Come interact with WIOCC at AfricaCom and GCCM Africa in South Africa

WIOCC at AfricaCom 2018

If you’ll be at AfricaCom in Cape Town on November 13^th -15^th, please visit us on our stand –number C40 – at the Cape Town International Convention Centre, Cape Town for partnership opportunities. The WIOCC team, led by our CEO, Chris Wood, will be ready to tackle any complex challenge and deliver simple solutions – whether you are an African or international telco, an ISP, an OTT player or a Content Provider.

WIOCC is at the forefront of connecting Africa to the world. We work hard to understand fully the needs of each client, then draw upon our depth of experience, expertise, unique network and breadth of service options to develop bespoke solutions that precisely meet their requirements.

If you are looking for affordable, reliable, managed connectivity, then come and meet us and find out how we can develop a bespoke solution just for you.

To book a meeting with WIOCC at this busy event, please contact marketing@wiocc.net

Nikki Popoola joins Keynote panel / Executive Roundtable at GCCM Africa

On Monday 12^th November 2018 at the Africa 2018 GCCM/ CC- Submarine Summit, at the Table Bay Hotel in Cape Town, Nikki Popoola, WIOCC’s Director of Sales Africa, will be part of an Executive Round-table Panel Discussions Session discussing‘’.

Points of discussion & general questions will include the following;

• What are today’s and future data centres to meet subsea cable operators demand, and how can we address it?
• Can you explain to the audience the relationship between Subsea cable operators and data centres, and the importance on it?
• How does the landscape look now and are there any new projects coming in the next 5 to 10 years?
• What role does the Internet Exchanges and Peering play, and help to generate new value-added services to drive growth and maximize revenues?
• Explain to us about the importance of Big Data, Cloud Storage, Cloud Cyber-security
• How do we meet today’s Challenges and what are the Solutions to provide?

For more information about WIOCC, please contact info@wiocc.net  or visit: www.wiocc.net

WIOCC, Delivering Connectivity You Can Trust.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Come interact with Africa’s Carriers’ Carrier in Asia

Darren Bedford joins a roundtable at GCCM, Singapore

Darren Bedford, Chief Development Officer of Africa’s carriers’ carrier WIOCC, will be part of a roundtable discussing ‘The role of Datacenters Strategies’ at GCCM, which takes place today, 26th and tomorrow 27th June 2018 at the InterContinental Hotel in Singapore.

The roundtable is scheduled for day two (27th) from 2.00 pm – 3.00 pm and will be moderated by Erik van Stokkom – Board Member at MGI. Other panellists include Brett Matthews – Sales Engineering Director, Australia & New Zealand at Splunk Inc, Carlos M. Trujillo – Chief Operations Officer at SubPartners Pty Ltd and William Heng, Director – Sales Engineering APAC at Digital Realty. Discussions will cover the following;

• Today’s and future data centres to meet subsea cable operators demand
• The relationship between Subsea cable operators and datacenters
• New projects coming in the next 5 to 10 years
• What role does the Internet Exchanges and Peering play, and help to generate new value-added services to drive growth and maximize revenues
• Big Data, Cloud Storage, Cloud Cybersecurity
• How to meet today’s Challenges and Solutions to provide

To reach Darren at GCCM, please email him at darren.bedford@wiocc.net

 

WIOCC at CommunicAsia & NXTAsia2018

WIOCC, Africa’s Carriers’ Carrier is present and participating at CommunicAsia 2018 taking place at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 26th -28th June 2018

Visit us at booth 5G2 -12, to see the award-winning carrier for wholesale in Africa.  Come discuss partnerships opportunities with WIOCC team for access to the most extensive fibre-optic network in Africa and tailored end-to-end connectivity solutions.

#YourAfricanPartner

 

Complex challenges: solutions made simple

Sub Tel Forum – January 2018: Thought-leadership article by WIOCC CEO Chris Wood, about how OTT players and Content Providers are shaping Africa’s evolving connectivity landscape.

To read the article please click here.

WIOCC CEO Chris Wood: one of the 100 most powerful people in global telecoms

For the seventh consecutive year, Chris Wood, CEO of Africa’s carriers’ carrier WIOCC, has been named as one of the 100 most powerful people in the global telecommunications industry.

Inspirational leadership

Named within the Subsea & Data Centres section of this year’s GTB Power 100, Chris was acclaimed for his inspirational leadership, for his commitment to making an enduring contribution to African communications, and for being central to the transformation of Africa’s connectivity landscape – helping drive demand for network/service improvement initiatives that are bringing the benefits of the internet to an ever-greater number of people in ever-more countries.

Chris has led WIOCC since its formation in 2008, swiftly building it into the leading supplier of seamless, end-to-end managed service solutions into, out of and within Africa. He continues to invest in enhancing the reach, quality and diversity of WIOCC’s unique network, which currently offers customers seamless direct connectivity to over 550 locations across 30 African countries, and many more countries globally, through 55,000km of terrestrial fibre and more than 60,000km of submarine cable.

Chris also co-Chairs the EASSy Management Committee and is a leader in the submarine cable system’s deployment, extension and incremental capacity upgrades.

The 2017 GTB Power 100 – https://www.globaltelecomsbusiness.com/article/b14xj0qzzyc34x/gtb-announces-power100-for-2017 – is compiled from nominations made by readers of Global Telecoms Business, including CEOs, CFOs and other senior executives of the world’s major operators, telecom vendors and industry organisations.

 

Meet WIOCC at Capacity Africa, 2017

WIOCC, Africa’s Carriers’ Carrier is today present at Capacity Africa taking place at Kampala Serena Hotel, Kampala, Uganda. Make your way to Africa’s largest carrier event on the continent. With over 450+ senior-level executives representing Africa’s entire carrier community, Capacity Africa 2017 will deliver the ultimate platform to network with existing partners and establish new lucrative business partnerships. The WIOCC team is ready to tackle any complex challenge and deliver simple solutions.

Come and visit the WIOCC team at stand 10 and engage with Mike Last – VP, International Business Development, Darren Bedford – Director, Africa Business Development, Martin Mutiiria – Director, Africa-Sales. Natasha Mzungu – Regional Sales Manager – Southern Africa and Edilson Sixpene – Country Sales Manager, Mozambique.

To arrange a meeting for the two-day event with WIOCC please contact marketing@wiocc.net.

WIOCC CMO, Mike Last to join Africa panel session at Subsea Connect 2017

Subsea Connect takes place from tomorrow, Tuesday 11^th until Wednesday 12^th July 2017 in Marseille. Mike Last, CMO & VP, International Business Development of Africa’s carriers’ carrier, WIOCC will be attending and participating in a panel discussion on ‘Africa – looking forward – How is the continent set to ride the waves as it gains increased subsea cable connectivity?’.

The panel is scheduled for Wednesday 12^th July (Day 2) at 12:00 -12:50 pm, Q&A format, moderated by Andrew Lipman, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP. Other panellists include Artur Mendes (Angola Cables), Chris George (Google) and Byron Clatterbuck (Seacom).

Recent subsea cable rollouts increasing connectivity in Africa have been a key stimulator of economic growth on the continent, both for countries domestically and from a global perspective. This session will explore what the pathway looks like to increased reliable connectivity, who’ll be paving the way and what’s next for Africa’s digital future. Be sure not to miss this interactive panel session!

Questions to be covered will include:

• Reflecting on what’s already been accomplished – analysing and exploring the developments made by the EASSy and Main One submarine cable systems
• What does the pathway to increased subsea connectivity look like on the continent? Is it all plain sailing or do rough waters lie ahead?
• Update from Angola Cables on the South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) as the first direct Southern Atlantic submarine cable
• What projections can be made as we enter the next era of Africa’s digital future?

To book a meeting with the Mike Last at the event, please contact him on mike.last@wiocc.net.

 

 

 

Connect with Africa’s carriers’ carrier at ITW

Come along and interact with WIOCC, Africa’s carriers’ carrier at the ITW (International Telecoms Week) conference.  The event is the largest meeting point for the global wholesale telecoms community, running from May 14^th – 17^th 2017 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, IL.

Chris Wood, WIOCC CEO, will lead a team representing its Kenya, South Africa and UK offices.  The team comprises: Sam Ndungu -CFO; James Wekesa – CCO; Ryan Sher – COO; Mike Last – CMO & VP, Marketing & International Business Development; Hitesh Desai – Director, Southern Africa Sales; Rob Irvin – Director, Bid Management & Product; Darren Bedford – Director, Africa Business Development; Martin Mutiiria – Director, Africa-Sales; Nikki Popoola – Director West Africa; Tony Razzell – Director of Business Intelligence and Winnie Karisa – Marketing Assistant.

During the conference, Chris Wood will share his expertise at a panel discussion on Tuesday 16^th May, 2017 from 08.30 – 11.30 on ‘’Achieving A Connected Continent: Leading The Data Explosion Across Africa’’ at Swiss Tower, Gold Level, Alpine.

Meetings are being scheduled with existing and prospective customers. To arrange a meeting with the team, please contact marketing@wiocc.net.

Find us at Columbus EF, Gold Level, East Tower, Hyatt Regency.

Africa’s Carriers’ Carrier at Capacity Africa 2016

WIOCC, Africa’s Carriers’ Carrier will be present at Capacity Africa 2016 being held in Speke Resort & Conference Centre Kampala, Uganda on Tuesday 27th – Wednesday 28th September 2016. The event brings together 500+ senior-level professionals from 180+ organisations representing the entire African wholesale industry, delivering the ultimate platform to network with existing partners and establish new lucrative business partnerships within the continent.

WIOCC team will be led by WIOCC’s CEO, Chris Wood and joined by other executive team members and directors including; Ryan Sher – COO, James Wekesa – CCO, Mike Last – VP, International Business Development, Hitesh Desai – Director, Sales Southern Africa, Darren Bedford – Director, Africa Business Development, Martin Mutiiria – Director, Africa-Sales and Nikki Popoola – Director, Sales.

Martin Mutiiria – Director, Africa-Sales will be an expert panelist in a discussion session on “The evolution of the African wholesale market – How to keep fit for survival” on the first day (27th September 2016) at 11.40 am. Lately, there has been a paradigm shift with enterprises becoming more active in the purchase of large volumes of data. WIOCC has proven over the years that they have managed to be purely on the wholesale market business and with the new Johannesburg metro coming up which will not target the enterprise space.

The discussion is expected to focus on:

• How much longer can traditional wholesale survive in Africa?
• Is it already approaching the end or is the panic much ado about nothing?
• Is entering the enterprise sector the way forward, or is it in only going to spoil prices in another area?
• Can wholesale learn anything from retail? Which strategies could be adopted?
• Are terminations and managed services the future? Which promise success and how should carriers approach them?
• How can local carriers compete with the big international wholesale players?
• Does development need to happen on a technical level?

The WIOCC event team is lining up a full set of meetings with existing and prospective customers to discuss how WIOCC can support them in Africa. To arrange a meeting with WIOCC please contact winnie.karisa@wiocc.net or marketing@wiocc.net.

WIOCC Establishes Peering Internet Exchange Services

Mauritius, 22nd February, 2016 – Africa’s carriers’ carrier WIOCC  has established remote peering internet exchange points (IXPs) in Virginia (Equinix Ashburn), New York (NYIIX), Amsterdam (AMS-IX) and Frankfurt (DE-CIX ), giving its customers enhanced access to the global internet while also enhancing WIOCC’s network connectivity redundancy.

 

“WIOCC is a truly customer-focussed organisation, committed to providing enhanced products and services to meet our customers’ evolving needs. By establishing these IXPs, we have made it even easier for our customers to do business around the world”, explained WIOCC COO Ryan Sher.

WIOCC now has direct connection to over 1,100 more networks through Equinix’s Ashburn Virginia Internet Exchange, an additional 700 networks on AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange), over 650 on DE-CIX (Deutscher Commercial Internet Exchange in Frankfurt) and more than 160 on NYIIX (New York International Internet eXchange).

“These IXPs make even more bandwidth available to WIOCC’s international carrier and ISP customers, who can also now access a wider pool of content providers and services that rely on high-speed, low-cost connectivity”, concluded WIOCC’s Ryan Sher.

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WIOCC at Capacity Africa in Dar es Salaam

WIOCC, Africa’s Carrier’s Carrier will be attending and participating at Capacity Africa 2015 taking place in Hyatt Regency Hotel, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on Tuesday 8^th – Wednesday 9^th September, 2015.  Delegates attending this year’s conference will meet with over 400+ senior executives from 130+ major players and regional start-ups from 65+ countries representing the entire African wholesale industry from across the continent and beyond.

WIOCC will be represented at the event by Ryan Sher – Chief Operations Officer, James Wekesa – Chief Commercial Officer, Hitesh Desai – Director, Sales Southern Africa, Darren Bedford – Director, Africa Business Development and Martin Mutiiria – Director, Africa-Sales.

Ryan Sher will also be an expert panelist in a discussion session about “A Pan-African, inclusive vision for enabling connectivity throughout the continent” on the first day (8^th September, 2015) at 10.10 am.

Ryan Sher, WIOCC COO

The discussion is expected to focus on:

• The economics of expanding networks into rural and landlocked Africa
• Current network developments (4G-LTE) and trends in consumer uptake
• Examples of successful case studies of connectivity at affordable prices vs. where improvements are most needed
• Is Africa on the brink of a fibre revolution? Spotlight on terrestrial fibre network roll outs and FTTH
• Analysis of alternative forms of connectivity and multi-layered approaches
• Which government and non-government initiatives (NGOs and USFs) are helping to resolve connectivity deprivation?

The WIOCC event team is lining up a full set of meetings with existing and prospective customers to discuss how WIOCC can support them in Africa.

To arrange a meeting with WIOCC please contact winnie.karisa@wiocc.net.