PAIX Djibouti

The Gateway to the Horn of Africa

PAIX Djibouti is located in the central business district of Djibouti, in close proximity to the key submarine cable landing stations.

We host communities of interest for carriers and ISPs, cloud providers, content distribution networks, e-commerce, broadcasting, advertising, and gaming companies.

The facility is approximately 20 minutes drive from Djibouti's International Airport.

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JIB-1 Data Centre key specifications

Services
Cabinets, cages and private rooms
Interconnection: cross-connects and peering
Remote Hands and Eyes: 24x7, 365
Site Overview
5000 kW IT load
2000m² colocation space
1000 cabinets
Connectivity
Access to 20+ carriers and ISPs
Direct access to the Internet Exchange
Security and Safety
Detection, suppression & Vesda fire alarm
Multiple physical security layers including CCTV, proximity cards, man trap and biometrics
Security staff on site with controlled access 24x7x365
Power Redundancy
2N UPS
N+1 generators
Cooling Redundancy
N+1
Certifications and Standards
ISO 27001
ISO 22301
PCI-DSS

Customer Spaces

‌Our facility is designed to be a comfortable and productive work environment. In our offices, visitor work desks are available, as well as office space for clients who would like to have a permanent desk/office.

Office desks
Complimentary Wi-Fi
Conference rooms
Kitchen area

Why choose PAIX Djibouti?

‌Best connected data centre in Djibouti – all leading network operators present
Access to all major carriers, ISPs and metro fibre
Internet Exchange Points on site
Access to all major cloud platforms through multiple direct connect options

Meet Team Djibouti

Wouter van Hulten
Chief Executive Officer
Wouter is an internet pioneer with 20+ years of industry experience. Wouter cofounded in 1997 the first carrier neutral data centre in Amsterdam - SpeedPort, modelled after AboveNet and the Palo Alto Internet Exchange in California.
In 1999, he was part of the founding team of Interxion, which became Europe’s leading data centre operator 20 years later. He initiated the Swiss Internet Exchange Swiss-IX in 2001, and the French France-IX in 2009. In July 2016, whilst at Interxion, he founded PAIX to focus 100% on the data centre opportunity on the African continent. He initiated and co-founded the Africa Data Centres Association in 2018, and is currently a board member.
Wouter grew up in Mali and Burkina Faso and graduated from Imperial College London with a Masters in Software Engineering, and received his MBA from INSEAD.
Boubacar Fall Sy
Managing Director, Senegal
Boubacar is a progressive leader in the telecommunications industry, with expertise focused on B2B relationships. He held the position of Head of Sales at Free in Senegal, where he led the implementation of the business strategy, achieving maximum return on investment and economic success in alignment with the company's overall strategy. Previously, he worked for Tigo Senegal as a key account sales manager, where he implemented sales strategies, monitored production indicators, planned, organized and supervised the activity of the sales teams.
Boubacar studied accounting and management of organizations in France, before obtaining a degree in computer science with a specialization in computer networks.