WIOCC Group

What WIOCC Group does

WIOCC Group is a Mauritius-headquartered, privately held wholesale digital infrastructure provider operating across 15 African countries with 450+ staff. Founded in 2008, the company owns and operates an integrated infrastructure stack comprising fibre-pair capacity on the Equiano and 2Africa subsea cable systems, positions on all major African subsea networks (EASSy, WACS, ACE, MainOne), over 115,000km of terrestrial fibre with more than 250 points-of-presence, and a portfolio of over 40 carrier-neutral data centres (11 core and >30 edge) in South Africa, Nigeria, and the DRC, with 25MW of installed capacity.

The group operates through four core companies: WIOCC (wholesale subsea and terrestrial capacity), Open Access Data Centres or OADC (pan-African carrier-neutral colocation), Open Access Metro Services (last-mile FTTx build and operations in Kenya), and Open Access Technical Services or OATS (managed network services including NOC management, dark fibre, and spectrum management). The combined offering, branded as Converged Open Digital Infrastructure (CODI), is positioned as a single open-access platform connecting international subsea capacity to national backbones, metro networks, and colocation facilities.

Revenue is generated primarily through long-term recurring wholesale contracts with hyperscalers, content providers, telecommunications operators, ISPs, and major enterprises, supplemented by colocation fees, managed services revenue, and cross-connect charges. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The shareholder base comprises African telco operators (Telkom Kenya, TMCEL, Djibouti Telecom, ONATEL Burundi, BoFiNet Botswana, Dalkom Somalia) alongside development finance institutions (IFC, Proparco, EAAIF), and the company has raised over US$105 million in combined equity and debt from these partners since 2022 to fund a planned US$500 million investment cycle over the next five years.

Name

WIOCC Group

Legal name

West Indian Ocean Cable Company Holding Ltd

Website

https://wioccgroup.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

WIOCC Group is a Mauritius-headquartered wholesale digital infrastructure provider operating subsea cable capacity, terrestrial fibre, and carrier-neutral data centres across 15 African countries, serving hyperscalers, content providers, telcos, and ISPs with open-access connectivity and colocation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Infrastructure

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (51711)

SIC

Communications Services, Nec (4899), Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Operations Outsourcing (NOC Services) (BPAEAMAD)

Keywords

• Wholesale connectivity services
• Subsea cable infrastructure
• Data centre colocation
• Terrestrial fiber networks
• Managed network services

Headquarters

HQ city

Ebène

HQ country

Mauritius

HQ region

Africa

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Revenue model

1. Wholesale Connectivity and Capacity: WIOCC provides wholesale connectivity services including subsea capacity, terrestrial fiber capacity, and metro connectivity to carriers, operators, hyperscalers, cloud operators, and ISPs. Revenue is generated through long-term capacity contracts and usage-based pricing for network infrastructure.
2. Data Centre Colocation Services: Open Access Data Centres (OADC) provides carrier-neutral colocation services including rack space, power, cooling, and interconnectivity. Revenue derived from colocation fees, power charges, and cross-connect fees.
3. Managed Technical Services: Open Access Technical Services (OATS) provides outsourced network and infrastructure management including logistics, field services, NOC management, and spectrum management for clients operating in Africa.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

WIOCC Group is a wholesale digital infrastructure provider in Africa delivering open-access subsea and terrestrial capacity, carrier-neutral data centre colocation, metro fibre (FTTx), and managed network technical services. It serves hyperscalers, content providers, telcos, ISPs, and major enterprises through four group companies: WIOCC (wholesale connectivity), Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Open Access Metro Services, and Open Access Technical Services (OATS).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OATS (Open Access Technical Services): Technical services arm providing specialised field support and custom network solutions including logistics, managed subsea capacity termination, managed network field services, dark fibre and spectrum management, and managed Network Operations Centres

Products and services

• WIOCC Wholesale Connectivity
• Open Access Data Centres (OADC) Colocation
• Open Access Metro Services (FTTx)
• Open Access Technical Services (OATS)

Quantifiable outcome

• Added more than 2.5Tbps of restoration capacity during Red Sea cable outages, restoring connectivity for more than 30 leading wholesale ecosystem players
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Groote Schuur Hospital TrustminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2026WIOCC enabled free WiFi connectivity project in the Haematology Unit at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, partnering with TooMuchWifi as the delivery partner. Project expected to benefit over 200 patients over three years.
• TooMuchWifiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 16 April 2026Delivery partner for the Groote Schuur Hospital WiFi project, designing, deploying, and managing the network connectivity. TooMuchWifi addresses internet affordability in underserved communities.
• NTT DATAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 February 2026Six-year agreement where OADC acquired seven NTT data centres across South Africa (Bloemfontein, Cape Town, East London, Johannesburg, Gqeberha, Umhlanga) while NTT DATA SA remains as primary client contact and continues delivering services.
• TMCELcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 July 2025Framework Agreement with Mozambique's national telecommunications operator to deliver enhanced high-capacity connectivity solutions. Combines TMCEL's national infrastructure with WIOCC's regional and international connectivity via 2Africa East and terrestrial routes into South Africa.
• Readland GlobalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 June 2025Partnership to host STEM workshop in Lagos bringing together 25 students from Filerose Academy and Sammy Bright School. Workshop covered robotics, 3D printing, and drone flying training.
• New PlanetminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 6 May 2025Solar installation partner for OADC's 330kW grid-tied solar pilot project at OADC Durban facility. Installation partner providing renewable energy solutions for sustainable data centre operations.
• Federal Ministry of Communications Innovation & Digital Economy (Nigeria)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2025MoU to accelerate Nigeria's digital economy through investments in critical digital infrastructure. WIOCC committed to deploying hyperscale open-access digital platform for ISPs, expanding fibre infrastructure, and providing digital training. Collaboration with Nigerian Broadband Alliance included.
• Animal Survival International (ASI)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 February 2025Partnership to support wildlife conservation in Botswana through installation of solar-powered water pumps in drought-stricken regions. WIOCC contributed to funding and implementing sustainable solutions for wildlife survival.
• TEXAFcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2023Shareholder agreement for OADC Kinshasa operation, DRC's first open-access, Tier-III certified, carrier-neutral data centre. TEXAF provides the Silikin Village digital hub location while OADC operates the facility.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Liquid Intelligent Technologies: Liquid operates one of Africa's largest independent fibre and subsea cable networks spanning DRC, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya and other WIOCC-served markets, and offers cloud and managed services to enterprises. It is the closest direct competitor on pan-African wholesale capacity and enterprise connectivity.
• SEACOM: SEACOM owns and operates subsea cable systems along Africa's east and west coasts and provides IP transit, cloud connectivity and wholesale capacity to carriers and ISPs across the continent — directly comparable to WIOCC's wholesale subsea and terrestrial connectivity business.
• Africa Data Centres: Africa Data Centres is a pan-African carrier-neutral colocation operator with facilities across South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and other markets, owned by Cassava Technologies. It is the most direct competitor to OADC for hyperscale and enterprise colocation demand in WIOCC's footprint.
• MainOne (Equinix): MainOne operates the MainOne subsea cable serving West Africa and MDXi data centres in Nigeria, Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire. Following Equinix's acquisition, it provides integrated subsea, terrestrial and colocation services — overlapping directly with WIOCC's wholesale and OADC offerings in West Africa.
• Aqua Comms: Aqua Comms operates dedicated subsea fibre networks (AEConnect, Havfrue/AEC-2, Amitié) connecting North America with Europe and provides wholesale capacity to carriers, hyperscalers and content providers — a comparable specialist wholesale subsea operator at smaller scale than WIOCC.

Regional players

• BCX (Business Connexion): BCX is a South African integrated ICT solutions provider offering enterprise connectivity, managed network services and data centre facilities, primarily in Southern Africa. It competes with WIOCC's OATS and OADC offerings in the South African enterprise and public-sector market.

Broad incumbents

• GTT Communications: GTT is a global wholesale carrier providing IP transit, Ethernet, wavelength and managed services to carriers, ISPs and enterprises worldwide, with a tier-1 IP backbone. It is a comparable global wholesale connectivity provider at significantly larger scale than WIOCC.
• GlobalConnect: GlobalConnect is a Northern European wholesale fibre and data centre operator with ~150,000 km of fibre and ~30,000 sqm of DC capacity serving carriers, ISPs and enterprises. Its vertically integrated wholesale connectivity and colocation model closely mirrors WIOCC's pan-African digital infrastructure playbook.
• Internet Solutions (Dimension Data / NTT DATA): Internet Solutions, part of the NTT DATA group, is a major African managed network services and enterprise connectivity provider. It overlaps with WIOCC's OATS managed services and competes for enterprise customers across Southern Africa, and was a transactional counterparty in the December 2025 NTT data centre acquisition.

Emerging players

• Raxio Data Centres: Raxio builds and operates carrier-neutral, Tier-III colocation facilities across Africa (Uganda, Ethiopia, DRC, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique, Tanzania, Nigeria). It competes with OADC for hyperscale and enterprise workloads, particularly in markets where WIOCC is also expanding.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors7 records

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M&A

Investments

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