Machelen · Belgium
PeeringDB records no exchange in Machelen and a thin colocation footprint of four facilities holding 5 network presences in total. The MCI/Verizon Brussels (Diegem) E site and Belgacom Netcenter - 02MRI have 2 each. An address geolocating to Machelen reflects an operator's registered location rather than a device.
Colocation facilities
Buildings where networks put equipment. The network count is how many PeeringDB members list a presence there, which shows where capacity in the city sits.
| Facility | Networks present | Address |
|---|---|---|
| MCI/Verizon Brussels (Diegem) E | 2 | Culliganlaan 2e |
| Belgacom Netcenter - 02MRI | 2 | Ritterwegelaan 2 |
| Proximus Netcenter 2 | 1 | 15 Rittwegerlaan |
| Lumen Brussels | 0 | Kouterveldstraat 15 1831 Machelen |
What a Machelen IP address tells you
Machelen holds one of the smaller entries in the Belgian registry. Four facilities appear, and between them they account for 5 network presences. The MCI/Verizon Brussels (Diegem) E site has 2, Belgacom Netcenter - 02MRI has 2, Proximus Netcenter 2 has 1 and Lumen Brussels has none recorded. There is no exchange in the municipality, so the networks present here interconnect privately or through exchanges recorded elsewhere, and no Belgian mobile operator ASN appears in the carrier registry alongside them.
With five network presences on record, a Machelen geolocation almost never describes the device you are looking at. Operators announce address blocks from a registry record that carries one address for an entire range, and a facility address in a small municipality next to Brussels can end up standing in for a national block. Mobile traffic leaves through a few gateways, so subscribers anywhere in the country can appear on the same addresses. Geolocation databases follow the operator's published location without checking it.
Read the prefix instead. The origin ASN identifies the network announcing the address, and the netname on the exact prefix shows how the holder labels the range and whether it stretches beyond the municipality. Where the registry records only four facilities and 5 network presences, a large volume of addresses claiming Machelen is a sign of a wide announcement rather than local equipment.
Questions
Is there an internet exchange in Machelen?
PeeringDB records none. The entry holds four colocation facilities and no exchange point, so networks with equipment in the municipality peer privately or at exchanges recorded in other places. The registry lists what it has been told, so silence here is not proof of absence.
Which facilities does PeeringDB list in Machelen?
Four: MCI/Verizon Brussels (Diegem) E with 2 networks, Belgacom Netcenter - 02MRI with 2, Proximus Netcenter 2 with 1 and Lumen Brussels with none recorded. Together they account for 5 network presences, the smallest total among the Belgian entries.
Does an IP that geolocates to Machelen mean the device is there?
No. Geolocation reflects the location an operator published for the address block, and one block can cover a whole national network. Check the origin ASN and the netname on the specific prefix to see who announces the range and how broad it is.
Sources
- PeeringDB - exchanges, participant counts, facilities and network presence, snapshot 2026-09-07
- PROXIES.SX carrier and ASN registry - operator ASNs used to match peering participants