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BRCK

Access the internet simply and reliably where you are. BRCK is a rugged, self powered, cloud enabled wifi hotspot router with built in fail-overs.

Active
Since 2013
iHub Nairobi

connectivity device

Evidence of this project's impact

"The combined companies will now have over 2,000 public hotspots across Kenya, with 500,000 users a month," making it the largest public wifi network in Sub-Saharan Africa. (Source) — 2018-10

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Related projects

Project(s): Moja WiFi

Founder(s)

Erik Hersman, Philip Walton, Jon Shuler, Reg Orton

Project type
Tool or platform
Founded
2013
Language(s)
English
Added
2021-06-22
Last modified
2026-09-25T15:30:00.000Z

Additional details

Number of integrations
0
Metrics of success
"The combined companies will now have over 2,000 public hotspots across Kenya, with 500,000 users a month," making it the largest public wifi network in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Activity status
Likely Active

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