Digital Realty opens Nairobi Two Data Centre

Details: Vaughan O'Grady; Category: Data Centres & Networks; 07 September 2026; 681 views

Cloud and carrier-neutral data centre platform Digital Realty has announced the opening of the 6.4-megawatt (MW) Nairobi Two Data Centre (NBO2), expanding its Nairobi campus.

The opening coincides with iColo’s transition to the Digital Realty brand in Kenya and Mozambique. Digital Realty purchased iColo, a carrier-neutral data centre provider operating facilities in Kenya and Mozambique, in 2019.

BNO2 also expands the company’s capacity and interconnection footprint in one of East Africa’s most important digital infrastructure markets.

Built alongside the Nairobi One (NBO1) data centre, 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.

This announcement comes as cloud adoption, enterprise digitisation, data sovereignty requirements and demand for always-on digital services are reshaping infrastructure decisions across East Africa.

Marcel Louw, Managing Director, Africa, Digital Realty, explains: “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 [global data centre and connectivity platform] PlatformDIGITAL to customers seeking resilient colocation, interconnection and hybrid IT solutions."

He adds: "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.”