WIOCC Legal Counsel Kate Waiganjo was named one of the 20 women to watch in the 5th annual Women to Watch Power List, compiled by leading global wholesale carrier and service provider magazine, Capacity. Kate’s inclusion in this list, which celebrates women who have achieved great results or major milestones in their respective fields, is […]

If you are a carrier, ISP, cloud operator or content provider looking to extend your influence and capability in Africa, come and meet the WIOCC team at Capacity Middle East to find out how we can help you grow your business. The event will take place on the 28th– 31st March 2022 at the Grand […]

    Submarine Telecoms Forum – January 2022: Thought-leadership article by WIOCC CEO Chris Wood, about how the digitisation of Africa presents a significant opportunity for all organisations involved with the transportation and utilisation of data – from submarine cable owners, fixed-line/mobile telcos, content providers, application developers and Internet Service Providers (ISPs), through to systems […]

The launch of Open Access Data Centres and the associated funding announcement by WIOCC were reported widely by a broad cross-section of national and international media titles. To read a particular piece of coverage, click on the story headline below and this will open up the appropriate page on the media outlet website where the […]

WIOCC Holding Company Limited (or “WIOCC”) has completed a USD 200 million debt and equity capital raise which will be used to expand its connectivity within Africa and internationally, and through Open Access Data Centres (or “OADC”) – a newly created WIOCC Group company – to launch a network of pan-African data centres optimised to […]

Fleet-footed cloud operators, content providers, carriers, internet service providers (ISPs) and mobile network operators (MNOs) are expanding their businesses along South Africa’s southern coastline, between Cape Town and Durban, following capacity wholesaler WIOCC’s recent addition of a further 30 Points of Presence (PoPs) along the 1,700km NLD5 and NLD6 coastal corridors. Koos Myburgh, Head of […]

As Customer Service Week draws to a close, WIOCC has strengthened its commitment to delivering exceptional client service by adding relationship-oriented Client Service Managers to its Client Champions team, reinforcing WIOCC’s position as a client-centric organisation. ”The Client Service Managers enable us to provide even better service because they amplify the client’s voice internally and […]

Telcos, mobile operators and internet service providers can now quickly and confidently provide customers with priced connectivity solutions following the introduction of WIOCC’s new, intuitive Metro feasibility and pricing tool. The tool, which is accessible online to registered clients, provides complete visibility of WIOCC’s Metro network covering the greater Johannesburg area to enable 24x7x365 feasibility […]

WIOCC’s Director Sales – West Africa, Nikki Popoola, is featured on Capacity Media’s blog, where she discusses the importance of diversity within the workplace. Nikki suggests that for a company to be successful and reap the benefits of diversity, it should look closely at inclusive hiring and equitable rewards. She also shares her thoughts on […]

WIOCC’s Nikki Popoola has been named one of Capacity magazine’s 20 Women to Watch in the global wholesale community for the second year running. The magazine commended Nikki for developing WIOCC’s hyperscale national network in Nigeria, seamlessly linking subsea cable systems to high-capacity Metro networks in Lagos and Abuja. She was also praised for building […]