West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC)

WIOCC (www.wiocc.net) is revolutionising global connectivity to 20 countries across eastern and southern Africa. For the first time, telecommunications carriers can now deliver low-cost and reliable high-speed telecoms services into these regions of Africa.

WIOCC owns 30% of the 10,000km EASSy (East African Submarine System) submarine cable - at 4.72Tbps the largest serving Africa. Landing points in 9 countries from South Africa to Sudan deliver the most extensive reach along the East African seaboard. Onward global connectivity is provided through multiple interconnect points with other submarine systems, and EASSy offers the only direct fibre-optic route to Europe.

WIOCC’s shareholders’ own terrestrial fibre networks interconnecting 20 African countries over more than 50,000km of terrestrial fibre-optic network, serving 400+ African locations. Partnerships with global operators enable the provision of seamless global connectivity to/from 100 cities in 29 countries in Europe and more than 700 cities in 70 countries globally. WIOCC... connecting Africa to the world.