Wananchi Telecom Limited (WTL) is a “public data communications carrier”, licensed by the Communications Commission of Kenya (CCK-Kenya). WTL was incorporated on 24th March 2005 and is a part of Wananchi Group of Companies.

WTL as a “public data communications carrier” provides services to ISP and Telcos through leased power company overhead fiber cables as well as national BBP (Back Bone Providers) NITA in Uganda, ZESCO in Zambia, BSC in Rwanda and KPLC in Kenya.

WTL connects East Africa with the rest of the World via various undersea cables, viz. TEAMS/SEACOM/EASSY/IMEWE/SEMEWE 3/4 and its POPs in UK, Fujairah-UAE and very soon in Mumbai –INDIA!

Wananchi Telecom as a leading tier 1 carrier in East Africa has strategic partnerships with global Tier 1 Carriers with a 10G IP backbone with single Autonomous System (AS) 15399 and delivers high speed and reliable services which enables customers to go further and enable growth.

WTL delivers IPv4 and IPv6 Internet connectivity both regionally and nationally at access speeds ranging from Ethernet to 10 Gig-E and E1 to STM 64.

Engineered exclusively for IP traffic, their global carrier-grade network carries Internet traffic by land, sea or air, for superior performance, reliability and value.

WTL offers the most comprehensive and aggressive service-level-agreement (SLA) in the industry, including terms for 100% up-time, technical support, 24x7 monitoring and much more.

Vision:
To be a leading player in regional and international infrastructure and capacity.

Mission:
To bridge the digital divide by providing services to all citizens in Africa with similar quality and price as of developed World
To build East Africa as next ICT Hub in region and whole World