Africa Tech Talks EP #29 (S02) Sachets of Broadband: Solving Africa's Connectivity One Piece at a Time | Diseye Isoun
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Feb 14, 2025 Diseye Isoun, Director of Content Oasis Ltd in Abuja, Nigeria, is reshaping Africa's connectivity landscape. He discusses the staggering $30,000 per kilometer fiber cost and questions the focus on 5G in an underserved market. Isoun sheds light on how small ISPs and collapsing satellite costs can revolutionize access. He emphasizes the impact of affordable broadband on rural education through MiFi devices and a decentralized approach, envisioning a future where digital equity transforms lives across the continent.
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Connectivity Paradox
- Ironically, the technology that enabled basic mobile connectivity in Africa now hinders broadband expansion.
- Broadband requires a different business approach due to lower profitability in less dense areas.
License-Exempt Frequencies
- Leverage license-exempt frequencies for local ISPs to deploy affordable broadband.
- Combine this approach with the decreasing cost of satellite internet for backhaul.
Sachetization of Broadband
- Diseye Isoun uses Dangote's sachet economy as an analogy for broadband distribution.
- Redistribute internet from a central high-bandwidth source, like Starlink, to offer smaller, cheaper packages.