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WIOCC competitors & alternatives

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The 12 closest competitors and alternatives to WIOCC among telecom companies — ranked by similarity to what WIOCC actually does, not by market-cap band.

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About WIOCC

WIOCC operates exclusively as a wholesale carrier, providing interconnected, carrier-scale digital infrastructure and technical services across Africa. It serves hyperscalers, cloud operators, content providers, and telecommunication companies by delivering global connectivity, metro connect, IP transit, colocation, and managed technical services.

WIOCC at a glance

WIOCC is a telecom company headquartered in Kenya, founded in 2007. Xcout tracks 8 named people at WIOCC, including CHRIS WOOD (Group Chief Executive Officer).

WIOCC leadership

  • CHRIS WOODGroup Chief Executive Officer
  • Ryan SherGroup Chief Operating Officer
  • Samuel NdunguGroup Chief Financial Officer
  • Darren BedfordGroup Chief Business Development Officer
  • James WekesaGroup Chief Strategic Affairs Officer
  • Joshua SmythwoodGroup Chief M&A Officer

2 more named people on record for WIOCC, with roles, board committees and tenure — see the full roster →

Top 12 WIOCC competitors

Ranked by semantic similarity — how close each company is to WIOCC by what it does, using Xcout's live company graph. Click any company for its full profile, or its competitor set.

Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.CCOI · TelecomWashington, United States
66% matchPublic

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Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc., founded in 1999 and based in Washington, D.C., functions as a multinational provider of high-speed internet connectivity, private networking solutions, and data center co-location services. Its extensive reach covers clients across North America, Europe, Asia, South America, Australia, and Africa. The company delivers its core services, including rapid internet access and secure private networks, in two primary ways: directly to customers located within buildings physically connected to its network (referred to as on-net services), and to those outside this direct infrastructure (off-net services). For corporate customers requiring off-net connections, Cogent frequently utilizes other carriers' circuits to complete the final segment of the network link to the customer's premises. Cogent serves a broad spectrum of organizations, from professional services firms like legal practices, financial institutions, advertising and marketing agencies, healthcare providers, and educational institutions, to other key players in the communications sector. This includes other internet service providers, telephone and cable television companies, web hosting providers, media and mobile phone operators, content delivery networks, and commercial content/application developers. Furthermore, Cogent operates 54 data centers, allowing customers to house their equipment securely and connect directly to its network. The company boasts a significant infrastructure presence, providing facilities to 3,035 buildings in total, with direct on-net services available to 1,817 multi-tenant office buildings. Cogent primarily caters to small and medium-sized enterprises, communications service providers, and organizations with substantial bandwidth demands.

Market cap$538.3M
Employees1,899
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