Wiocc Group CEO Chris Wood Pan-African digital infrastructure provider Wiocc Group has secured an additional US$65-million (R1.1-billion) in debt financing to support the continued expansion of its connectivity and data centre footprint across Africa. The new funding was arranged through a sustainability-linked debt facility involving the International Finance Corporation (IFC), Proparco and the Emerging Africa…
Cell C headquarters in Midrand. (Photograph by Nicola Mawson) Cell C is set to follow the same capex-light model that it does for cellular services when it expands its fibre offerings – partnering with open access companies. CEO Jorge Mendes says the company, which turned its first profit earlier this year ahead of a 27…
Frogfoot says its fibre expansion into the North West province supports the company’s growth strategy. Frogfoot has acquired the fibre network assets of Infinity Wireless in Rustenburg, which will be integrated into its national infrastructure. Terms of the transaction have not been disclosed. In a statement, Frogfoot says this expansion into the North West province…
Shawn Bruwer, Managing Director of Paratus Botswana. Paratus Botswana has updated its fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) packages and pricing. The company continues to set itself apart by offering uncapped home internet with low contention ratios and no fair usage restrictions versus the market norms. FTTH services are available in most parts of Gaborone, subject to a feasibility…
Oni-Tel and DPA team. Oni-Tel Fibre Networks has launched an inter-data centre fibre network in Gauteng, with Digital Parks Africa (DPA) as its first point of presence. The network, unveiled at DPA’s Midrand headquarters, connects major data centres across the province to support faster, low-latency connectivity between facilities. The company said more than 70km of…
Panel discussion with Digital Parks Africa and Oni-Tel during the Oni-Tel fibre network launch event Oni-Tel Fibre Networks, a fibre-optic cable infrastructure provider in South Africa, has launched an inter-data centre fibre network with Digital Parks Africa (DPA) serving as the inaugural point of presence. This high-speed fibre backbone connects all major data centres across…
NEC XON’s Willem Wentzel In many parts of Africa, industries still face crippling gaps in Wi-Fi connectivity. Vast mining operations, ports, construction projects and energy facilities often extend far beyond the reach of fibre or LTE networks. They are also too expansive for traditional meshed Wi-Fi to be cost effective, and latency is a big…
Paul Divall, Dark Fibre Africa chief commercial officer. Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) has appointed Paul Divall as chief commercial officer (CCO), saying the move marks a pivotal step in its strategy to sharpen commercial execution and strengthen market engagement. In a statement, the company says Divall has served in multiple capacities within the telecommunications industry….
Vumatel sister company SADV has expanded its market reach with the launch of Infini-fi, a new Internet Service Provider (ISP) that will offer services over the Vuma Core network. While SADV has primarily focused on the affordable Vuma Reach network, Infini-fi is designed to serve the more affluent neighbourhoods covered by Vuma Core. Read: Starlink…
Maziv CEO Dietlof Mare Maziv, the fibre network operator in which Vodacom is buying a 30% co-controlling stake, wants to connect the more than 8 000 cellular base stations in South Africa that are not already connected to fibre infrastructure. CEO Dietlof Mare told Digital Council Africa’s Conext Digital Infrastructure Investment Summit in Sandton on Thursday…
