Dabba: Bringing the Next Billion Online
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Company claims a new layer zero category: build foundational physical internet infrastructure where none exists, targeting emerging markets. Proof: eight years as an ISP (including powering Google Wi‑Fi), thousands of hotspots deployed, tens of thousands of users connected, and terabytes of data carried. India has ~800M 4G/5G lines but only 30 million broadband homes, so the model repurposes ~150,000 local cable operators to install fiber and hotspots bought by outsiders, pays buyers in Dabba tokens, and uses subscriber revenue to buy‑and‑burn those tokens.
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