Data centres: WIOCC tackles market with $500 million investment
The fibre optic cable specialist is diversifying and provided Africa Business+ with its roadmap.
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▪ Data centres: WIOCC tackles market with $500 million investment
▪ The fibre optic cable specialist is diversifying and provided Africa Business+ with its roadmap.
▪ https://www.africabusinessplus.com/en/810542/data-centres-wiocc-tackles-market-with-500-million-investment/
“We are essentially counting on the company’s cash flow over the next five years,” said Kevin McLoughlin, CCO of Open Access Data Centres (OADC), the subsidiary created by the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) in 2019, and operating since November with initial financing.
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