Fiam WiFi, a newly licensed Internet Service Provider has launched its presence into Nigeria’s internet space via its hotspots with the aim to deeply concentrate to high-density lower-income areas and rural communities.
In a statement in Lagos by the Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Akin Marinho, Fiam WiFi is deliberately established and is out to resolve hitches impeding usage of internet in Nigeria, stressing that with the best and latest facilities it brings to the market along with its team of experts and professionals, it is set to provide the best uninterrupted and cheapest internet services for all.
“Our goal to make internet usage accessible to all Nigerians,” he said.
To carry out the goal, the telecom firm disclosed it has been in discussion with a number of state Governments to offer statewide internet by creating a hybrid network using different technologies.
After its historical launch in Ajegunle, Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government Area of Lagos State, the team has painstakingly put together a roadmap for its rollout plans in phases. Other places to be covered in the next phase include Amuwo Odofin, Alimosho and Apapa while Surulere, Lagos Mainland, Oshodi and Isolo are billed for another phase. Shomolu, Mushin, Kosofe, Ikeja and Agege are scheduled for the subsequent phase and Ifako Ijaye, Lagos Island, Badagry, Ikorudu and Ojo will be added in its next roll-out plan.
Speaking about the emerging telecoms giants’ consistency in the market, Marinho explained that Fiam WiFi network is strategically built to hold concurrent users of about 10 percent of the population of every designated community/area with the provision of a dedicated amount of bandwidth to accommodate respective sizes.
He said, “This is in addition to our community-driven policy via the company’s members of customer engagement and maintenance teams who will be sourced from every community of our coverage areas.
Revealing the company’s plans to compete in the tough and highly competitive market of internet providers, Marinho disclosed that Fiam WiFi’s pricing is its unique selling point adding that the pricing is targeted at making low-income earners have access to fast and reliable internet services at affordable price.
He said, Fiam WiFi’s unique selling point comes with an unbelievable cheapest and affordable subscription plans for the average Nigerian who earns the proposed minimum wage per month and low-income earners who make up the majority of Nigerians.
“The data pricing is simple clear and transparent and starts at N400/1GB at 40 kobo per MB. In addition, the data prices come with one simple condition – no validity or expiration period, unlike other providers where subscribers, for instance, may get 100MB with a day or specific time validity period – Fiam WiFi do not restrict usage period of data subscription.”
“A fast affordable and reliable Internet service should be for everyone and not restricted to higher-income earners or to highbrow areas.”
He further pointed out that expanding broadband access in every country is key to accelerating progress towards the goals of ensuring that everyone – wherever they live, and whatever their circumstances – has access to the benefits of broadband.
He added that “a solution to this imbalance of supply and demand is to create Wi-Fi hotspots that are reliable, easy to install and – above all – affordable to the masses.”
“FiamWifi’s ambition is to create access to high-speed internet for all irrespective of ethnicity, class, gender and age. It intends to drive down this digital inequality and ensure that Nigeria’s young and growing population is ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution,” he expounded.