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We are driving Africa’s digital transformation and have successfully led this trailblazing, high-achieving, multiple award winning company since its formation in 2008.
Chris Wood
CEO
Never afraid of disrupting the status quo and operating in new and original ways to support clients’ business decision making and help them develop and expand their businesses across the continent.
At the forefront of investing in new technologies and methodologies to help them grow their businesses.
Putting clients’ interests at the heart of the way we operate and the way we think.
Understanding that clients are all individuals and that finding bespoke solutions for each client helps in our goal of building long-term relationships. That is why we always refer to clients and not customers.
A policy of maintaining a programme of investing in our infrastructure, our people and in Africa.
Committed to Africa, with unique local skills and knowledge of how to expand business across the continent.
To create an environment in which all Africans can take advantage of world-class technology developments to build better lives, better businesses and a better world.
To create and deploy a converged open-access digital infrastructure which will expedite digital transformation across the continent.
Client Focus, Integrity, Boundless, Personal Excellence, Collaborate
Development of Easter Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy) design & build
First non-shareholder service activated
Network Operations Centre (NOC) created
EASSy awarded Best Cable Project award at Submarine Networks World
Strategic investments in EIG and WACS
WIOCC registers first subsidiary company in South Africa
Service Management team created alongside NOC & Technical Assistance Centre
WIOCC & Dalkom Somalia win GTB Innovation Award for first, direct, high-capacity, international connectivity to Somalia
Virtual landing point in landlocked Lesotho launched
WIOCC partners with shareholder TelOne to build network across Zimbabwe
IP Connectivity & Metro services added to business portfolio
Deployment of WIOCC’s own Metro network in Jo’burg (40 PoPs) & Lagos (10 PoPs)
Third EASSy upgrade
WIOCC named Best East African Wholesale Carrier at Africa Carriers Awards
IP Transit capacity increases to 20Gbps
Jo’burg Metro goes live
Fourth EASSy upgrade
IP Transit capacity increases to 40Gbps
WIOCC registers three new subsidiaries; WIOCC service; Kenya Limited; WIOCC Nigeria & WIOCC UK
Back-up NOC established in South Africa
Strategic investments in >60,000km of submarine cable assets, linking Africa’s coastline countries to Europe and rest of the world
70% of IP traffic exchanged via peering
WIOCC’s reach extends to 100 cities in 29 counties in Europe & key global commercial centres
WIOCC’s African terrestrial network extends across >55,000km connecting over 500 African locations in 30 countries
AP Telecom becomes WIOCC’s international sales partner in Asia and US
WIOCC and Epsilon expand on-demand connectivity between Africa and rest of the world
WIOCC launches Africa’s Hyperscale Infrastructure brand development
Nigeria & Zambia network developed
Network increases to 16Tbps design capability
South Africa network expansion with 30 national & 70 on–net Metro PoPs
Metronets become active in Jo’burg, Cape Town, Durban, East London and Gqeberha
WIOCC network circuits now 100Gbps and beyond
Cross-border connectivity with full OTN capabilities into Botswana, Mozambique and Zimbabwe
WIOCC completes USD 200 million debt and equity capital raise
WIOCC announces the launch of Open Access Data Centres (OADC)
OADC Durban completed at Amanzimtoti KZN
WIOCC and OADC land Google’s Equiano subsea cable in Lagos, Nigeria
WIOCC unveils its new tagline, Africa’s Digital Backcone
OADC rolles out Africa’s first, large-scale, open access edge data centre deployment Provide of the Year category at 6th Tech Innovation Awards
WIOCC Group continues to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure with a new $30 million equity investment byIFC
OADC wins the Data Centre/Edge Service Innovation awarded at Capacity’s Global Carrier Awards
OADC Lagos & OADC Isando go live
OADC Rondebosch & POADC Brackenfell announced
WIOCC chooses EXA Infrastructure to diversify network connectivity between Africa and Europe
WIOCC Group continues to expand Africa’s digital infrastructure with a new $30 million equity investment byIFC
OADC wins the Data Centre/Edge Service Innovation awarded at Capacity’s Global Carrier Awards
OADC Lagos & OADC Isando go live
OADC Rondebosch & POADC Brackenfell announced
WIOCC chooses EXA Infrastructure to diversify network connectivity between Africa and Europe
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