Dabba
Introducing Dabba - Low cost, high speed internet access in emerging markets

TLDR;

  • Started in 2017, $5M raised from YCombinator, Multicoin capital and Borderless capital
  • The mission is to bring a billion consumers super fast, super cheap wifi
  • Our team helped power Google wifi in India and contributed to Indian Telecom policy
  • 3,000 paying subscribers across 3 cities in India
  • Demand driven network providing an essential real world utility. TGE in July on Solana

WHAT IS DABBA ?

Dabba is low cost broadband internet service provider in India. Demand for data is skyrocketing with 800M 4G subscribers and data traffic growing 3x in the last five years with consumption set to grow 2x in 2024 alone.
Broadband WiFi is needed urgently to meet rising demand and relative to its population, India lags behind most other countries:

  1. The US has 112M connections for 350M people
  2. China has 612M connections for 1.4B people
  3. India has only 30M connections for 1.4B people.

Broadband connections are essential for filling in the coverage gaps of 4G/5G services in places like homes, shops, institutions, offices and industrial complexes that rely on fixed broadband for reliable high bandwidth connections across multiple devices.

WHY AREN'T BIG TELCOS CONNECTING MORE PEOPLE ?

Simply put, there's still a ton of growth ahead for telcos in the mobile space. Even with 800M 4G subscribers, that's still only 50% penetration in a nation of 1.4B people. Telcos are focussed on their market and see broadband service as a hobby.

WHAT IS YOUR STRATEGY ?

Following the lead of disruptive platforms like Uber and Airbnb, WiFi Dabba is pioneering a new internet service model by aggregating on field experts (LCO) who have worked in this sector for years. We pick the best partners from a vast pool of 150,000 LCOs and onboard them to deploy, install and maintain WiFi Dabba Hotspots in areas with high data demand.

The challenge that LCOs like Mr. Mohan above face is that each new subscriber requires some capex to be spent in the form of optical fiber cost, labour, a wifi router, tools and transport. This additional expense is challenging for a small business. The other challenge is that the average Indian broadband subscriber can pay the monthly service fee for the internet, but they can't afford the setup cost essentially. These two factors makes it hard for small LCOs to expand their network. All they need is a little help.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

This is where you come in. By buying a hotspot, you are essentially subsidizing the installation cost of that broadband connection and helping Mr. Mohan and tens of thousands of others like him expand his network.

Anyone, anywhere in the world can help the network by buying a hotspot. As a hotspot owner you choose which LCO will deploy your hotspot in a given market from the comfort of your home. You will also be able to monitor the performance of your hotspot on our publicly available explorer.

WHAT YOU GET IN RETURN

  • Dabba tokens which you can utilize to maintain and expand your network of hotspots as well as trade.
  • Each wifi hotspot installed brings a minimum of 3 new people internet access.
  • You are helping a small entrepreneur in a small town succeed in changing their life trajectory.

LEARN MORE

  1. Checkout the hotspot explorer
  2. Take a deep dive into our detailed Gitbook
  3. Book a call to talk to our team

SALES LEADERBOARD

Season 2 of Dabba sales is now open, there are 10,000 units available and selling fast. Leaderboard sales stats below:

BuyersHotspots purchased
2400
3100
2550
6510
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Season 2 price is $199 per hotspot

Want to buy more than 50 hotspots? Book a call, we'll give you a good deal.