We are excited to announce our second location in Africa, new Internet Exchange Point (IXP), LINX Mombasa – now live!

The strategic coastal location makes Mombasa the digital gateway for East Africa. It not only serves Kenya but also provides critical internet traffic infrastructure for neighbouring countries such as Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, and even landlocked nations like South Sudan.

We are pleased to be extending our partnership with iColo in Kenya as we build a interconnected, resilient fabric for peering and more in Mombasa.

LINX Mombasa will be the first Internet Exchange Point at iColo’s MBA2 facility and with a physical presence in both sites this adds a new level of interconnection services for the region.Connect your network to LINX Mombasa – the Internet Exchange Point for Kenya and be part of one of the fastest growing digital ecosystems in the World.

LINX Mombasa is a stand alone interconnection hub, which means it’s NOT connected back to LINX Nairobi or LINX in London to keep local traffic, local
LINX Mombasa is a public IXP, open to all networks looking to peer
24/7 on call engineering support from the LINX NOC
A future-proof platform, 100GE ready from day one

Want to know more? Simply complete the enquiry form below and a member of the team will be in touch.

The first cross connect to LINX Mombasa from iColo MBA1 and MBA2 is free of charge.
The first 10GE port and the first service at LINX Mombasa with a speed of up to 4Gbps is included in the membership fee. This service can either be a Peering Service, Private VLAN or a CUG service. Any additional service, or any service with a bandwidth above 4Gbps will be charged according to the published fees in addition to the Membership Fee.

For more information on our service fees, please click here.

The LINX Mombasa Launch!

Celebrating the Launch of Our New Interconnection Hub

We’re excited to announce the launch of LINX Mombasa in partnership with local data centre providers, bringing low-latency, cost-effective interconnection solutions to East Africa.

As part of the celebration, we took a road trip to the iColo: A Digital Realty Company MBA2 where our guests had a tour of the newest facility.