LINX selects Digital Realty as New IXP Access Point in Ghana
The data centre leader Digital Realty is in the final stages of its new facility in Accra, ACR2 – a state-of-the-art data centre strategically located within close proximity to several submarine landing cable stations in the city.
This news comes shortly after LINX Accra, a new internet exchange point (IXP), was announced in 2024 and is expected to go live in the coming weeks. Within Ghana, LINX hopes the IXP will provide future proof and scalable solutions to take the digital ecosystem to the next level.
It will be the third location in Africa for LINX since the launch of LINX Nairobi in 2023, which was a critical milestone for the company’s wider internet strategy across Africa.
“We are excited to be embarking on this new journey with Digital Realty in Ghana,” says Nurani Nimpuno, Head of Global Engagement for LINX.
“We have strong relations with our partners across our LINX hubs in the UK, US and Kenya so I’m confident this extension of the relationship will be a success.”
Ghana key to West Africa digital transformation
With a presence of six subsea cable systems, Ghana has become one of the most internationally connected countries in Africa.
The country has witnessed immense growth in its digital landscape in recent years, with its digital economy predicted to reach US$5bn by 2030, according to the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET).
LINX has been eager to participate in this growth, having just this week entered into a strategic partnership with the Internet Society Ghana Chapter (ISOC Ghana). The alliance is part of a collaborative effort to drive digital transformation further across West Africa.
As far as Digital Realty is concerned, the company has been an important access point for LINX’s interconnection solutions in London and North Virginia for several years.
The internet launched into Africa for the first time with LINX Nairobi in 2023 and LINX Mombasa in February 2025 – working closely with iColo, a Digital Realty company.
“We’re pleased to be welcoming LINX to our new data centre in Ghana, a key milestone as we continue to strengthen interconnection across Africa,” shares Joseph Koranteng, Managing Director of Digital Realty in Ghana.
“As demand for low-latency connectivity grows, this collaboration will play a critical role in helping to shape the region’s digital future by enabling greater access, resilience and integration with the global internet fabric.”
Digital Realty data centre growth to fuel digital economy
This announcement reinforces Digital Realty’s broader commitment to accelerating digital transformation across Africa.
As the world’s largest global data centre provider Digital Realty is strengthening its open data centre platform to support Africa’s internet backbone and empower both customers’ and the region’s growth within the global digital economy.
It currently operates across Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria and South Africa and hopes to continue playing a pivotal role in enabling regional connectivity and global integration.
Digital Realty was also recently ranked the number one data centre provider in Africa and Europe on Cloudscene’s 2024-2025 Data Centre Ecosystem Leaderboard, underscoring its leadership in delivering a truly global data centre platform.
The company has also established new regions for its data centre activities, including the launch of the HER1 facility in Crete in April 2025. This data centre has been designed to advance connectivity across the Mediterranean and provide significant cable links between Europe and Africa.
LINX Accra will launch in the coming weeks as a multi-site, interconnected and resilient fabric offering networks a selection of low latency services including peering and more.
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