">
TechMoran
  • About Us
  • Deals
  • Jobs
  • Motoring
    • Money
  • Pitch Your Startup
  • Submit Your Post
  • Freelance Gigs
  • Travel
  • Men’s Corner
  • Dating
Tuesday, January 26, 2021
  • Startups
  • Reviews
  • Insider
    • Obituaries
  • Business
  • Women
  • Blockchain
  • Columnists
  • Hacks & Facts
    • How To
  • Editions
    • US Edition
    • India Edition
    • MENA Edition
    • Asia Edition
    • Europe Edition
    • International Edition
No Result
View All Result
TechMoran
">
Home Startups

BRCK launches Moja, it’s free public Wi-Fi in South Africa

Milcah Lukhanyu by Milcah Lukhanyu
1 year ago
in Startups, Tech, Women
9 min read
0

BRCK, a Nairobi-based hardware startup has launched Moja, it’s free public Wi-Fi in South Africa in an expansion move aimed at making it Africa’s largest public Wi-Fi provider.

BRCK COO Nivi Sharma, in an interview with TechMoran, said, ” South Africa is one of the most developed economies in Africa, so commercializing our network there was an easy decision. Other key success indicators for market entry that we consider for expansion include user demand, the structure of public transit system, availability of partners, and the ability to deploy services.”

Sharma told TechMoran further that it will be working with partners in the country but it’ll launch on its own. Currently, BRCK’s Moja has 2,700 WiFi hotspots in Kenya and Rwanda serving 7m sessions per month with close to 700k monthly active unique users on the platform.

Founded in Nairobi in 2013, BRCK started as rugged internet router for Kenya’s marginalized areas. The firm added an education arm dubbed BRCK Education with its Kio Kits. Later it launched its new version dubbed SupaBRCK targeted at rural areas. Moja Free Wifi runs on the SupaBRCK which is a newer version of the initial BRCK.

BRCK recently acquired Surf, its competitor in Kenya for market consolidation and also signed up a number of partners including SWVL to bring as many people as possible online. At the moment, the firm wants to grow its user numbers in Kenya as well as grow in South Africa before it makes another major expansion.

“We are focused on South Africa and growth in Kenya for now,” Sharma told TechMoran. “BRCK exists to get people online. We fundamentally believe that everyone should have the ability to take advantage of the global digital economy, and our job is to level the playing field for those who can’t pay for it.”

READ  Now You Can Spend Less Time In The Hospital, Thanks To Afya Digital Doctor

BRCK says it’s working towards making the internet accessible to everyone and providing the tools to take advantage of the digital economy. It’s platform Moja free public WiFi network gives anyone within range of the signal the ability to connect to the internet for free and access Moja’s stored content to watch shows, listen to music or read books.

Related posts

Signal Adds WhatsApp Like Features That Have Made The App More Interactive

January 26, 2021
0

Finnfund & Norfund double Starsight’s funding to $20 million for Ghana expansion

January 23, 2021
0

African tech startup funding passes $700m in 2020 despite COVID-19

January 23, 2021
0
Toshiba

Chrome Now Helps You Change Weak Passwords

January 23, 2021
0

“With Moja, users pay to get online with their time, attention or engagement rather than with money,” she said. “The Moja platform offers a way for organizations to capitalise on the benefits of the digital economy, reaching previously untapped audiences and measuring exactly how many people your message is reaching. Whether it’s a survey, an interactive ad, a video or a piece of micro-work, organizations can connect with potential customers.

For those asking why they should buy BRCK routers and not consumer routers in the market already, Nivi says they have that option because the Moja platform runs on several routers, in fact its fixed locations do not use SupaBRCK routers at all, but for the matatu industry, she says nothing has worked quite as well as the SupaBRCK.

“BRCK as a company makes its own hardware (the SupaBRCK), which serves our customers well for the places we have deployed it. If you want a home router, sure -there are cheaper solutions.”

READ  Paga Partners with Flutterwave on Payment Gateway

According to her, about 20% of Moja’s downtime is due to power-related issues or vandalized cables on Matatus) so a battery is crucial for that unit to stay online while a field team track that matatu down and fix the cut cable before the device goes offline.

“We’re already inking deals with some great FMCG suppliers, banks, and insurance companies.”

Moja in South Africa will be onboarding content creators to help them monetize their content.

Readers 5,543

Share

  • Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)
  • More
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)

Like this:

Like Loading...

Related

Milcah Lukhanyu

Milcah Lukhanyu

Milcah Lukhanyu covers daily news briefs at TechMoran. She is the person who will probably read your press release and get the story out of it or totally trash it. Send tips to [email protected]

Related Posts

Tech

Signal Adds WhatsApp Like Features That Have Made The App More Interactive

January 26, 2021
0
Startups

Finnfund & Norfund double Starsight’s funding to $20 million for Ghana expansion

January 23, 2021
0
Startups

African tech startup funding passes $700m in 2020 despite COVID-19

January 23, 2021
0
Toshiba
Tech

Chrome Now Helps You Change Weak Passwords

January 23, 2021
0
Tech

Top 5 Skills That Modern Software Developers Need to Have

January 22, 2021
0
Tech

What Software Developers Need to Know About Burnout

January 22, 2021
0
Tech

Which is Better, Leasing or Purchasing Farm Equipment?

January 22, 2021
0
Tech

Three Kenyan teams excel at the Huawei ICT Competition Global Finals

January 22, 2021
0

https://bit.ly/2VOxuoBhttps://bit.ly/2VOxuoBhttps://bit.ly/2VOxuoB
ADVERTISEMENT

Join our Mailing List

Loading

Recent Posts

Signal Adds WhatsApp Like Features That Have Made The App More Interactive

January 26, 2021

AGPO Certificate – How to obtain an AGPO Certificate?

January 25, 2021

How to Register a Marriage Online.

January 25, 2021

How to Restore your Lost Contacts on your Android Phone.

January 25, 2021

Finnfund & Norfund double Starsight’s funding to $20 million for Ghana expansion

January 23, 2021
">
">

Follow Us

">

There are many sites out there focused on blowing off some steam, from funny entertainment to thrilling experiences like playing online, in some cases online gaming could grant you the chance to win extra money. We came across rocketpot.io while browsing for a good btc casino online and it left us a very good impression with their wide variety of games and crypto offering.

Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy

© 2019 Moran Media Group - All rights reserved TechMoran.

No Result
View All Result
  • Startups
  • Reviews
  • Insider
    • Obituaries
  • Business
  • Women
  • Blockchain
  • Columnists
  • Hacks & Facts
    • How To
  • Editions
    • US Edition
    • India Edition
    • MENA Edition
    • Asia Edition
    • Europe Edition
    • International Edition

© 2019 Moran Media Group - All rights reserved TechMoran.

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Fill the forms bellow to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
This website uses cookies. By continuing to use this website you are giving consent to cookies being used. Visit our Privacy and Cookie Policy.
%d bloggers like this: