INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Harnessing new networking technologies that can turn any real estate developer into their own wireless internet service provider, Wander is
launching a $25 per month high-speed networking service for the lucky citizens of Santa Monica, Calif.The brainchild of a former Disney
analyst, David Fields, and a former Intuit engineer, Dan Rahmel, Wander uses low-cost wireless hardware and proprietary software to bring
are marketing high-speed internet at 200 to 1K megabits per second, while average homes use less than 5 megabits per second during peak
usage times, according to a report from the networking infrastructure technology provider, Cisco.Even with streaming services, the average
customer is going to use less than 15 megabits per second by 2022, according to some projections
infrastructure and low-cost wireless transmitters from companies like Ubiquiti, Wander is driving down costs and pitching real estate
developers on a new way to make money.The company already has signed deals with property managers and developers to gain access to 200
buildings across Santa Monica and Van Nuys, Calif
For the value of bringing the rooftop real estate to the Wander network, they get a share of the subscribers that are tapping into that
have a range of about half-a-mile.Fields stresses that improving customer service is just as important as lowering prices at Wander
The company gives users access to a Wander dashboard that provides information about network performance and uptimes, and the average
because to ensure uptimes Wander built software that monitors and resolves performance issues on the fly, the company said).The company
raised a small, strategic round of financing from venture investors and strategic angel investors, including: Distributed Global, an
infrastructure-focused investment firm, and individuals like Eric Bender, co-founder of Wilcon, fiber and data center business which sold to
Crown Castle; and Michael Barker, founder and CEO of Barker Pacific Group, a real estate holding company
and unexpected fees and poor customer service
Subscribers who sign up within the next 30 days will get their first month free.
