Your Interconnection Hub for East Africa
The first physical presence for LINX in Africa will be live now in Q1 of 2023.
We are excited to be here and building a future proof interconnection platform that can scale and grow with the regions digital demand.
A strategic relationship with Nairobi-based hyperscale data centre provider, IXAfrica
LINX Nairobi will be launching from new state-of-the-art facility, IXAfrica. Specifically designed to cater for hyperscalers and deliver hyper-cloud services, it is the largest data hub in East Africa, making it the ideal location to serve the growth and demand predicted in the telecoms sector.
One of the fastest growing digital ecosystems
Frost & Sullivan’s Digital Market Overview for Kenya predicts considerable growth for the telecommunications sector locally.
It expects the digital services market to nearly double in 2022 alone, with Fintech and cloud compute services becoming increasingly important.
Kenya is uniquely positioned to serve all of East Africa with fast-growing fibre connectivity throughout the whole region, with a well-connected submarine cable network with pathways to Europe, the Middle East, and Asia.
Why LINX?
- Over 25years industry experience
- Global membership of over 950 networks
- World class engineering
- 24/7 NOC
- Strong partner relations
- Transparent, trusted
- Open to all networks looking to peer
“Kenya is a key location for East African connectivity. We are very much looking forward to help further develop interconnection services for networks throughout the region.”
Nurani Nimpuno, Head of Global Engagement for LINX
We are now taking pre-orders for LINX Nairobi! Existing LINX members, log into the member portal and add a new location.
New to LINX? Apply to join here and select LINX Nairobi as your preferred location.
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LINX Arrive at IXAfrica
A soft launch event for LINX NairobiWe held a networking event recently with our partners IXAfrica at their new data centre facility. Thanks to all who attended! If you wish to be kept up to date with similar events and information regarding LINX Nairobi, please complete the contact form on this page.
