iColo Mombasa One (MBA1)
iColo (Digital Realty) · Digital Realty · Miritini, Mombasa, Mombasa, Mombasa County
iColo Mombasa One (MBA1) is a operational data centre facility in Mombasa, Kenya, operated by iColo (Digital Realty). Its total capacity has not been publicly disclosed. It sits inside DC254's four-stage supply pipeline , see how Kenya's market stages up.
Compare iColo Mombasa One (MBA1) with iColo Mombasa Two (MBA2) · Telkom Kenya: Telephone House (Mombasa)
Side by side0.9 MW
Live IT load
250
Racks
Colocation
Facility type
2017
Opened
Overview
Opened 2017 in Miritini, the densest interconnection point on the Kenyan coast, with 90+ networks registered and three internet exchanges on site.
Why it matters
250 racks operational in 580 m², 80+ connectivity providers and three internet exchanges per the operator. iColo states the Miritini campus will eventually hold three data centres across 18,000 m², 13 MW and 1,800 racks. Current IT power on the 4,000 m² site is 0.9 MW per iColo's homepage. Correction (22 September 2026): the 13 MW figure is the planned Miritini campus total (three data centres, 1,800 racks), not an MBA1-only figure; MBA1 itself is documented at 250 racks and 580 sqm of customer space.
Where marketing and evidence diverge
The 13 MW campus figure is the full master plan, not the current building, current IT power is 0.9 MW per the operator's own homepage.
Power
Kenya Power + backup
Connectivity · 4 providers
- SEACOM Submarine
- EASSy Submarine
- TEAMS Submarine
- KIXP Mombasa IXP
Verification
Verified6 claims · 2 sources · Primary (1) · Independent (1)Last editorial evidence review: 2026-09-22
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iColo operates the Mombasa One (MBA1) data centre in Mombasa.
verifiedEditor review 2026-09-22: operator page states 'Miritini is currently home to MBA1'.
“Miritini is currently home to MBA1 which has been operational since 2017. The Miritini campus will expand in future to have 3 data centers occupying 18,000 square metres with a total IT load of 13 MW and a total rack capacity of 1,800.”
- Tier 2 · IndependentPeeringDB facility record #5019 (iColo MBA1) retrieved 2026-09-22 · published 2018-03-05
“PeeringDB record: name "icolo.io Mombasa One (MBA1)"; Miritini, Kenya; 94 networks present; record created 2018-03-05”
MBA1 is operated by iColo, now part of Digital Realty.
verifiedEditor review 2026-09-22: confirmed on the operator page (iColo, now Digital Realty).
“Miritini is currently home to MBA1 which has been operational since 2017. The Miritini campus will expand in future to have 3 data centers occupying 18,000 square metres with a total IT load of 13 MW and a total rack capacity of 1,800.”
- Tier 2 · IndependentPeeringDB facility record #5019 (iColo MBA1) retrieved 2026-09-22 · published 2018-03-05
“PeeringDB record: name "icolo.io Mombasa One (MBA1)"; Miritini, Kenya; 94 networks present; record created 2018-03-05”
MBA1 operates as a colocation facility.
verifiedOperator page: 'Colocate your business-critical equipment in MBA1'. Editor review 2026-09-22 confirms colocation classification.
“Miritini is currently home to MBA1 which has been operational since 2017. The Miritini campus will expand in future to have 3 data centers occupying 18,000 square metres with a total IT load of 13 MW and a total rack capacity of 1,800.”
- Tier 2 · IndependentPeeringDB facility record #5019 (iColo MBA1) retrieved 2026-09-22 · published 2018-03-05
“PeeringDB record: name "icolo.io Mombasa One (MBA1)"; Miritini, Kenya; 94 networks present; record created 2018-03-05”
MBA1 is located in Miritini, Mombasa.
verifiedOperator page states 'Miritini is currently home to MBA1' (the earlier note that the operator page does not state the area was wrong; the verbatim text is in the store).
- Tier 2 · IndependentPeeringDB facility record #5019 (iColo MBA1) retrieved 2026-09-22 · published 2018-03-05
“PeeringDB record: name "icolo.io Mombasa One (MBA1)"; Miritini, Kenya; 94 networks present; record created 2018-03-05”
“Miritini is currently home to MBA1 which has been operational since 2017. The Miritini campus will expand in future to have 3 data centers occupying 18,000 square metres with a total IT load of 13 MW and a total rack capacity of 1,800.”
MBA1 is operational.
verifiedOperator page: 'operational since 2017'. Editor review 2026-09-22 confirms.
“Miritini is currently home to MBA1 which has been operational since 2017. The Miritini campus will expand in future to have 3 data centers occupying 18,000 square metres with a total IT load of 13 MW and a total rack capacity of 1,800.”
- Tier 2 · IndependentPeeringDB facility record #5019 (iColo MBA1) retrieved 2026-09-22 · published 2018-03-05
“PeeringDB record: name "icolo.io Mombasa One (MBA1)"; Miritini, Kenya; 94 networks present; record created 2018-03-05”
The Miritini campus is planned to reach 13 MW of total IT load and 1,800 racks across three data centres; MBA1 itself is documented at 250 racks and 580 sqm of customer space.
unsupportedOperator page wording is explicit: 13 MW is the planned campus total (3 data centres), not an MBA1-only figure. Per the editor's action, the 'MBA1 = 13 MW' attribution is removed; the qualified campus claim is what the directory now carries. MBA1's own live IT load (0.9 MW per the iColo homepage, earlier collection) was not re-confirmed in this sweep.
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