Business Model
From VillageTelco
Options for elements that meet customer demand - building the business case
- Free local calls or flat rate monthly subscription for unlimited local calls
- Least cost interconnect to the PSTN/mobile networks (could be same cost as market for calls, when packaged with free local calls)
- Least cost international calls
- Own phone number (in dialling calls)
- Data package add-on
Business Models:
- Add-on to cybercafe
- Add-on to an existing wifi cloud
- Greenfields rollout
Assumptions for this workshop:
- Contiguous land: 9km2
- Breakeven no of users: 1000 (max 3 hops)
- Max concurrent calls : 50
Capital needed:
- Profit goal: $2500 p.m.
- Price per customer installation: $30
[Village Telco - Cash Flow] - Google spreadsheet, open for reading, contact any editor to be added...
[Village Telco 2.0 with Mesh Potato] - An different version of the above document with new mesh potato architecture. Revenue per phone could be higher if phone owner can generate revenue from selling phone time.
