What it sells
Empowering anyone to build cellular network
Business model breakdown
Buyer: who owns the budget?
Local organizations becoming Micro-Operators: power companies, ISPs/WISPs, community networks, remote enterprises, NGOs.
Trigger: what makes them buy now?
Areas without mobile coverage where an organization already has sites, power, backhaul and demand; DRC launch.
Workflow: what inputs become what output?
Operator provides sites, power, backhaul; Ukama supplies LTE hardware, RAN, core, SIM and data plans, billing, monitoring and remote support so operator sells data packages locally.
Economics: what it saves and how it charges
UnverifiedHardware plus managed platform for operators who earn from selling daily/weekly/monthly data packages; Ukama pricing not shown.
Distribution: how it reaches customers
Qualification-led direct engagement ("Become a Micro-Operator", contact), launch programs by country (DRC).
Funding history and coverage
| Round date | Stage | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Y Combinator Summer 2020 | — | Y Combinator | ycombinator.com |
Profiles summarize public reporting and company websites. Business-model notes are MaxBC's reading of that material, not confirmed facts; unknowns are left blank rather than guessed. Updated 2026-10-12.