetrical fiber network and business internet connectivity services providing high-speed, scalable, secure network connections, including DE-CIX-based services such as DirectCLOUD, GlobePEER, GlobePEER Remote, and MetroVLAN via PFALZKOM's DE-CIX Premium Enabled Sites.
• Managed Services Professional IT solutions complementing data center and connectivity services, including managed virtualized servers, storage as a service, backup services, IT management, and IT outsourcing for business customers.
• DCRN I Data Center PFALZKOM's first certified data center facility in Ludwigshafen, PUE < 1.4, with photovoltaic system (since 2010), waste heat utilization for office heating, and cold/hot aisle containment. Certified according to DIN EN 50600.
• DCRN II Data Center PFALZKOM's second data center facility in Ludwigshafen, PUE < 1.3, powered by 100% green electricity from hydropower, with high energy efficiency standards and DIN EN 50600 certification.
• Regional Edge Cloud Scalable edge cloud infrastructure for hosting asset administration shells and digital twins with high availability and real-time access capabilities, supporting sovereign industrial and digital-twin workloads.
• Asset Administration Shell (AAS) Hosting Secure, legally compliant, highly available hosting of Asset Administration Shell infrastructure, registries, discovery services, and platform services with BaSyx integration, enabling industrial digital twin operation and Digital Product Passport use cases.
• Digital Twin Services Infrastructure and operational services for digital twin creation and maintenance based on ERP production orders, using Asset Administration Shell standards for interoperable data exchange (jointly demonstrated with Proalpha at Hannover Messe 2026).
• Gaia-X Data Rooms Gaia-X compliant, sovereign data room infrastructure with certified facilities and clear governance structures, enabling secure, interoperable data exchange between organizations within the European Gaia-X ecosystem.
• Gaia-X Digital Clearing House (GXDCH) Accredited clearing house service in which PFALZKOM acts as gatekeeper to verify that participants within a data room conform to Gaia-X guidelines and enable standardized, secure data exchange. First provider in Germany to operationally implement the new GXDCH v3 standard.
• Digital ID / Decentralized Identifiers (DID) Decentralized identity solutions enabling trustworthy identity and access models for machines, services, and companies within data ecosystems.
• INSIDE Business Portal Customer-facing business portal for managing PFALZKOM services, accessing support, and interacting with the company's infrastructure.
• E-Mobility Charging Infrastructure Four AC electric vehicle charging points (up to 22 kW) available at each of the DCRN I and DCRN II data center sites, accessible to customers and visitors.

Quantifiable outcome

• PUE < 1.3 for DCRN II and PUE < 1.4 for DCRN I, meeting Energy Efficiency Act requirements
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• ProalphacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Partnership for digital twin and ERP integration demonstration. Joint use case at Hannover Messe 2026 showing how ERP production order data can be transformed into valuable digital twins using Asset Administration Shell. Proalpha provides REST framework for data exchange logic while PFALZKOM provides technical infrastructure.
• SmartFactory-KLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology network partnership within SmartFactory-KL ecosystem. PFALZKOM participates in demonstrating AAS and digital twin solutions at SmartFactory-KL booth at Hannover Messe. SmartFactory-KL provides the venue and ecosystem for testing Industry 4.0 applications.
• Daimler TruckflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Twin4Trucks project for digital sovereignty in commercial vehicle sector. Daimler Truck collaborates with PFALZKOM as GXDCH for networked, secure data rooms in industrial environment as platform for operating AAS and digital twins.
• DFKI (German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partner in Twin4Trucks project. DFKI contributes research expertise to digital twin and AAS implementation for commercial vehicle sector alongside Daimler Truck and PFALZKOM.
• DE-CIXcoreTechnology or IntegrationPremium enabled site partnership. PFALZKOM data centers host DE-CIX hardware, enabling customers direct connectivity to world's largest internet exchange. Services including DirectCLOUD, GlobePEER, GlobePEER Remote, and MetroVLAN directly available.
• Gaia-XflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial Gaia-X accredited provider and Gaia-X Digital Clearing House (GXDCH). PFALZKOM acts as gatekeeper to verify participant conformity within data rooms according to Gaia-X guidelines, enabling standardized secure data exchange.
• Climate Neutral Data Center PactcoreOthersMember since July 2021 of pan-European association committed to operating data centers in a climate-neutral manner by 2030. Actively supports EU Green Deal climate neutrality goals.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• STACKIT (Schwarz Group): Sovereign European cloud and colocation provider backed by Schwarz Group (retail conglomerate). Targeting the same EU-sovereign, GDPR-friendly workloads that PFALZKOM addresses with Gaia-X/GXDCH positioning.
• Cloud&Heat Technologies: Dresden-based provider of energy-efficient, heat-reuse data centers and managed services. Comparable to PFALZKOM on sustainability leadership (PUE, green power, heat reuse) and sovereign German cloud positioning.

Direct peers

• noris network AG: Nuremberg-based IT infrastructure provider operating its own data centers plus managed services and cloud for enterprise and KRITIS customers in Germany. Directly comparable to PFALZKOM's data center + managed services + regulated verticals mix.
• Maincubes: Frankfurt-based colocation operator targeting enterprise and KRITIS customers with certified, sustainable data centers. Directly comparable to PFALZKOM on sovereign DC positioning, German footprint and midmarket/enterprise GTM.
• PlusServer / IONOS Cloud: German managed hosting and cloud provider (part of IONOS / United Internet). Comparable to PFALZKOM on German-engineered managed services, midmarket/SMB GTM and hosting-as-a-service revenue model.
• Hetzner Online: German hosting and colocation provider operating multiple data centers with energy-efficient operations. Comparable to PFALZKOM on German-engineered infrastructure, mid-market customer base and direct-sales GTM.
• Deutsche GigaNetz GmbH: German fiber and data center operator building regional infrastructure with a focus on FTTH and enterprise connectivity. Comparable to PFALZKOM's combined data center + fiber/network + regional B2B positioning.

Broad incumbents

• T-Systems (Deutsche Telekom): Telco-owned managed services and sovereign cloud provider operating German data centers at large scale. Competes with PFALZKOM in public sector, regulated and DORA-bound enterprise workloads.
• Equinix (Germany): Global colocation and interconnection incumbent with major Frankfurt and Munich campuses. Comparable as the broader incumbent PFALZKOM competes against on regulated enterprise and interconnection-rich workloads.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance15 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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