East Africa Data Centre

What East Africa Data Centre does

East Africa Data Centre, operating commercially as Africa Data Centres, is a private carrier- and cloud-neutral data-centre operator headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and a subsidiary of Cassava Technologies. Founded in 2013 with a reported 11-50 employees, it runs a network of five purpose-built, owned-and-operated facilities across Africa's principal business hubs: JHB1 Midrand and JHB2 Samrand (Johannesburg), CPT1 Cape Town, NBO1 Nairobi, and LOS1 Lagos. The platform is positioned as Africa's largest interconnected carrier- and cloud-neutral data-centre footprint, hosting over 50 leading carriers and three major internet exchanges — the Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX), Cape Town Internet Exchange (CINX), and Kenya Internet Exchange Point (KIXP).

The company's technology stack is built around physical infrastructure rather than software: secure colocation space, redundant power and cooling, multi-layer physical security (biometric access control, CCTV), and carrier- and cloud-neutral connectivity enabling customers to terminate on any network or cloud onramp. The core product set comprises Colocation, Cloud Services, Network Services, Facilities, and Security, with add-on modules including Remote Hands (on-site technical support), Hardware (procurement and provisioning), and Innovation (advanced/emerging technology services). ISO 27001 certification and PCI DSS compliance underpin the security and regulatory positioning.

Africa Data Centres makes money through subscription-style recurring contracts for colocation rack space, power, cross-connects and cloud/network connectivity, plus managed-service fees for Remote Hands and hardware provisioning. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales targeting three horizontal segments — cloud and content providers, telecommunications carriers, and large African/multinational enterprises — that require in-region, compliant, interconnection-rich infrastructure. The customer base, named logos, revenue mix, and contract value bands are not disclosed in the available source material.

Name

East Africa Data Centre

Website

https://eastafricadatacentre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Africa Data Centres (operating brand of East Africa Data Centre) is a Cassava Technologies subsidiary that operates five purpose-built, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centres across South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria, providing colocation, cloud, network, and managed services to cloud providers, carriers, and large enterprises.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Centre Services

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Data Centers & On-Prem Facilities (Owned/Operated) (HDABACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Center Operations & Managed Services (Remote Hands, NOC/SOC) (HDABANAA), Network, Infrastructure & Data Center Integration (BPAEAAAK)

Keywords

• Data centre colocation
• Cloud hosting services
• Carrier neutral interconnection
• Managed data centre
• Enterprise IT infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Nairobi

HQ country

Kenya

HQ region

Africa

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Colocation Services: Purpose-built colocation facilities for enterprises, cloud providers, and carriers requiring secure physical space for their IT infrastructure. Services include dedicated rack space, power, and cooling in ISO-certified facilities.
2. Cloud Services: Cloud hosting and connectivity services enabling enterprises to leverage cloud infrastructure with local presence and connectivity options.
3. Network Services: Network connectivity services including carrier interconnection, internet exchange access, and cross-connect services enabling carriers and enterprises to connect their infrastructure.
4. Managed Services: Additional services including Remote Hands support, hardware procurement and management, and facilities management services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

East Africa Data Centre (operating as Africa Data Centres) provides carrier- and cloud-neutral colocation, cloud hosting, network connectivity, and managed services from purpose-built data centre facilities across Africa's major regional business hubs. The company offers secure physical space, power, cooling, and interconnection services for enterprise IT infrastructure, cloud providers, and telecommunications carriers.

Product overview

Africa Data Centres operates as a platform of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities spanning Africa's major regional business and trade hubs. The portfolio comprises eight core service modules: Colocation (physical space for customer infrastructure), Cloud Services (workload deployment), Network Services (carrier connectivity), Facilities (infrastructure), Security (multi-layer physical security), plus add-on services including Remote Hands (on-site technical support), Hardware (procurement), and Innovation (advanced technology). The Pan-African footprint includes five named facilities: JHB1 Midrand, JHB2 Samrand (Johannesburg), CPT1 Cape Town, NBO1 Nairobi, and LOS1 Lagos. All facilities are purpose-built and entirely owned and operated by Africa Data Centres.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Colocation Provides secure physical space, dedicated rack space, power, and cooling for housing customer servers and IT infrastructure within Africa Data Centres' purpose-built ISO-certified facilities, targeted at cloud providers, carriers, and large enterprises.
• Cloud Services Cloud hosting and connectivity services enabling enterprises to deploy workloads with local presence and connectivity options across Africa's major regional business hubs.
• Network Services Carrier- and cloud-neutral network connectivity services providing access to over 50 leading carriers and major internet exchanges including JINX, CINX, and KIXP, with cross-connect services enabling carriers and enterprises to interconnect.
• Remote Hands On-site technical support services providing customer equipment maintenance, monitoring, and hands-on assistance within data centre facilities.
• Hardware Hardware procurement and provisioning services for customer IT infrastructure needs within data centre deployments.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX)coreOthersJINX operates from Africa Data Centres facilities, providing internet peering services for networks connecting within the Johannesburg data centre ecosystem. This interconnection enables carriers and service providers to exchange traffic directly, reducing latency and costs.
• Cape Town Internet Exchange (CINX)coreOthersCINX operates from Africa Data Centres Cape Town facility, providing local internet peering services for networks in the Western Cape region, enabling efficient traffic exchange without requiring international routing.
• Kenya Internet Exchange Point (KIXP)coreOthersKIXP operates from Africa Data Centres Nairobi facility, providing local internet peering for networks in East Africa. This enables efficient regional traffic exchange and supports the growth of Kenya's internet ecosystem.
• 50+ CarrierscoreOthersOver 50 leading carriers operate from Africa Data Centres facilities, utilizing colocation and interconnection services. This carrier ecosystem creates network density and interconnection opportunities for all customers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/africa_dc
• Facebookfacebook.com/AfricaDataCentres
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/africadatacentres

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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