Video calling firm Zoom is planning to lease space in a UK data center in the first half of 2026.

It is establishing the data center to target regulated sectors such as healthcare and financial services.

DCD has contacted the company for information about which data center provider it is partnering with.

The facility will comply with the UK's data residency requirements, enabling UK-only meeting zones and telephony gateways.

“Launching a UK data center is a significant milestone in Zoom’s journey to provide secure, compliant, and high-performance services for all of our customers,” said Louise Newbury-Smith, head of UK & Ireland at Zoom. “By investing in local infrastructure, we are ensuring that organizations across the UK, from financial services to government, can confidently embrace the future of AI-first collaboration.”

“Our customers and partners have been clear: local infrastructure, compliance, and greater choice over where their data is stored are critical to unlocking digital transformation in regulated industries. This investment demonstrates Zoom’s long‑term commitment to the UK market, and we are excited to see how it will empower organizations to innovate, collaborate, and thrive, added Steve Rafferty, head of EMEA & APAC, Zoom.

Zoom has existing data centers across Saudi Arabia with Center3, in Germany, and the Netherlands, that serve the UK and wider EMEA region. Globally, it also has a presence in India, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Singapore, Taiwan, Australia, China, Canada, Brazil, and the US.

Earlier this year, the company announced plans to use Oracle Cloud Infrastructure in Saudi Arabia to optimize its AI models and for AI inferencing workloads. In March 2024, the company announced it would be reducing its dependence on cloud services, instead focusing on its colocated data centers worldwide. It is a customer of Equinix and Digital Realty, among others.