Swift To Deploy Over 10,000 Internet Hotspots In Lagos

Internet service provider Swift Networks has said they would deploy about 10, 000 Wi-fi in some strategic places in Nigeria’s commercial city Lagos.

Concise News learnt that the company would do this in collaboration with residential customers.

According to them, the product, named Red Cheetah, is expected to help give widen the country’s broadband penetration.

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the company Charles Anudu noted that the firm would begin with an initial 10,000 Red Cheetah hotspots in Lagos before extending it to other parts of the country.

“The Red Cheetah service model follows in the company’s tradition of demystifying and making technology work for Nigerians so that they can hook up to the digital world to explore, work and entertain more efficiently,” Anudu added.

“We are excited to pioneer this cutting edge service model and will rapidly extend it to more cities in Nigeria and the continent.

“The security of every user’s access is enhanced by the  Red Cheetah App  which establishes a distinct and secure Virtual Private Network (VPN) connection to the internet for each device on the platform.”

He said, “I strongly believe that this dogged work of over two years is the ideal model that will empower Nigerians to live their most productive lifestyles in a digital world.

“I am extra proud that everything about Red Cheetah is Nigerian and shows what we can achieve when we commit to solving the problems of our society, taking our context into consideration.”