PAIX Nairobi (NBO-1)
PAIX Data Centres · Britam Tower, Hospital Road, Upper Hill, Nairobi, Nairobi County
PAIX Nairobi (NBO-1) is a operational data centre facility in Nairobi, Kenya, operated by PAIX Data Centres. Its designed capacity is 1.5 MW. It sits inside DC254's four-stage supply pipeline , see how Kenya's market stages up.
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Side by side1.5 MW
Total capacity
240
Racks
Colocation
Facility type
2020
Opened
Overview
PAIX built inside Britam Tower in Upper Hill rather than on a suburban campus, the most central of Nairobi's carrier-neutral facilities.
Why it matters
At launch specified at 240 cabinets, 1.5 MVA total power, 690 m² of whitespace and a 99.982% uptime guarantee. PAIX's Kenya page confirms both KIXP and Nairobi-IX on site. Its central location is genuinely useful when your staff, your bank and your regulator are all within walking distance.
Where marketing and evidence diverge
The smallest of Nairobi's four carrier-neutral facilities by registered connectivity (37 networks vs 122 at ADC NBO1), its case is location, not interconnection density. The 1.5 MVA figure is VA capacity, not MW IT load.
Certification position: PAIX's group site refers to "ISO and PCI-DSS frameworks" rather than naming ISO 27001, and makes no Uptime Tier claim.
Power
Kenya Power + backup
Connectivity · 4 providers
- KIXP IXP
- Nairobi-IX IXP
- Safaricom Fibre
- Liquid Datapoint Fibre
Verification
Verified6 claims · 2 sources · Primary (1) · Independent (1)Last editorial evidence review: 2026-09-22
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PAIX Data Centres operates the NBO-1 data centre in Nairobi.
verifiedEditor review 2026-09-22: paix.io/kenya confirms NBO-1 in Britam Tower, Upper Hill.
“Data Centre Nairobi | PAIX NBO-1 Colocation in Upper Hill”
- Tier 2 · IndependentPeeringDB facility record #7995 (PAIX Nairobi) retrieved 2026-09-22 · published 2020-01-15
“PeeringDB record: name "PAIX Nairobi"; address1 "Britam Tower"; Nairobi, Kenya; 38 networks present; record created 2020-01-15”
PAIX Data Centres is the operator of NBO-1.
verifiedEditor review 2026-09-22: confirmed on the operator Kenya page.
“Data Centre Nairobi | PAIX NBO-1 Colocation in Upper Hill”
- Tier 2 · IndependentPeeringDB facility record #7995 (PAIX Nairobi) retrieved 2026-09-22 · published 2020-01-15
“PeeringDB record: name "PAIX Nairobi"; address1 "Britam Tower"; Nairobi, Kenya; 38 networks present; record created 2020-01-15”
NBO-1 operates as a colocation facility.
verifiedEditor review 2026-09-22: carrier/cloud-neutral colocation per the operator page; PeeringDB consistent.
“Data Centre Nairobi | PAIX NBO-1 Colocation in Upper Hill”
- Tier 2 · IndependentPeeringDB facility record #7995 (PAIX Nairobi) retrieved 2026-09-22 · published 2020-01-15
“PeeringDB record: name "PAIX Nairobi"; address1 "Britam Tower"; Nairobi, Kenya; 38 networks present; record created 2020-01-15”
NBO-1 is located in Britam Tower, Upper Hill, Nairobi.
verifiedEditor review 2026-09-22: Britam Tower, Upper Hill confirmed on the operator page and registry.
“Data Centre Nairobi | PAIX NBO-1 Colocation in Upper Hill”
- Tier 2 · IndependentPeeringDB facility record #7995 (PAIX Nairobi) retrieved 2026-09-22 · published 2020-01-15
“PeeringDB record: name "PAIX Nairobi"; address1 "Britam Tower"; Nairobi, Kenya; 38 networks present; record created 2020-01-15”
NBO-1 is operational.
verifiedEditor review 2026-09-22: operational per the live operator page and active registry record (38 networks).
“Data Centre Nairobi | PAIX NBO-1 Colocation in Upper Hill”
- Tier 2 · IndependentPeeringDB facility record #7995 (PAIX Nairobi) retrieved 2026-09-22 · published 2020-01-15
“PeeringDB record: name "PAIX Nairobi"; address1 "Britam Tower"; Nairobi, Kenya; 38 networks present; record created 2020-01-15”
NBO-1's 1.5MW total capacity is publicly documented.
unsupportedDirectory tracks 1.5 MW (launch-era specification). No public source in the 2026-09-22 sweep documents the figure; retained as an operator-stated launch spec, not a verified number. Editor review did not overturn this.
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