Replies to post #1218 on 5BARz International Inc. (fka BARZ)

[As I See It]

In my opinion, 5BARz and its shareholders have an incredibly bright future ahead. Here is another article which reemphasizes just how timely our products are. Most of these markets are completely untapped and begging for a solution that 5BARz is ready to provide.

5BARz sets its sights on deploying 5 million Wi-Fi routers in India
By Sandy Miguel-Descalso

Approximately 620,000 out of an estimated 1.2 billion people in India have access to the internet through public Wi-Fi hotspots. That’s only five percent of the country’s entire immense population. The numbers come fromLive Mintwhich reports that Asia’s tech capital has only 31,000 open places with active Wi-Fi. Complicating the issue is that a typical Indian Wi-Fi hub can only effectively serve 20 people, as opposed to the international standard that has set the router-to-user ratio at 1:150. Had this been the case, the number of potential happy and satisfied online buffs browsing, chatting, and watching videos in various popular hangouts would reach almost five million or 4,650,000, to be exact.

Coming to the rescue is 5BARz International, Inc. (OTCQB: BARZ), which, through its subsidiary 5BARz India Private Limited, entered a partnership with a leading Indian internet service provider (ISP) to connect five million individuals in the country through its latest offering, the 5BARz Fuji Wi-Fi broadband router. The deployment will take place within the next five years with families in residential areas as the main market.

In the press release issued by the company, 5BARz co-founder and CEO Daniel Bland enthuses that this latest move signifies their entry into the Wi-Fi router space. He comments, “Our best in class Fuji router serves the substantial need for better broadband in India, a market with significant growth potential.”

“With the launch of our Wi-Fi router business, we now have a portfolio of technology solutions consisting of our cellular network extender and the broadband Fuji router, and now offer a diversified suite of best in class products enhancing wireless connectivity throughout the home. Through our Wi-Fi router business, we have created parallel sales strategies and revenue generating opportunities, enhancing value for both current and future investors,” Bland further notes.

5BARz, the main U.S.-based organization, and its Indian office, first pushed the boundaries of improving connectivity to a significant degree in the country with its flagship product, the 5BARznetwork extender. This portable plug-and-play device, no bigger than a man’s palm, can boost the poor signal strength of smart devices within a 4,000-feet radius to a maximum of five bars, hence its name.

The network extender has proven particularly useful in India’s densely populated cities where concrete-and-steel structures block out data and voice transmissions. It has been appraised as a possible solution to the heightened call drops that have been disrupting the work and home communications of many Indians. According toYahoo Finance, 5BARz India Private Limited currently manufactures at least 2,000 network extenders a month, and overall sales are estimated to reach $2 million at the end of 2016.

The 5BARz Wi-Fi router is expected to have the same impact once it starts scaling production and expanding distribution in the next few years. Offering the solution to Indian homes is a viable alternative to consumers and users who are used to tapping free Wi-Fi in centers of where many people congregate. Live Mint says that 58 percent or more than half of India’s 31,000 public Wi-Fi hubs can be found in shopping malls, restaurants, coffee shops, and retail outlets. Hotels make up the 41 percent, while the remainder of 0.05 percent is located in airports and railway stations.

The 5BARz Wi-Fi router will elevate the internet experience of its owners by the simple act of making reliable, uninterrupted connectivity available right where they live.

Says 5BARz India CEO Samartha Nagabhushanam, “Imagine the convenience that this kind of internet access can bring to the hardworking father who might want to review his work at home or the student who has to do his homework. Think of the mother who has to check the email from her child’s school or the online grocery shopping she has to do because she did not have time earlier in the day to visit the market. They don’t have to leave the confines of their residence just to do their chores. Their daily routine remains intact, and because they didn’t have to go out just to get Wi-Fi access, they remain relaxed and avoid stress. They remain productive while still having fun.”

Five million homes enjoying the advantages of smooth uninterrupted connectivity in five years’ time—that’s more than a seven hundred percent increase in the country’s overall access to public Wi-Fi. Like in its collective experience with the network extender, India’s internet landscape will never be the same.

It shouldn't be long before the stock begins to reflect this enormous potential. I continue to believe the completion of the financing through Axis Capital will finally unleash 5BARz stock.