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More Africa NewsWIOCC-MDCS Skills Academy partnership delivers ICT skills to underprivileged learners in South Africa

December 6, 2023by myles0

WIOCC Group, Africa’s converged open-access digital infrastructure leader, is helping underprivileged learners, particularly unemployed females and disabled learners in deprived parts of South Africa, gain valuable ICT skills that will help boost their employability through a partnership with MDCS Skills Academy. By establishing a mobile ICT lab equipped with 20 laptops, this crucial partnership is targeted to reach those in most need...

More Africa NewsWIOCC reroutes ISP traffic following undersea cable breaks

August 18, 2023by myles0

Following Africa’s west coast subsea cable outages, WIOCC Group has restored major ISP and IP transit provider services onto the Equiano cable. Following a suspected rock fall in the Congo Canyon, the WACS, SAT-3 and ACE subsea cables have been damaged, disrupting the services of many Southern African connectivity providers. To fix the problem, WIOCC,...

More Africa NewsWIOCC pens 5-year, $129m connectivity deal with Laser Light

July 17, 2023by myles0

Digital infrastructure firm WIOCC Group has signed a five-year, $129 million master services agreement with Laser Light Holdings. As part of the terms, Laser Light will contract with WIOCC for capacity on terrestrial and subsea cables in and around Africa, as well as provide support services. WIOCC will use Laser Light for its global connectivity needs...

More Africa NewsFirst open-access, career neutral data centre set for DRC

July 13, 2023by myles0

Pan-African digital infrastructure firm WIOCC Group and Belgium-headquartered Texaf yesterday signed a shareholder agreement for the operation of Open Access Data Centres (OADC) in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). OADC – a WIOCC company – will be the DRC’s first open-access, Tier-III certified, carrier-neutral data centre and is anticipated to go live in November....

More Africa NewsWIOCC strengthens executive with two new appointments

July 12, 2023by myles0

WIOCC Group has appointed Nolan Naidu as the new head of product and Sayuri Moodliar as the new head of environmental, social, and governance. Digital infrastructure company WIOCC announced the appointments today, saying two executives will strengthen its position in the industry. Before joining WIOCC GROUP, Naidu worked for Dimension Data, MWEB, and Internet Solutions....

More Africa NewsWIOCC inks new connectivity deal with EXA Infrastructure

November 14, 2022by myles0

EXA Infrastructure, the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform connecting Europe and North America, and WIOCC Group, Africa’s leading provider of converged open access digital infrastructure, have signed a deal for capacity on a new terrestrial transport route interconnecting Africa and Europe. The deal comes hot on the heels of EXA’s recent announcement that it is...

More Africa NewsWiocc secures R540-million equity investment for expansion

September 30, 2022by myles0

Wiocc Group, the pan-African telecommunications and data centre infrastructure company, has secured a US$30-million (R540-million) equity investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Wiocc, which was one of the original investors in the Eassy submarine broadband cable system along Africa’s east coast, is aggressively deploying fibre and data centre infrastructure across the continent. The investment in...

More Africa NewsWiocc sees big opportunity as Equiano, 2Africa cables come online

June 6, 2022by myles0

Wiocc Group, one of the original investors in the Eassy submarine cable system on Africa’s east coast, is gearing up for rapid expansion as it eyes opportunities offered by two massive new cables being deployed to the continent. Wiocc – originally the West Indian Ocean Cable Company – was created to invest in Eassy, the submarine...

More Africa NewsWIOCC secures $200 million of debt and equity capital to fund expansion strategy

November 25, 2021by myles0

WIOCC has successfully raised $200 million in debt and equity capital to support its plans to expand its African and international network infrastructure. WIOCC has announced that it has raised $200 million of capital which will be used to support the company’s expansion strategy and accelerate its investments in digital infrastructure. The company’s international strategy sees it...

More Africa NewsCapacity wholesaler WIOCC invests in 30 new PoPs in SA

May 19, 2021by myles0

Capacity wholesale Internet service provider, the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) has brought new points-of-presence (PoPs) to South Africa. In a statement, WIOCC says it has extended its national hyperscale network with a further 30 PoPs along the country’s southern coastline – between Cape Town and Durban. The Mauritius-headquartered WIOCC operates as a wholesaler,...

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