Remote broadband internet solutions

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SectorMost major industry classification systems use sources of revenue as their basis for classifying companies into specific sectors, subsectors and industries. In order to group like companies based on their sustainability-related risks and opportunities, SASB created the Sustainable Industry Classification System® (SICS®) and the classification of sectors, subsectors and industries in the SDG Investor Platform is based on SICS.
Technology and Communications
Internet Media and Services
Business Model Description

Develop broadband solutions to provide internet connectivity to rural communities.

Expected Impact

Increase access to the internet and positively enhance economic and social activity.

How is this information gathered?
Updated: 8 Jul, 2021 Date of Production: 1 Feb, 2021
Kenya
Indicative ReturnDescribes the rate of growth an investment is expected to generate within the IOA. The indicative return is identified for the IOA by establishing its Internal Rate of Return (IRR), Return of Investment (ROI) or Gross Profit Margin (GPM).
15% - 20% (in ROI)
Investment TimeframeDescribes the time period in which the IOA will pay-back the invested resources. The estimate is based on asset expected lifetime as the IOA will start generating accumulated positive cash-flows.
Long Term (10+ years)
Market SizeDescribes the value of potential addressable market of the IOA. The market size is identified for the IOA by establishing the value in USD, identifying the Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) or providing a numeric unit critical to the IOA.
> USD 1 billion
Average Ticket Size (USD)Describes the USD amount for a typical investment required in the IOA.
> USD 10 million
Direct ImpactDescribes the primary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
Quality Education (SDG 4) Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8) Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure (SDG 9)
Indirect ImpactDescribes the secondary SDG(s) the IOA addresses.
No Poverty (SDG 1) Reduced Inequalities (SDG 10)

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Sector Sources
  • 1) Sachs, J., Schmidt-Traub, G., Kroll, C., Lafortune, G., Fuller, G., Woelm, F. (2020). The Sustainable Development Goals and COVID-19. Sustainable Development Report 2020. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2) World Bank (2020). Kenya Economic Update - Turbulent Times for Growth in Kenya. 3) Republic of Kenya (2018). Third Medium Term Plan 2018 – 2022 Transforming Lives: Advancing Socio-economic Development Through The 'Big Four'. 4) Frost and Sullivan (2018). Digital Market Overview: Kenya. A White Paper. 5) Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (2020). Kenya Economic Survey 2020. https://www.knbs.or.ke/?wpdmpro=economic-survey-2020 6) Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology (2019). National Information, Communications And Technology (ICT) Policy. Republic of Kenya. https://www.ict.go.ke/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/NATIONAL-ICT-POLICY-2019.pdf 7) Frost and Sullivan (2018). Digital Market Overview: Kenya. A White Paper. 8) Republic of Kenya. The National Broadband Strategy. http://icta.go.ke/pdf/The_National_Broadband_Strategy.pdf
IOA Sources
  • 9) PwC analysis based on Prof. A. Damodaran data, 2020. 10) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (2017). Towards improved access to broadband in Africa. 11) Broadband Commission for Sustainable Development (2019). Connecting Africa Through Broadband A strategy for doubling connectivity by 2021 and reaching universal access by 2030. 12) Kenya Communication Authority (2016). ICT Access Gaps Study Final Report. 13) Quaglio, G. and Millar, S. (2020). Potentially Negative Effects Of Internet Use. European Parliament. https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2020/641540/EPRS_IDA(2020)641540_EN.pdf 14) KENIvest. Investment Incentives. http://www.invest.go.ke/starting-a-business-in-kenya/investment-incentives 15) World Wide Web Foundation (2016). Women's rights online: Report card - Kenya. https://webfoundation.org/docs/2016/09/WF_GR_Kenya.pdf 16) SDG Tracker (2021). End poverty in all its forms everywhere. https://sdg-tracker.org/no-poverty 17) BRCK (2021). About BRCK. https://brck.com/about/