Tanzania takes a bold step into the future of digital infrastructure as Wingu Africa officially launches the Wingu Cloud Exchange (WCX), a locally hosted private cloud platform designed to accelerate digital adoption across East Africa. The platform offers businesses a secure, cost-effective, and compliant alternative to offshore cloud services, marking a new chapter for the region’s digital economy.
WCX is initially rolling out in Tanzania, with plans to expand to Wingu’s other markets, including Ethiopia and Djibouti. The platform provides organizations with transparent local-currency pricing, rapid deployment, instant scalability, and simplified management of workloads, enabling seamless business growth without the complexity or unpredictable costs often associated with global cloud providers.
The platform features a comprehensive suite of services, including Wingu Compute, Wingu Kubernetes, Wingu Drive, and Wingu Security, allowing enterprises to deploy and manage applications while keeping data within regional borders. WCX also integrates smoothly with existing on-premise systems and complements international cloud solutions such as Microsoft Azure and AWS, offering businesses flexible, practical options aligned with their operational needs.
“Nations across Africa are demanding practical, reliable, and locally delivered cloud solutions,” said Nicholas Lodge, Co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Wingu Africa. “Wingu Cloud Exchange simplifies cloud adoption, ensures compliance, predictable costs, and scalability all tailored to the way organizations in the region actually operate.”
Erkan Satik, Director of Cloud Ecosystem & Alliances at Wingu Africa, emphasized the broader impact: “The launch of WCX is a milestone in East Africa’s digital evolution. The platform is easy to deploy, user-friendly, and designed to give customers real choice. Businesses can run applications locally for better performance, integrate with global clouds as needed, and scale instantly.”
Wingu Africa’s commitment to locally hosted cloud platforms reflects its vision to drive sustainable, inclusive digital growth across Africa. By prioritizing secure, interconnected, and compliant infrastructure, WCX empowers African enterprises to adopt cloud technology confidently while ensuring regional relevance and operational efficiency.
