Workonline, a newly licensed operator in Uganda, can now deliver 100G IP transit services from Raxio’s Tier III UG1 data centre in Kampala.
Kampala, Uganda, [12.11.2026] – Workonline Communications, one of Africa’s largest wholesale internet connectivity providers, has opened its first Ugandan point of presence (PoP), a local access point to its international network, at Raxio’s UG1 data centre in Kampala.
Operating under its Ugandan licence, Workonline now offers internet service providers (ISPs), telecoms carriers and other network operators IP transit, or access to the global internet, over multiple 100 Gigabit Ethernet (100GE) ports – each supporting up to 100 gigabits per second. Workonline will also bring some of the content delivery networks (CDNs) on its network into Uganda, helping them deliver content closer to local access networks, reduce latency and improve the end-user experience.
At UG1, Workonline joins 25 carriers, ISPs and the Uganda Internet Exchange Point (UIXP), which enables networks to exchange local internet traffic, within one carrier-neutral facility open to competing network providers.
Some Ugandan customers previously arranged their own links to Nairobi or Mombasa to reach Workonline’s network, says Patrick Okui, the company’s Uganda-based Senior Network Engineer. “With a PoP in Kampala, we can deliver capacity locally and build resilience at network scale, instead of leaving each operator to manage cross-border links on their own.”
Maggy Maina, Business Development Director, Raxio Group, adds: “Workonline adds another international network at Raxio UG1, giving local operators more choice and resilience. With UIXP on-site and a growing community of carriers and service providers, operators can access international capacity and exchange internet traffic locally in one facility.”
The Kampala PoP connects into Workonline’s East African network through Kenya. Two physically separate routes link it back to Nairobi, each ending in a different data centre, and protected metro fibre with backup links to maintain service even if a connection fails, strengthens the network within Kampala. Combined with Raxio UG1’s secure, carrier-neutral environment, operators gain resilience both inside the facility and across the wider network.
The Kampala site is Workonline’s eighth East African PoP, alongside six in Kenya and one in Rwanda. Its Kenyan network spans Nairobi and Mombasa, with investment in route diversity and metro redundancy – alternative paths and backup connections within each city – and links to international subsea cables.
Workonline also offers Layer 2 point-to-point services, or direct data links, between its network locations. Workonline plans to connect to the UIXP in the near future to support local peering, the direct exchange of internet traffic between networks. The company aims to draw more content delivery networks (CDNs), which store and deliver copies of online content, and other content providers into Uganda, bringing business applications, software updates and video closer to local users.
Workonline pairs network investment with hands-on support for the engineers who run the region’s networks, from routing training in Kenya to helping smaller ISPs register with AFRINIC, Africa’s internet address registry, and set up and secure their networks. At a recent AFRINIC IPv6 workshop in Uganda, Okui encouraged operators to adopt the protocol before IPv4 address shortages make the transition urgent. Additional training workshops are planned by Raxio and Workonline for Uganda’s operator community in 2027.
“Uganda is a natural next step for us,” says Benjamin Deveaux, Head of Business Development at Workonline Communications Group. “We have invested significantly in East African connectivity. With separate routes to Nairobi and protected metro infrastructure in Uganda, operators now have more choice.
“We want to help more content networks reach Uganda and support the local operators expanding internet access across the country,” he adds.
Raxio UG1is in Namanve Industrial Park. It hosts major connectivity providers and interconnection infrastructure. Workonline plans to extend its reach further across East Africa, with Tanzania among the markets under consideration.
Workonline Communications, AS37271, is one of Africa’s largest IP transit networks. The company provides highly scalable, high-quality and flexible connectivity services to carriers, Internet service providers, content providers and mobile operators across the continent.
Website: www.workonline.africa
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/workonline-communications
Raxio Group builds and operates Tier III, carrier-neutral data centres across Africa, with facilities in Uganda, Côte d’Ivoire, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mozambique, Angola, Ethiopia and Tanzania.
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