Following a successful launch in India,
Facebook is bringing WiFi hotspots around
Lagos via a program called ExpressWiFi.
The social media giant is undertaking the
project via a partnership with local Nigerian
internet service provider Coollink .
According to a report on TechSuplex, the
service is expected to launch sometime this
week, but is already available in certain places
such as the Ikota Shopping Complex .
"ExpressWifi by Facebook is a new program
that lets phone owners purchase data from
local internet service providers. Effectively,
Facebook is providing software that helps
local ISPs and entrepreneurs sell and provide
internet service in rural areas, which can be
accessed via public Wi-Fi hotspots. Besides
being a source of cheap internet, the program
is also designed as a means of empowering
entrepreneurs who get the Wifi equipment
(including a 1Kva inverter) setup for free and
make a 15% commission on each ExpressWifi
data plan sale ," says a statement on the
product.
This will be the second time Facebook is
deploying ExpressWiFi in a country after it did
same in India last month.
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Users within the Express WiFi coverage area
will be able to browse the sites of Facebook
Free basics platform for free but other
online activity will be require a fee.
Internet plans on the ExpressWiFi platform
start at N40 and go as high as N1600 per
month. Each Express WiFi point benefits from
a 10mbps connection which is shared by all
users.
Check out the list of plans currently available
on the ExpressWiFi by Facebook platform and
their costs:
Data bundle Cost Validity
100MB N40 24hrs
300MB N110 24hrs
750MB N270 7 days
2GB N700 7 days
3GB N1000 30 days
5GB N1600 30 days
You can sign up for a 14-day free trail on the
ExpressWiFi by Facebook website.
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