ixafrica Data Centres, the first hyper-scale, carrier-neutral, AI-ready data centre in East Africa, has partnered with Digital Parks Africa (DPA), a fully South African-owned data centre provider, to offer top-notch data centre services to Southern and East Africa.
This mutually beneficial partnership, announced on Thursday, is the initial phase of both providers’ expansion throughout Africa.
Through cooperation with a partner with similar values, such as iXAfrica, both providers can provide seamless access to data centre services throughout Southern and East Africa for businesses and multinational clients.
Multinational operations and expansion are now made easier for customers by allowing them to utilise points of presence in both regions through a single, integrated solution.
Advantages for iXAfrica and Digital Parks Africa customers
As a result, DPA clients will be able to take advantage of the local ecosystem, which includes cloud and fibre providers, and access data centre services in Kenya.
iXAfrica customers can also access Digital Parks Africa’s well-established infrastructure in South Africa, where they can take advantage of the same superior operational standards.
This partnership allows customers to expand into new economic centres while collaborating with reputable providers in each region. This partnership guarantees consistent, dependable, and effective data centre services across borders.
The collaboration is a calculated step to establish a pan-African digital backbone, not merely a commercial arrangement. As Africa digitises quickly, the need for carrier-neutral, highly resilient, and AI-ready data centres is growing.
IXAfrica and DPA are establishing themselves as the go-to partners for governments, businesses, and hyperscalers looking to fuel the upcoming digital revolution.
iXAfrica and Digital Parks Africa express optimism about the partnership
Snehar Shah, CEO of iXAfrica, commented: “This partnership is about building bridges across Africa’s digital economy. By aligning with DPA, we are giving customers the confidence to expand seamlessly across borders with the same reliability, efficiency, and resilience they expect in global markets. For us at iXAfrica, it’s about enabling Africa’s enterprises and innovators to scale at the speed of technology while creating the foundations for AI, cloud, and connectivity to thrive across the continent.”
Wiaan Vermaak, Group CCO of Digital Parks Africa, added: “Our vision at Digital Parks Africa has always been to empower businesses with world-class infrastructure that matches the highest global standards. Partnering with iXAfrica extends this commitment beyond South Africa, enabling us to jointly serve the growing needs of a continent on the cusp of a digital revolution. Together, we are ensuring that Africa is not just consuming technology but actively shaping the digital future.”
About iXAfrica Data Centres
iXAfrica Data Centres, located in Nairobi, Kenya, is the first hyper-scale, carrier-neutral, AI-ready data centre in East Africa and the newest digital hub for connectivity, cloud, and colocation.
iXAfrica offers top-notch, incredibly resilient data centre infrastructure to build an essential component of East Africa’s internet backbone. Serving more than 300 million people, Nairobi One Campus has the largest and most significant energy project in the greater East African region, with an overall design capacity of 22.5MW.
The campus is located near important, reliable electrical connections that provide high-availability, low-carbon power, and the main fibre optic communications arteries. More than 90 per cent of Kenya’s electricity comes from clean, renewable energy sources, and iXAfrica’s free-air cooling technology can power high-density AI workloads up to 50 kW per rack.
About Digital Parks Africa
Founded in 2017, Digital Parks Africa is a carrier-neutral data centre provider in South Africa. For companies of all sizes looking for safe, dependable infrastructure hosting, they provide colocation services, which include connectivity, power, cooling, and a range of value-added solutions.
They are industry leaders in energy-efficient cooling, high rack power densities, and industry-leading power usage effectiveness (guaranteed PUE of 1.5 or less) as dependable stewards of cutting-edge data environments. Their cost-optimised energy consumption model further facilitates scalable, reasonably priced growth for their clients.
Their flagship facility, situated in Samrand, Gauteng, has a total capacity of 24MW and was built to satisfy the requirements of mission-critical infrastructure. Customers enjoy round-the-clock support, robust disaster recovery options, and low-latency connectivity in a high-availability environment that guarantees maximum uptime.