Building the tools for connectivity to bring Africans online for free, securing over 250,000 users of its public WiFi platform in just a few months.
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June 6, 2019
The Next Big Phones Could Bring a Billion People Online
About half of humanity don’t have internet access, and a lot of those people are in Africa. Enter a $20 device with smartphone brains and a five-day battery.
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November 12, 2019
Kenyan Public WiFi Sensation BRCK Launches In South Africa
Internet provider BRCK is launching its free internet service in South Africa, having expanded this year to become the largest supplier of public WiFi in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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August 19, 2019
Fortune’s 2019 Change the World List: Companies to Watch
These smaller companies have made technological breakthroughs that may lead to much bigger achievements down the road.
Read on Fortune »August 2, 2019
Startups BRCK and Swvl partner on free Wi-Fi for Kenyan ride-hail buses – TechCrunch
Nairobi-based internet hardware and service startup BRCK and Egyptian ride-hail venture Swvl are partnering to bring Wi-Fi and online entertainment to on-demand bus service in Kenya. BRCK will...
Read on TechCrunch »March 6, 2019
Africa Roundup: Kenya’s BRCK acquires EveryLayer, Nigeria’s TeamApt eyes global expansion
Kenyan communications hardware company BRCK acquired the assets of Nairobi-based internet provider Surf and its U.S. parent EveryLayer in a purchase deal of an undisclosed amount in February.
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February 15, 2019
Kenya's BRCK Acquires Surf To Become The Biggest Public WiFi Network In Sub-Saharan Africa
BRCK, the remarkable Kenyan company bringing internet access to East Africa, has acquired Surf, another internet provider, to become the largest public WiFi network in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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