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IIJ of Japan looks into data center set up in Kenya

IIJ of Japan looks into data center set up in Kenya

August 30, 2023 Kenya

Internet Initiative Japan Inc. (IIJ) is considering deploying a containerized modular data center in Kenya. This week, the company reported that the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry has been exploring methods to "capture the vitality of the African market" and has decided to investigate a...

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Read Helios Investment Partners Pumps $50 million into Kenya's IXAfrica
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Helios Investment Partners Pumps $50 million into Kenya's IXAfrica

November 11, 2022 Kenya

Helios Investment Partners has announced a $50m investment into Kenyan data center company IXAfrica. The investment in the data center company is expected to close before the turn of the new year. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, which also include Kenyan regulatory...

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Read icolo.io Opens Second Data Center in Mombasa
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icolo.io Opens Second Data Center in Mombasa

October 03, 2022 Kenya

Kenyan data center firm icolo.io has announced the completion and opening of its new facility in Mombasa, Kenya. The company posted on LinkedIn that the iColo MBA-2Nyali facility is open for business. The data center has 1.7MW of power and has 13,000 square feet (1,200 square meters) of floor...

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Read Cloudoon To Develop Kenya's Largest Data Center
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Cloudoon To Develop Kenya's Largest Data Center

June 16, 2022 Kenya

Cloudoon has plans to develop a large data center in Kenya. According to People Daily, the cloud hosting company secured up to 6 billion Kenyan Shillings ($51.1m) to develop the facility. The data center will be built on a 10-acre campus near a Forks Hydro-power station in the country. According...

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