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Originally published by The Standard BusinessMay 9, 2026
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Airtel takes on Safaricom with Sh5.6b data centre
The facility under construction in Tatu City, expected to be the largest data centre in East Africa...
✨ Key Highlights
Airtel Africa is investing $44 million (Sh5.68 billion) to build the largest data centre in East Africa, located in Nairobi, as part of a strategy to compete with Safaricom's dominance in the data market.
- The new facility, expected to be 44 megawatts, is slated to go live in the first quarter of 2027.
- Key players: Airtel Africa challenging Safaricom.
- This initiative supports Airtel's push into enterprise and home broadband services, mirroring a similar project in Lagos, Nigeria.
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