Building South Africa's new mobile network | Calvin Collett

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A weekly show where we bring you founders, builders and innovators to share their expertise on how they would overcome challenges and build products and tech businesses.

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Building South Africa's new mobile network | Calvin Collett | Melon Mobile

How would you build it?

51 minutes 29 seconds

1 year ago

Building South Africa's new mobile network | Calvin Collett | Melon Mobile

Disrupting the telco industry. The word disrupt definitely has lost appeal in recent years, but when an industry is laying dormant, with no new players or innovations, is this not a sign to shake things up. Meet Melon Mobile, South Africa's new mobile provider that allows you to customise your package according to your specific needs. Founder and CEO, Calvin joined us to discuss how they are building South Africa's new Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO). We discussed plenty from explaining the Telco industry to getting funding and pulling off a massive billboard campaign around the country. Sponsor: https://cryptocoffee.co.za/ Fill in this form if you would like the opportunity to be a sponsor: https://forms.gle/NSX9WpPGrUkmYGDp9 The Open Letter Team: theopenletter.io https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-sequeira/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/renier-kriel/ Guest Links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/calvin-collett/ https://www.melonmobile.co.za/ 00:00 BI72 Calvin - Melon Mobile 02:50 Who is Melon Mobile? 06:28 What is an MVNO & MVNE 09:53 Company culture driving strategy 22:05 The impact Starlink could have on local Telcos 32:41 Understanding your customer 36:49 Funding such a massive project 39:57 Managing margins 41:58 Why did Cell C "fail" 44:50 Melon's ideal customer 47:44 Lightning Round