March 7, 2018 •
Cloud Computing, Top Stories •
NetAdmin •
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Epsilon has partnered with WIOCC to deploy its Infiny by Epsilon on-demand connectivity platform. The partnership provides WIOCC with on-demand connectivity to major global financial and communications hubs and extends the reach of the Infiny platform into...
Uganda Telecom (UTL) has announced a partnership with the West Indian Ocean Company (WIOCC) in a bid to deliver more data capacity and faster speeds in the country. UTL also aims to lower the cost of the internet. According to both firms, the partnership will...
Highly-experienced senior telecoms professional Nikki Popoola has joined WIOCC as Director – Sales, where she will be helping international carriers procure simple solutions to their complex connectivity challenges into and within Africa. Commenting on the...
The Global Telecoms Business Power 100 list for 2014 has been revealed. While many countries took the stage, African telecom CEOs took up four positions. Each CEO has moved up the rankings over the past few years. This showcases that Africa has moved from...
Gilat Satcom, a provider of satellite and fibre-based connectivity services in Africa, Asia and the Middle East, today announced that its CEO, Dan Zajicek, has been appointed to the board of WIOCC. Gilat Satcom Nigeria, a subsidiary of Gilat Satcom, was a...
May 29, 2013 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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DANTE (Delivery of Advanced Network Technology to Europe) has awarded a 15 year contract to award-winning carrier WIOCC for connectivity services in Southern and Eastern Africa, kicking off a two-year planning and procurement phase for the AfricaConnect...
Repairs to the submarine cable delivering most of WIOCC’s (West Indian Ocean Cable Company) connectivity to Europe were completed on Wednesday April 17th and WIOCC customer traffic is currently being migrated back to its original routing. During the...
April 17, 2013 •
People •
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WIOCC is further strengthening its presence in Africa by bringing in three experienced senior telecoms industry professionals: Darren Bedford, from PCCW (formerly Gateway Communications); Martin Mutiiria, from Nokia Siemens Networks; and Jason Tutty from...
July 13, 2012 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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Businesses, institutions and consumers in Lesotho are set to experience faster, reliable and significantly more affordable Internet connectivity as Africa’s carriers’ carrier WIOCC (West Indian Ocean Cable Company) brings additional broadband capacity...
It has been three weeks since an underwater cable was damaged off the Kenyan cost, leaving East African companies and businesses frustrated as they await telecom services to return to normal. Chris Wood, WIOCC Chief Executive, called the situation “very...
Chris Wood, CEO of Africa’s carriers’ carrier WIOCC was yesterday, 28 September 2011 named as one of the 100 most powerful people in the global telecommunications industry. Global Telecoms Business magazine has ranked WIOCC’s Chris Wood 46th in its 4th...
JUST seven months after commencing cable construction and installation, and following a comprehensive program of testing, the WIOCC-EASSy cable is now complete, has gone live and is ready for business. This marks the launch of the largest submarine system...
July 14, 2010 •
Top Stories •
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The Eassy fibre optic cable will be ready for launch by this weekend. Construction of the cable started in Maputo, Mozambique in December 2009, and its completion will make it the third fibre optic cable in Kenya, with Teams and Seacom cables having been...
December 1, 2009 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
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The much anticipated landing of the East African Submarine System (EASSy) is firmly on course according to the largest single investor WIOCC, with the first of the nine landings on the African coastline at Maputo, Mozambique on December 3rd...
