iColo’s peering environment expands in Maputo with the entry of Mozambique Internet Exchange (MozIX) into MPM1 data center

Maputo, Mozambique 13 May 2025, iColo: A Digital Realty Company – Mozambique’s leading carrier-neutral colocation provider, today announced the entry of Mozambique Internet Exchange (MozIX) into Maputo One (MPM1) data center. This interconnection will allow carriers, both international and regional to exchange traffic faster, cost-effectively and with low latency eventually improving end-user’s internet experience.

The connectivity landscape in Maputo is not only new but also fast-growing, ensuring that multiple connectivity customers are peering. Peering is when the entities that own and run networks agree to freely exchange their traffic with each other for mutual benefit with the key benefit being keeping local traffic local for faster connection.

According to the Internet Society Pulse report, 35.48% of the local internet in Mozambique can be reached through internet exchange points (IXPs) in the country.

“Having made strides over the years as an IXP to foster keeping local traffic local, we are delighted to establish our presence at iColo’s Maputo One data center. Our capacity has reached a little over 150 Gigabytes Per Second (GBps) and currently have 19 members peering” says Luís Neves Cabral Domingos, Director, Eduardo Mondlane Informatics Center (CIUEM).

According to the Datareportal report of 2025, Mozambique has 6.96 million internet users while online penetration stood at 19.8% at the start of 2025.

“Mozambique Internet Exchange Point (Mozix), optimizes network efficiency by enabling direct traffic exchange between local ISPs and content providers, thereby reducing latency and dependency on international links. This aligns with iColo’s goals of delivering digital infrastructure that bolsters high-performance connectivity solutions and supporting digital growth across the region with reduced network congestion and increased bandwidth efficiency.” Luís adds.

“Our carrier-neutral data center at the heart of Maputo is now an interconnected hub that allows us to create an environment for customers. We are proud to be part of this crucial contribution to connectivity in Mozambique. With over 15 networks connected, the addition of the first and only internet exchange point in Mozambique will truly fortify the local Internet industry while also fostering a connected data community.” José Almeida, General Manager, iColo Mozambique.

iColo also hosts peering environments in Kenya with internet exchange points such as Kenya Internet Exchange Point (KIXP), London Internet Exchange (LINX) & Asteroid IX in their Nairobi & Mombasa data centers. The aggregated traffic at these exchanges averages around 100Gbps.

About iColo: A Digital Realty Company

iColo: A Digital Realty Company designs, builds, and operates state-of-the-art carrier-neutral data centers in Kenya and Mozambique to serve a broad spectrum of clients – telecom carriers, ISPs and peering points, IT and cloud providers, content providers, enterprise, and financial services customers. As part of Digital Realty’s data center platform, PlatformDIGITAL®, the company enables customers with a global connected

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