Teraco
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Teraco Data Environments is Africa’s largest carrier-, cloud-, and vendor-neutral colocation provider, operating a cluster of data centre campuses across Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Durban, South Africa. Founded in 2008, the company built its business around NAPAfrica, Africa’s largest Internet Exchange Point, and around 650 organisations — including Tier-1 carriers, hyperscale cloud on-ramps for AWS, Google, Azure, Oracle and VMware, fintechs, and content providers — colocate within its facilities. In August 2022, Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) completed acquisition of a 55% majority stake in Teraco for roughly $1.7 billion cash, valuing the whole company at about $3.5 billion, making Teraco the anchor of Digital Realty’s pan-African expansion alongside its Kenya, Mozambique, and Nigeria operations. Teraco’s Johannesburg footprint spans two campuses — Isando (housing JB1 East, JB1 West, JB3, JB5, and the carrier-neutral Teleport satellite earth station) and Bredell (JB2 and JB4) — while Cape Town’s campus covers Rondebosch (CT1, its original 2009 flagship) and Brackenfell (CT2), and Durban is served by a single facility, DB1, in Riverhorse Valley.
Teraco has a confirmed data center presence at the following locations:
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Teraco Data Center Locations
- Johannesburg, South Africa JB1 East CARRIER-NEUTRAL · +27 (0) 11 573 2800 PENDING REVIEW
JB1 East was Teraco's original Johannesburg colocation facility, opened in January 2010 at just over 1,250 sqm before growing to nearly 3,850 sqm. - Johannesburg, South Africa JB1 West CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
JB1 West was built as a second building at the Isando site to meet continued colocation demand, adding over 5,000 sqm of data centre floor space and 20MVA of power. - Johannesburg, South Africa JB3 CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
JB3 spans 45,000 square metres of building structure at the Isando Campus, including 12,000 square metres of data white space. - Johannesburg, South Africa JB5 CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
JB5, at 29 Kiln Road on the Isando Campus, was launched in 2025 as Teraco's newest Johannesburg facility. - Johannesburg, South Africa JB4 CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
JB4 is a large-scale Bredell Campus building spanning about 80,000 sqm and featuring 14 data halls comprising roughly 17,000 sqm of white space. - Johannesburg, South Africa Teleport CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
The Teraco Teleport is described as the first carrier-neutral satellite earth station in Africa, linking satellite communications into ground-based telecom networks from the Isando Campus. - Kempton Park, South Africa JB2 CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Completed in November 2017 with a technical deployment space of over 6,000 sqm and 24MVA of power, JB2 was described at launch as the largest commercial data centre ever built in Africa. - Durban, South Africa DB1 CARRIER-NEUTRAL · +27 (0) 11 573 2800 PENDING REVIEW
DB1 in Riverhorse Valley connects directly to the Seacom, EASSy, MÉTISS, and 2Africa subsea cable systems, giving Durban a distinct international connectivity role within Teraco's network. - Cape Town, South Africa CT1 CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Opened in January 2009 at 2,600 sqm with 5MVA of power, CT1 in Rondebosch was Teraco's very first vendor-neutral colocation facility and set the design benchmark for all later sites. - Cape Town, South Africa CT2 CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Opened in 2021 as a 20,000 sqm, 30MVA facility in Brackenfell, CT2 extends Teraco's Cape Town campus with dedicated interconnect back to CT1.
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Common Questions
Where does Teraco operate data centres?
Teraco operates all of its facilities within South Africa, across three metros: Johannesburg (Isando and Bredell campuses), Cape Town (Rondebosch and Brackenfell), and Durban (Riverhorse Valley).
Who owns Teraco?
Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR) completed the acquisition of a 55% majority interest in Teraco in August 2022 for approximately $1.7 billion, with the remaining stake held by a consortium including Berkshire Partners, Permira, and Teraco management, who retain day-to-day operational control.
What is NAPAfrica?
NAPAfrica is Teraco's Internet Exchange Point (IXP), described as Africa's largest, and is a core part of Teraco's interconnection platform that draws carriers, ISPs, and cloud providers into its facilities.
Does Teraco offer direct cloud connections?
Yes — Teraco's Isando Campus in Johannesburg provides cloud on-ramps for Amazon, Google, Huawei, Microsoft Azure, Oracle, and VMware Cloud Verified providers.
Does Teraco operate an AI data center?
As of now, we don't have a confirmed AI-optimized (GPU-dense, liquid-cooled) facility on file for Teraco. We continue tracking new developments.
Does Teraco offer colocation services?
Yes — we've identified 10 facilities where Teraco may offer colocation services. Please contact Teraco directly to confirm current availability and terms.
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