Open Access Data Centres

What Open Access Data Centres does

Open Access Data Centres (OADC) is a pan-African, carrier-neutral colocation operator and a subsidiary of WIOCC Group, registered in Ebene, Mauritius, with operational infrastructure across Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa. The company runs 11 hyperscale Tier III data centres and more than 30 edge facilities, including flagship sites in Lagos (LOS1), Kinshasa (FIH1), and multiple South African metros (Johannesburg Isando, Bryanston, Parklands; Durban; Umhlanga; Cape Town Rondebosch, Brackenfell, Bree Street; Bloemfontein; East London; Gqeberha). OADC's core proposition is providing scalable, AI-ready, Tier III-certified colocation capacity that enables hyperscalers, financial institutions, telcos, ISPs, and large enterprises to host data within African jurisdictions in compliance with data localisation rules such as Nigeria's Central Bank directive.

Name

Open Access Data Centres

Legal name

Open Access Data Centres

Website

https://openaccessdc.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Open Access Data Centres (OADC) is a pan-African, carrier-neutral colocation operator running 11 hyperscale Tier III data centres and 30+ edge facilities across Nigeria, DRC, and South Africa, serving hyperscalers, banks, telcos, and enterprises requiring AI-ready, data-sovereign infrastructure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

Modular & Prefabricated Data Centers (HDABACAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hyperscale Data Center Campuses (Build-to-Suit) (HDABACAC), Edge Colocation & Micro Data Centers (HDABACAI), Data Center Operations & Managed Services (Remote Hands, NOC/SOC) (HDABANAA), Edge Colocation & Distributed Data Center Services (HDABAOAB)

Keywords

• Carrier-neutral colocation
• Hyperscale data centres
• Edge data centres
• Interconnection platform
• Pan-African infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Moka

HQ country

Mauritius

HQ region

Africa

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Colocation Services: Carrier-neutral colocation services providing rack space, power, cooling, and interconnection within Tier III certified data centres. Revenue is generated through long-term contracts with hyperscalers, financial institutions, telcos, and enterprises requiring reliable, scalable digital infrastructure.
2. Managed Services and Interconnection: Additional revenue from managed services, interconnection peering, and digital ecosystem access within OADC facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Open Access Data Centres constructs and operates a pan-African, carrier-neutral network of data centre facilities providing colocation, interconnection, and managed digital infrastructure services. The portfolio comprises 11 hyperscale Tier III data centres and more than 30 edge facilities across Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and South Africa, enabling hyperscalers, financial institutions, telcos, and enterprises to deploy and scale cloud, AI, content, and digital sovereignty workloads.

Product overview

Open Access Data Centres operates a pan-African carrier-neutral data centre network built on an open-access model. The portfolio comprises 11 hyperscale Tier III data centres and over 30 edge facilities across Nigeria (Lagos LOS1), DRC (Kinshasa FIH1), and South Africa (nine facilities in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town, Bloemfontein, East London, and Gqeberha). Core offerings include carrier-neutral colocation services, Open Access Fabric interconnection platform, and Edge Data Centres. The product suite is supplemented by Digital Ecosystems (cloud/network/content collaboration), Digital Sovereignty (data residency and compliance), and Scalable Infrastructure (cloud/AI-ready capacity) modules. Infrastructure uses Vertiv standardised power and cooling solutions. OADC is a WIOCC Group company with a $500 million investment commitment for pan-African expansion.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Open Access Fabric: A digital enablement platform providing interconnection services

Quantifiable outcome

• Lagos capacity scaling from 3 MW toward 50 MW over four years to support AI-ready workloads
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered preferred vendor, core, parent company and minor.

• Vertivpreferred vendorTechnology or Integration · 2 June 2026Vertiv supported OADC in standardizing power and cooling infrastructure at Parklands data centre in Johannesburg. Deployment includes Vertiv Liebert PDX cooling, Liebert Trinergy Cube UPS, SmartAisle containment, and lithium-ion batteries. Marc Matthews noted OADC made executive decision to standardize on Vertiv infrastructure solutions.
• UniCloud AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 April 2026Strategic partnership to accelerate Africa's digital transformation by combining OADC's carrier-neutral data centre infrastructure with UniCloud Africa's cloud services platform. OADC footprint spans Lagos flagship facility, Kinshasa operations, and over 40 data centres in South Africa. UniCloud operates in six African countries with expansion plans.
• Hurricane ElectriccoreTechnology or Integration · 27 February 2026Hurricane Electric, world's largest IPv6-native Internet backbone, established new Point of Presence at OADC DUR1 in Durban. Provides enterprises access through 100GE, 10GE, and GigE ports to Hurricane Electric's global network of over 10,500 networks across 320 major exchange points.
• NTT DATA South AfricacoreTechnology or Integration · 9 February 2026OADC acquired seven data centres from NTT DATA South Africa in Bloemfontein, Cape Town, East London, Johannesburg, Gqeberha, and Umhlanga. Transaction concluded December 31, 2025. OADC purchased and assumed day-to-day operations while leasing facilities back to NTT DATA SA, which remains the primary client contact.
• WIOCC Groupparent companyOthersOADC is a WIOCC Group company. WIOCC is a leading African telco infrastructure provider, and OADC operates as its data centre subsidiary.
• TEXAFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership between TEXAF and OADC established FIH1, DRC's first and only Tier-III certified, carrier-neutral data centre. Located within Silikin Village technology hub in Kinshasa, offering 1,500 m² of IT space and connecting over twelve national and international operators.
• VertivminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOADC CEO Ayotunde Coker participated in Vertiv AI Innovation Roadshow Africa as virtual webinar themed around preparing African data centres for AI workloads.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Vertiv: Vertiv is OADC's infrastructure partner (Liebert PDX, Trinergy Cube UPS, SmartAisle containment), not a competitor; included as an enabling/supply-side peer that shapes OADC's standardization, scalability and cost structure for modular power and cooling deployments.
• WIOCC Group: WIOCC is OADC's parent company and Africa's largest carriers' carrier for submarine/fibre capacity; included because it shares OADC's management, capital base and shared infrastructure customers in the same African markets, shaping its competitive positioning.

Regional players

• IHS Towers: IHS Towers is Africa's largest tower operator (Nigeria, South Africa, etc.) with adjacent digital infrastructure ambitions in fibre and data centres; comparable as a multi-country African infrastructure operator, though its core business is passive tower infrastructure rather than data centres.

Broad incumbents

• Equinix: Equinix is the global benchmark for carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection, with growing Africa ambitions via partnerships; comparable business model (interconnection-rich, carrier-neutral) and competitive threat if it expands its Lagos/Cape Town footprint.
• Digital Realty: Digital Realty is a global hyperscale colocation and interconnection platform that acquired Teraco and now competes head-on with OADC in South Africa; while not Africa-focused, it brings global hyperscaler relationships and capital that OADC must compete against for premium tenants.
• NTT DATA Global Data Centers: NTT DATA sold seven South African facilities to OADC in Dec 2025 and remains the anchor tenant via a six-year leaseback. As a global data centre incumbent and counterparty, NTT sets the competitive ceiling on pricing and connectivity for OADC's acquired South African portfolio.

Direct peers

• Teraco Data Environments: Teraco (now owned by Digital Realty) is South Africa's largest carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection provider with facilities in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. It directly competes with OADC's South African footprint (JNB1-JNB3, CPT1-CPT3, DUR1-DUR2) for enterprise and hyperscaler tenancy.
• Africa Data Centres: Africa Data Centres (a Liquid Intelligent Technologies subsidiary) operates carrier-neutral colocation facilities across Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Ghana, and other African markets — directly competing with OADC for hyperscaler, enterprise and telco colocation tenants on the continent.
• Raxio Data Centres: Raxio builds and operates carrier-neutral Tier III colocation facilities across multiple African countries (Uganda, Ethiopia, Côte d'Ivoire, DRC, Tanzania, Mozambique, Rwanda), positioned for hyperscaler and enterprise customers — a near-direct peer in geographic and product scope to OADC.
• MainOne / MDXi: MainOne (and its MDXi data centre subsidiary) operates Tier III carrier-neutral colocation in Nigeria (Lagos, Accra, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire) and submarine cable infrastructure — a direct competitor targeting hyperscalers and enterprises in West Africa where OADC's flagship Lagos LOS1 sits.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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