New pan-African datacentre firm announces US$500m-plus investment
Newly established WIOCC Group company Open Access Data Centres charts growth course, beginning with Nigeria, South Africa and Somalia.
Christopher Tredger
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WIOCC raises US$200m to expand connectivity and datacentre rollout
Equity capital raised from CAPE IV, a fund managed by leading Africa focused private equity fund manager, African Capital Alliance.
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Capacity wholesaler WIOCC invests in 30 new PoPs in SA
The West Indian Ocean Cable Company has extended its national hyperscale network along the country’s southern coastline – between Cape Town and Durban.
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Telcos announce 37,000km 2Africa subsea cable
Collaboration looks to establish new subsea cable project to link 23 countries on the continent, the Middle East and Europe.
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New partnership to lower internet costs in Uganda
Uganda Telecom, West Indian Ocean Cable Company pen agreement to boost local connectivity services.
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Look up Zimbabwe, the future is bright
As a landing station, Zimbabwe is charged with a number of barriers in terms of pricing.
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AfricaCom: WIOCC CEO Chris Wood named industry personality of the year
African wholesale carrier’s chief exec receives top honours at an ICT event in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Broadband wholesaler WIOCC beefs up African presence
Three telecoms industry veterans hired to help ‘strengthen’ company’s Africa presence.
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Lesotho bandwidth prices ‘fall by 67%’
Low cost internet on its way to the land-locked country, says a fibre-optic cable network company.