African fiber and optical providers
DFA leases open-access dark fibre on a 14,000 km South African network, Liquid runs 110,000 km of fiber across Africa and WIOCC links 115,000+ km of terrestrial routes to 200,000+ km of subsea capacity. Compare terms, routes and data-center endpoints side by side.
4 providers · checked 2026-11-11
| DFA / Dark Fibre Africa | Africa | Dark fiber | Metro + long haul | —14,000 km dark fibre network across South Africa.1 | — | —Long-haul routes to Teraco Isando, River Horse Valley and Great Westerford.3 | 2026-11-11 |
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| Liquid Intelligent Technologies | Africa | Dark fiber | — | —110,000 km fiber network across Africa (October 2024).1 | — | — | 2026-11-11 |
| Sparkle | Global | Dark fiber + wavelength | Long haul | —600,000+ km of fiber owned and managed, including submarine cable interests (March 2025).2 | — | —City2City long-haul capacity between major cloud data centers; no DC count stated.1 | 2026-11-11 |
| WIOCC | Africa | Wavelength | Long haul | —115,000+ km terrestrial and 200,000+ km subsea infrastructure.1 | — | —Services connect client sites, carrier PoPs, DCs, exchanges and cable landings; OADC access included.1 | 2026-11-11 |
What does open access establish for a buyer?
Open access means any licensed operator can lease the fiber on the same published terms. DFA, for example, sells metro work orders of 1 to 15 years and long-haul terms of 5, 10 or 15 years. Your quote still names the route, the pairs and the service date.
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