Rural & Urban Broadband
Offering an affordable broadband service to rural and urban users in Liberia and regional west Africa for community growth, youth education, academic and higher learning impact, supporting local trade, climate awareness, community connections, and education.
- Rural & Urban broadband initiatives
Growth Drivers – Post-COVID digital acceleration (more mobile banking, e-gov services, youth dominant population cannot live without connection to the cyber-web- world. World Bank/AfDB investments in fiber optic expansion ($40M+ projects). Starlink entry (2023) – Boosting rural enterprise/SME connectivity. The young
population, 60% under 30, needing connectivity services drives internet and data demand. Our objective is to establish a lower service cost rate per customer using CMF-SSOH. The Solar Satellites Operated Hubs.
Limited rural coverage and urban coverage gaps
Offering an affordable broadband service to rural and urban users in Liberia and regional west Africa for community growth, youth education, academic and higher learning impact, supporting local trade, climate awareness, community connections, and education.
- Infrastructure Gaps:No national fiber backbone; reliance on undersea cables (ACE, WACS). Developing a local collaborative approach in Liberia, and for Ecowas expansion.
- Opportunities - Last-mile Connectivity: Solar-powered towers/Wi-Fi Services.
- Mobile Fintech Bundles: Internet for trade/commerce/education/connectivity.
- Broadband Contracted Service: Targeting Rural Municipalities, NGOs, concession firms, public, universities, government, institutions, and schools.