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WiFi Dabba, Inc. (YC W17) Is Hiring(ycombinator.com)
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WiFi Dabba is hiring network engineers for the cheapest and fastest ISP in India(ycombinator.com)
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
OP here. Thank you for the questions. Yep, metadata and quick reconnection is the key for birds and such - we are able to do it almost instantaneously. Regarding 4G, our networks are choked and as many towers that can be placed, have. The s
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
Great question. There's a few reasons. First, It's taken ~20yrs, the Indian government, 15 telecom companies and more than $200B to bring ~600M out of 1B Indians 4G. Broadband deployment is more expensive and currently only 20M In
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
It's a class 1M laser and a 100% eye safe. We've had it thoroughly tested and certified.
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
We're a YC company registered in the US with an India subsidiary. We're also a fully licensed telecom holder. The ownership agreement is super clear, if you'd like, please drop us a line on the site and we'd be happy to
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
Could not have said it better myself. One more thing, keeping the units within 2-3km pretty much negate the rain/fog issues.
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
40W typical usage. Wavelength 1535nm - 1565. Birds haven't been much of an issue in our testing over the last 12 months.
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
That's a great question. You're right, It's a commercial agreement, not equity. We think it counts as a sale, but I'm totally open to a more appropriate term.
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
OP here. Thanks for the questions! We are a licensed ISP so we've got the regulatory aspect covered pretty well. The best part of our laser system is that it uses so called 'free space' which doesn't require government a
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$200k in sales from a $6k advertisement(wifidabba.com)
393 points by mildlyclassic 6y ago|104 comments
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
FSO has taken a leap in the last 3 years. We've got 9 months of data with thousands of live customers being served that says otherwise.
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
OP here. It's a good point you raise, its something we did our homework on and were advised that since we're offering a commercial franchise agreement and not a share purchase agreement we don't fall afoul of the SEC. It&#x27
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
OP here. Thanks for remembering who we are! We're very much in the low cost wifi business, we're just taking the leap to fully own the backhaul part too. For the last 3 years we used partner ISP infrastructure to power our network
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
We're offering a minimum of $1500/quarter. We source connectivity from the national fiber grid from multiple providers. Our operating experience from the last 3 years shows us that we can get thousands of customers per PoP.
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
1. The purchase will be made to our US corp, so therefore dollars. 2. It's 15 lakhs INR, not 1.5cr :) 3. The biggest challenge of rural connectivity is getting fiber to those areas, FSOC does a great job of covering long distances with
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
The tech is extremely new and other telecom companies and ISPs are testing it to plug holes in their network, this gives them only limited ROI on the tech because they've already got fiber networks and their entire organization is gear
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
We have raised money from YC and other institutional investors and will continue to do so in the future. Our reason to enable public participation now is to bake it into a core part of our model while learning all the benefits and pitfalls
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
We've got a live network with thousands of users across the city and have got 3 years of experience in this market, so we've got good sense of the expected performance per PoP. Furthermore, we also offer minimum guaranteed revenue
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
90% of the cost of being an ISP comes from laying the core underground fiber network that serves as the backbone of the system. This usually costs anywhere from $30k - $50k per kilometre to lay because it involves digging trenches, getting
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
OP here. Thank you for your interest and questions. There are a few reasons why we would like to get the public involved: 1. It's taken 20 years, 13 telecom companies and about $200B to bring mobile internet access to 600 million India
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
OP here. Its the exact opposite of an exit scheme. We're massively expanding our network to cover the whole city. We already serve thousands of paying customers and we're working to bring prices down dramatically. With regard to p
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
OP here. It's in-house tech. Our goal is to move the state of the art forward as much as we possibly can.
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
OP here. You make some great points that I'd love to address. - We know from first hand experience that the hype of Jio fiber doesn't reflect on ground reality. We know this because every ISP in Bangalore is a partner of ours. For
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
OP here. Thanks so much for the questions. - The PoPs are meant to be purchased by retail investors, we've sold 35 of them so far. We're offering it as a franchisee agreement for a period of 6 years with a 70-30 revenue share spli
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
Hi HN, We launched on HN 3 years ago and were part of YCW17. We'd love for you to be a part of our moonshot. Our master plan is simple: Develop low cost broadband distribution technology. Prove it works by connecting one million people
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Wifi Dabba (YC W17) – Own a Piece of the Internet in India(wifidabba.com)
67 points by mildlyclassic 6y ago|65 comments
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by mildlyclassic 6y ago
Hey HN, We launched on HN 3 years ago and were part of YCW17. We'd love for you to be a part of our moonshot. Our master plan is simple: Develop low cost broadband distribution technology. Prove it works by connecting one million peopl
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WiFi Dabba – Own a piece of the internet in India(wifidabba.com)
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by mildlyclassic 9y ago
Wifi Dabba (YC W17) | Bangalore, India | Onsite | Software/Network Engineers Come and help us build the cheapest and fastest wifi network in India. We've just started hiring our team and you'll be one of the first engineers.

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