Digital Realty Strengthens Nairobi as East Africa Digital Gateway with New Data Center

NBO2 adds 6.4 MW of capacity to Digital Realty’s Nairobi campus as iColo transitions to the Digital Realty brand in Kenya and Mozambique

Digital Realty, the world’s largest cloud- and carrier-neutral data center platform, announced the opening of the 6.4-megawatt (MW) Nairobi Two Data Center (NBO2), expanding its Nairobi campus. The opening coincides with iColo’s transition to the Digital Realty brand in Kenya and Mozambique and expands the company’s capacity and interconnection footprint in one of East Africa’s most important digital infrastructure markets.

Built alongside Nairobi One (NBO1), NBO2 strengthens a campus designed for cloud, interconnection and data-driven growth in East Africa. Customers can connect to more than 100 networks, two internet exchange points and a satellite teleport, creating a dense ecosystem for content delivery, cross-border connectivity, data sovereignty strategies and resilient digital services. The satellite teleport provides an additional route for connecting locations where terrestrial infrastructure is limited, strengthening options for resilient and geographically distributed connectivity.

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“The opening of NBO2 and our transition to Digital Realty are part of one story: the continued growth of Kenya’s digital economy and iColo’s evolution within a global platform,” said Wanja Muriithi, Country General Manager, Kenya. “By combining our strong local ecosystem in Nairobi with Digital Realty’s global brand, we are giving customers the ability to grow in Kenya while connecting with the broader communities of carriers, clouds, content providers and enterprises that are shaping the global digital economy.”

The announcement comes as cloud adoption, enterprise digitization, data sovereignty requirements and demand for always-on digital services are reshaping infrastructure decisions across East Africa. With additional capacity in Nairobi and deeper interconnection options, Digital Realty will work to ensure that customers keep critical data and applications sovereign while maintaining access to global platforms, partners and routes to market.

“Digital transformation depends on infrastructure that is local, connected and globally scalable,” said Marcel Louw, Managing Director, Africa, Digital Realty. “With NBO2 now live, Digital Realty is strengthening Nairobi’s position as a gateway for East Africa and extending the value of PlatformDIGITAL® to customers seeking resilient colocation, interconnection and hybrid IT solutions. This campus gives businesses the foundation to bring data, applications and partners closer together, whether they are serving customers in Kenya, across Africa or around the world.”