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icolo.io The leading carrier-neutral data center provider operating state of the art facilities in Kenya & Mozambique.

We are building a Pan-African network of vendor and carrier-neutral Data Centers that provide first class colocation, co-working space, physical interconnects and remote hands and eyes services to clients. Our first state of the art data centers are commissioned in Nairobi and Mombasa to class F3 standards (Tier 3), where we specialize in providing space and power. We work with the best brands like Schneider, Switchgear, UPS and Precision Cooling to build our infrastructure.

05/06/2026

As we celebrate this year’s World Environment Day, we are proud to share continued progress in our clean energy transition across our facilities:

☀️ iColo MBA1
Over 14% of our annual energy needs in 2025 came from clean energy sources, reinforcing our commitment to reducing our environmental footprint while powering Africa’s digital growth.

☀️ iColo NBO1
Over 12% of our energy is already generated from solar, and this contribution continues to grow as we scale renewable energy adoption across our operations.

At iColo, sustainability remains central to how we build and operate resilient digital infrastructure. As demand for connectivity and data services grows, we remain committed to ensuring that growth is powered more efficiently and more sustainably.

This World Environment Day, we reaffirm our commitment to a greener digital future for Africa.

At iColo, PCI DSS compliance is part of our commitment to delivering secure, resilient, and reliable digital infrastruct...
04/06/2026

At iColo, PCI DSS compliance is part of our commitment to delivering secure, resilient, and reliable digital infrastructure for businesses handling sensitive payment data.

From secure infrastructure and protected networks to monitoring, logging, and operational best practices, PCI DSS helps ensure that payment environments remain protected against evolving cyber threats.

For data centers, compliance goes beyond meeting standards — it is about enabling customers to operate with confidence, strengthen resilience, and build trust with their clients and partners.

Secure infrastructure. Trusted operations. Future-ready ecosystems.

The latest report by TechAfrica News highlights how LINX Kenya has recorded a 20x traffic growth across Nairobi and Momb...
03/06/2026

The latest report by TechAfrica News highlights how LINX Kenya has recorded a 20x traffic growth across Nairobi and Mombasa, reaching a combined peak of over 330Gbps — a major milestone for East Africa’s interconnection landscape.

At iColo: A Digital Realty Company, we are proud to support this growth through our highly connected Mombasa facilities, MBA1 and MBA2, which continue to strengthen Kenya’s position as the digital gateway to East Africa.

As demand for low latency, resilient connectivity, cloud adoption, and digital services accelerates, partnerships and interconnection ecosystems like these are becoming critical to the region’s digital future.

Mombasa is not just a landing point for subsea cables — it is rapidly becoming one of Africa’s most strategic digital infrastructure hubs. 🚀

Read more her>>> https://loom.ly/MJwBtkY

We were honored to host CEOs from National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) across Sub-Saharan Africa at the iCol...
02/06/2026

We were honored to host CEOs from National Research and Education Networks (NRENs) across Sub-Saharan Africa at the iColo MBA2 Data Centre in Mombasa during their visit hosted by KENET and UbuntuNet Alliance.

The delegation included leaders from:
🇿🇲 ZAMREN – Zambia
🇹🇿 TERNET – Tanzania
🇲🇼 MAREN – Malawi
🇲🇬 iRENALA – Madagascar
🇺🇬 RENU – Uganda
🇿🇼 ZIMREN – Zimbabwe
🇧🇼UA Board Member - Botswana
🇱🇸LESREN - Lesotho
🇿🇦TENET - South Africa

The visit provided an opportunity to showcase iColo’s world-class digital infrastructure, carrier-neutral ecosystem, and the critical role data centres play in enabling research, education, connectivity, and digital transformation across the region.

We appreciate the engaging discussions and knowledge exchange as we continue building stronger digital ecosystems for Africa together.

Prof Kashorda Meilo, KENET, RENU, TENET, Ubuntunet Alliance

Today, we celebrate the spirit of freedom, resilience, and progress that continues to shape our nation. As we mark this ...
01/06/2026

Today, we celebrate the spirit of freedom, resilience, and progress that continues to shape our nation. As we mark this important day in Kenya’s history, let us honour the courage of those who paved the way for our independence and reflect on the role we each play in building a stronger future.

May this Madaraka Day inspire unity, innovation, and pride in our nation as we continue to grow together.

Happy Madaraka Day, Kenya!

Digital Realty is proud to announce the opening of the Digital Realty Innovation Lab (DRIL) in London — our first EMEA l...
29/05/2026

Digital Realty is proud to announce the opening of the Digital Realty Innovation Lab (DRIL) in London — our first EMEA location, and a significant milestone in our global network of production-grade testing and validation environments. 🎉

Joined by our President and CEO, Andy Power, Chief Technology Officer, Chris Sharp, Paula Cogan, Managing Director of EMEA, and Séamus Dunne, Managing Director, UK & Ireland – we've had the honor of welcoming our valuable customers and partners to experience this milestone together with us.

DRIL in London gives enterprises and partners across the region a dedicated space to test, validate, and optimize AI and hybrid cloud infrastructure solutions in a live data center environment. A special thank you to our valuable partners, Options Technology, Zenlayer, ORCA Computing, Chatsworth Products, ePlus inc. and CommScope for sharing their experiences of the DRIL.

Located in our Docklands campus, one of Europe’s densest interconnection points, the London DRIL supports workloads up to 150kW+ per cabinet and provides direct access to ServiceFabric® and our Private AI Exchange (AIPx). That combination means EMEA enterprises can validate the architectures that define modern production of AI — private inference, hybrid cloud patterns, and multi-vendor ecosystems — in one place, before they scale.

Leveraging Digital Realty’s infrastructure and engineering expertise, enterprises can test and validate solutions from a curated mix of OEMs, solution partners, and infrastructure specialists.

As Chris Sharp, Digital Realty’s Chief Technology Officer, put it: “Winning architectures will be private, hybrid, and openly interconnected — and that’s exactly what London can now prove out in our lab, with workloads validated end-to-end across ServiceFabric® and our Private AI Exchange before a single switch is flipped in production.”

And from Séamus Dunne, Managing Director for the UK and Ireland: “The DRIL is how we help customers get there — by turning concepts into tested, deployable solutions before any major capital is committed.”

Read the full press release and learn more:

https://loom.ly/5bkE5R4

Huge congratulations to Digital Realty’s Paula Cogan, our Managing Director, Head of EMEA, on being named in Capacity - ...
28/05/2026

Huge congratulations to Digital Realty’s Paula Cogan, our Managing Director, Head of EMEA, on being named in Capacity - a techoraco brand Magazine's Power 100 list for 2026 ⚡

This recognition reflects Paula’s leadership across EMEA, and her role in helping shape the future of digital infrastructure at a time of accelerating demand for connectivity, cloud, and AI. With her strategic vision and deep expertise, she continues to make a big impact on our customers, partners, and hashtag as we navigate a fast-moving digital landscape.

We’re proud to see her recognized alongside so many industry leaders helping drive our industry forward.

View the Power 100 here: https://loom.ly/KHQaZj8

27/05/2026

As we celebrate Eid al-Adha, may this special occasion bring peace, joy, and blessings to you and your loved ones.
A time of faith, sacrifice, gratitude, and togetherness — reminding us of the importance of compassion, generosity, and community.

Eid Mubarak to all those celebrating.

PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a globally recognized security framework designed to protect c...
26/05/2026

PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard) is a globally recognized security framework designed to protect cardholder data and strengthen payment security environments. Achieving compliance demonstrates adherence to strict security, operational, and risk management standards required for organizations handling payment data.

Located in iColo Mombasa Campus MBA2, the facility continues to support enterprises, cloud providers, financial institutions, and connectivity partners with secure and scalable infrastructure built to international standards.

Over the past few months, we’ve had the pleasure of hosting students and teachers during our DC tours across our campuse...
25/05/2026

Over the past few months, we’ve had the pleasure of hosting students and teachers during our DC tours across our campuses.

From learning about digital infrastructure to experiencing a live data centre environment firsthand, the engagement and curiosity during these sessions have been truly encouraging.

Here’s what some of the students and their teachers had to say about their experience during the tours

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