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IfeanyiOkonkwo··on YC W17 Launch: Wifi.com.ng – Uncapped ISP for Africa
East Africa is on our road map. So we'd be seeing you
IfeanyiOkonkwo··on YC W17 Launch: Wifi.com.ng – Uncapped ISP for Africa
Upstreams are still lower than what they would get on enterprize on our competitors network. We can actually drive our cost below $30 however most important for us our goal is to build out our network that's essentially what our raise is for
IfeanyiOkonkwo··on YC W17 Launch: Wifi.com.ng – Uncapped ISP for Africa
Thanks. We intend to cover the entire city of Lagos.
IfeanyiOkonkwo··on YC W17 Launch: Wifi.com.ng – Uncapped ISP for Africa
This is something we could explore.
IfeanyiOkonkwo··on YC W17 Launch: Wifi.com.ng – Uncapped ISP for Africa
We charge $100 for setup and $30 monthly subscription. WRT convincing Nigerians, our product sells itself as we offer unlimited internet with no caps.
IfeanyiOkonkwo··on YC W17 Launch: Wifi.com.ng – Uncapped ISP for Africa
At the moment we're going after the middle to upper class and would roll out plans in a few weeks to meet the lower end of our spectrum.
IfeanyiOkonkwo··on YC W17 Launch: Wifi.com.ng – Uncapped ISP for Africa
The company website is https://www.tizeti.com and the customer-facing one is http://www.wifi.com.ng.
IfeanyiOkonkwo··on YC W17 Launch: Wifi.com.ng – Uncapped ISP for Africa
Setup is about $100 and monthly subscription from $30.
IfeanyiOkonkwo··on YC W17 Launch: Wifi.com.ng – Uncapped ISP for Africa
Right now we are doing 300Mbps on the backhaul. People get 7.5Mbps burstable to 15Mbps but the equipment can support up to 75Mbps per user.
IfeanyiOkonkwo··on YC W17 Launch: Wifi.com.ng – Uncapped ISP for Africa
It's not a mesh. We do a point to point between towers and then a point to multi point to customers. Mesh halves throughput, so we stayed away from it.
IfeanyiOkonkwo··on YC W17 Launch: Wifi.com.ng – Uncapped ISP for Africa
Thanks! We have been at this at a while and hope to solve the connectivity issue in Africa.