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WIOCC ’ s transformative journey from a regional service provider to a global connectivity powerhouse is driven by strategic partnerships and investments . With a focus on expanding infrastructure and enhancing operational efficiency , the partnership with Telehouse is ensuring high-capacity connectivity in underserved

African regions , contributing to economic growth and improved end-user experiences .

The challenge

After initially working largely as a service provider of reliable international connectivity to its 14 founding shareholders , WIOCC rapidly expanded its wholesale market position to become a neutral carrier , helping to meet the end-to-end connectivity demands of a wide range of African and international clients . Whilst major global cloud operators are increasingly extending their networks and migrating content into Africa , much of the continent remains underserved in terms of internet infrastructure , with poor connectivity hindering economic growth .

The solution

Jason Tutty , VP , OATS ( Open Access Technical Services ), WIOCC .

WIOCC is a key partner in the Equiano cable , a next-generation subsea internet cable deployed by Google along Africa ’ s western seaboard between South Africa and

Portugal . As well as landing the cable into Group company Open Access Data Centres ’ Lagos facility in Nigeria , WIOCC is also a fibre-pair investor in the system . This deployment is helping the company both to expand its capacity and to reinforce network resilience all the way from South Africa to the UK , increasing clients ’ ability to reliably access the data centres , telco and carrier interconnect points where they need a presence by taking advantage of WIOCC ’ s open-access , carrier-neutral infrastructure model .

High-capacity , scalable connectivity solutions are vital for cloud operators and content providers needing to migrate content sitting in the rest of the world into caches and Edge nodes in Africa , thereby bringing

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