Current Economics don’t add up for over 70% subscribers
The Indian scenario is truly unique – With one of the highest spectrum costs, and the lowest data rates in the world, the current Telco economics can’t sustain long-term. Moreover, the bulk of growth over the next decade is expected from Rural India and the economics there are even more strained.
Strained UnitEx
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Highest spectrum Cost in the world ($0.06*/MHZ/PoP/year)
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One of the lowest data charges in the world is $0.05
Business model that works only in dense, High ARPU areas
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CapEx + OpEx is similar for 1 sq.km. area anywhere
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ROI - No. of subscribers X ARPU (Urban↑ | Rural↓)
The onus to connect the next billion lies on networks, but digital services are the ones who will benefit from the same.
The Edge is at the forefront in powering Networks of the Future
The Edge is crucial for existing networks to cater to the data hungry user and ever-increasing demand of new technologies. Sugarbox has the widest & the deepest Edge footprint optimizing network capacity and enabling Networks to leverage third party networks to improve coverage & save spectrum.
Reimagining the Business Model for the Internet Ecosystem
The current ecosystem is fragmented. Sugarbox bridges the gap between the Internet Infrastructure & the Internet Economy to create a symbiotic revenue model, where Networks can earn from User consumption as well, making it viable for them even to connect Rural India sustainably.
Benefits for Networks from the Sugarbox Edge Cloud Platform
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Offloading Coverage & Capacity to third-party Networks.
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Driving best-in-class QoS & user experience across the Network.
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Enhancing Network Capacity with caching layers at the last mile.
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Driving futuristic Edge Cloud use cases for first-party Digital Services & Enterprise customers.
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Reducing peering requirements.
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Adding new streams of revenue, with a substantial addition to the bottomline.