Zoom Wireless Launches High-Speed, Reliable and Affordable Internet Access Service in Northern Uganda

Gulu, Uganda, March 05, 2015 --(PR.com)-- Zoom Partners with EveryLayer to launch Internet service at business speeds from 1-9 Mbps and residential speeds up to 3 Mbps– with no usage caps
Zoom Wireless (www.zoom.co.ug), a commercial wing of SINFA Uganda LTD, is now officially delivering the most affordable, unlimited high-speed Internet access to businesses and residences in and around Gulu, Uganda. On January 23, 2015, Zoom Wireless was granted its commercial ISP license, clearing the way to offer commercial service in Gulu and implement plans for regional expansion.

Zoom Wireless is offering Internet services for corporate customers with speeds from 1-9 Mbps and small business/residential options of 512 kbps, 1 Mbps or 3 Mbps at approximately 50% of the rates of their competitors and with no usage caps. These services will transform the way people access and use the Internet for business, operations and entertainment by offering reliable, high-speed access that enables use of cloud-based productivity services, streaming video and more. Zoom will also offer cloud-based services and custom-managed Wi-Fi networks for hotels, universities and other campus settings.

In August 2014, Gulu based Zoom Wireless began offering a range of corporate and small business/residential grade fixed wireless services as a trial. Zoom partnered with San Francisco-based EveryLayer to design and deploy the network and cloud-based management system. With EveryLayer, Zoom deployed fiber-backed, carrier grade WiFi network and was able to deliver an affordable, high-speed service within 12 weeks with 10 times less capital and operating expense than traditional LTE networks.

Zoom’s early customers are taking notice. Otim Khaled, owner of Javanet Internet Café, shares, “Traffic has increased dramatically due to the quality of service and operating costs are down by 50 percent.” Annemaaike Kruisselbrink, Executive Director of Unified for Uganda, an NGO supporting destitute youth, shares, “With Zoom’s high-speed service we can now confidently use cloud-based services, making our day-to-day operations more efficient enabling us to better serve local children.”

‘’Given the overwhelming demand for high-speed Internet we are experiencing in Gulu, Zoom Wireless plans to extend its services to all the busy towns in Northern and West Nile regions of Uganda,” says Moses Olweny, Zoom Wireless Sales and Marketing Manager.

“Zoom Wireless is delivering the promise of the cloud to Northern Uganda with truly high-speed, affordable Internet,” said Mark Summer, CEO and co-founder of EveryLayer. “As EveryLayer’s first partner, Zoom Wireless proves the demand, profitability and growth potential of broadband services in emerging markets. We looked forward to working with Zoom Wireless to rapidly expand broadband in the North.”

For more information please go to: www.zoom.co.ug and www.everylayer.com.

About Zoom
Zoom Wireless provides direct Internet connectivity via its own gateway. The bandwidth offered ranges from 512Kbps to 3Mbps under the Zoom Access service, designed for small and medium enterprises and residences. Zoom provides bandwidth up to 9Mbps (symmetrical) under Zoom Corporate Access, designed for large organizations. Zoom also offers custom managed services and larger capacity bandwidth options based on clients’ requirements. Learn more at www.zoom.co.ug

About EveryLayer
EveryLayer (formerly Volo Broadband) partners with ISPs in emerging markets to provide radically low cost high-speed broadband services in weeks, not months. EveryLayer’s cloud-based automation platform simplifies how to design, manage and scale fixed wireless networks to deliver better, faster, cheaper broadband to businesses and consumers everywhere. Learn more at www.EveryLayer.com

Media Contacts
Joseph Walusimbi
General Manager
SINFA Uganda LTD
jwalusimbi@sinfauganda.co.ug

Peter Brooks
EveryLayer
415-425-4225
peterjbrooks@msn.com