Digital Realty has brought online a new 6.4-megawatt data centre in Nairobi, marking a significant expansion of its regional presence. The facility, designated Nairobi Two (NBO2), sits alongside the existing Nairobi One (NBO1), creating an integrated campus designed to serve enterprises relying on cloud infrastructure, data services and digital platforms across East Africa.
The dual-facility campus provides clients with access to more than 100 networks, two internet exchange points and a satellite teleport. The satellite component offers a critical backup pathway for regions where conventional ground-based network infrastructure remains unavailable, enabling organisations to construct more resilient connectivity architectures.
Marcel Louw, Managing Director of Africa at Digital Realty, characterised the development as essential to the region's digital maturity: "Digital transformation depends on infrastructure that is local, connected and globally scalable. 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."
The launch coincides with iColo's transition to the Digital Realty brand in Kenya and Mozambique. The rebranding grants existing iColo customers access to Digital Realty's worldwide infrastructure network while preserving the regional relationships iColo has cultivated locally.
Wanja Muriithi, iColo Country General Manager for Kenya, framed the transition as part of a broader narrative: "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. 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."
Source: Mobile Europe
