iColo, a Digital Realty company and Kenya’s first carrier-neutral data centre provider, has announced the opening of its first data centre in Maputo, Mozambique – MPM1. The establishment of this new data centre on Africa’s south-east coast expands the company’s footprint and complements its strategy to provide world-class colocation facilities that support the growing connectivity needs along the eastern coast of Africa, driven by the growth of subsea cables.
After successfully developing and operating the Mombasa and Nairobi campuses in Kenya, iColo is expanding into the Pearl of the Indian Ocean. The 9,500 square-metre campus is located in the heart of Maputo on Avenida Lenine. MPM1 provides approximately 350 square-metres of net rentable space, enough capacity to host approximately 80 racks in the first phase of development and is designed to accommodate further upgrades based on customer demand.
“We are committed to enhancing Internet connectivity in Mozambique by establishing this new facility, especially with the advent of new high-capacity cable systems landing along the coast of Mozambique,” said Ranjith Cherickel, CEO at iColo.
iColo’s Maputo facility – designed as a digital hub – will be the local landing point for critical equipment for the 2Africa cable system. The enhanced connectivity is expected to improve cloud and content accessibility, increase digitisation and improve the online experience for local businesses and consumers, while helping to build a broad and more inclusive digital society across the world through Digital Realty’s global data centre platform, PlatformDIGITAL.
