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Community-Empowering Telecoms

Endaga's Cellular Network Tools Enables People to Build Businesses

— January 15, 2015 — Social Good
Having access to information is an increasingly important aspect of modern democracies, which is why Endaga is encouraging people in remote communities to use this cellular network tool. The CCN1 is a community cellular relay station that is intended to empower community members to provide mobile phone service to their area and start their own profitable business in the process.

Having a phone signal is important to these isolated rural communities where telecom companies are unlikely to serve. Endaga's locals-focused approach incorporates the cellular network tool, which can be attached to a tall pole or tree and will help a small town. While Endaga supervises the technical set-up, configuration, assigning phone numbers and managing radio frequency, a local person will then take over and build their own independent network.
Trend Themes
1. Community-empowering Technology - The trend of community-empowering technology presents opportunities for disruptive innovation in providing accessible cellular network tools to remote communities.
2. Localized Mobile Service - The trend of localized mobile service offers disruptive innovation opportunities by enabling community members to provide mobile phone service to their areas and start profitable businesses.
3. Self-sufficient Networks - The trend of self-sufficient networks opens up disruptive innovation opportunities for building independent cellular networks in isolated rural communities.
Industry Implications
1. Telecommunications - The telecommunications industry can explore disruptive innovation opportunities by developing and providing cellular network tools to remote communities.
2. Technology - The technology industry can capitalize on disruptive innovation opportunities by creating localized mobile service solutions that empower community members to build their own profitable businesses.
3. Entrepreneurship - The entrepreneurship industry can tap into disruptive innovation opportunities by facilitating the growth of self-sufficient networks in isolated rural communities, enabling individuals to start their own independent mobile phone businesses.
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