WIOCC (Djibouti Telecom, Telkom Kenya and others) planning $133m Indian Ocean project
The fibre optic cable specialist intends to grow by riding the wave of increased internet traffic in Africa.
27/08/2020 at 17h11, by Valentin Grille
The group, led by CEO Chris Wood, former Commercial Director of Worldcom and former Vice-President at Flag Telecom, is jointly owned by 14 telecoms operators, including seven major shareholders with 9% each: Dalkom Somalia Limited, Djibouti Telecom SA, Libyan Post Telecom and IT Holding Company, Telecomunicações de Moçambique, Telkom Kenya, Uganda Telecom, and Zanzibar Telecom Public Limited Company.
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