WIOCC was founded and is owned by 10 major African telecom operators, with funding and support from international development financial institutions including IFC, Proparco, Emerging Africa and Asia Infrastructure Fund (EAAIF) and Ninety-One.
Every month an ISP cannot scale is a month its competitors gain ground. The providers that grow quickly without placing undue strain on their balance sheets are the ones that capture market share, strengthen customer loyalty, and create long-term value.
The report draws on insights from a broad cross-section of data centre operators, carriers and cloud service providers across the continent.
To deliver connectivity from your customer’s door to the global internet requires international submarine cable capacity, access to a national long-distance fibre backbone and metro network infrastructure in the cities and towns you serve, data centre space to house your equipment and skilled people to keep it all running.
Digital-first banking has accelerated across Africa, where explosive growth and pan-African expansion leave zero tolerance for disruption.
