Digital Realty: Nairobi NBO1

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Nairobi

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Kenya

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Africa

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Digital Realty: Nairobi NBO1

Year Built: 2019

Lot Size: 1 acres

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Digital Realty: NBO2

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Formerly known as icolo Nairobi One (NBO1), the site opened in September 2019.

The campus, located in Karen, sits on 1 acre within proximity to major backbone fibre operators and easily accessible to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Nairobi’s Central Business District. Customers will benefit from a content rich, high-density ecosystem.

228 rack capacity
N+1 generator redundancy
2 separate power feeds
Over 12 different carriers
2 internet exchanges and 20 ISPs on site.
System driven and fully automated support processes.
Up to 30 seats for business continuity or coworking purposes
5 levels of security as well as 24-hour monitoring and support.
PCI-DSS and ISO 27001 certification (in progress)

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Sites within 15 miles of Digital Realty: Nairobi NBO1

Distance	Site	About
0.00 miles	Digital Realty: NBO2
5.66 miles	PAIX Nairobi-1	The facility is approximately 25 minutes away from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.
8.36 miles	ADC Nairobi NBO1
9.67 miles	iXAfrica: NBOX1.2	NBOX1.2 is the second phase of development for iXAfrica's Nairobi campus.
9.70 miles	iXAfrica: Nairobi NBOX1	The Nairobi campus sits on a 4.3 acres site on Mombasa Road, a major highway with access to all subsea cables.
12.60 miles	Safaricom: Limuru	Safaricom has completed the second phase of its Tier III-standard data center located in Redhill, Limuru.
12.70 miles	Safaricom: Arena
15.01 miles	iXAfrica: Tilisi NBOX2	IXAfrica has secured 11 acres of land for its second data center campus in Nairobi, Kenya, in a partnership with Tilisi Developments plc.

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Operating Company

Digital Realty Trust is a data center public REIT that owns and operates facilities in the United States and Europe. The company provides colocation and interconnection services and develops large multi‑tenant data centers for enterprise and cloud customers.

Its European platform expanded through the combination with Interxion, and through the purchase of European sites divested by Equinix following Equinix’s acquisition of TelecityGroup. The Telx acquisition added a U.S. interconnection and colocation business to Digital Realty’s portfolio.

Digital Realty Trust History:

In March 2020 completed the combination with Interxion, expanding its European platform.
In September 2017 completed the merger with DuPont Fabros Technology.
In July 2016 acquired eight European data centers from Equinix that were divested as part of Equinix’s TelecityGroup acquisition.
In October 2015 completed the acquisition of Telx.
On October 28, 2004 priced its initial public offering at 12 dollars per share.

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