Hypa Fibre and its aspirations for the aspirational market

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Hypa Fibre is a fibre internet service provider focused on underserved markets in South Africa’s townships.
John Githinji, national head of sales at Hypa, which is a subsidiary of telecommunications provider Vox, tells TechCentral’s business technology show TCS+ that the company is using its presence in underserved markets to plug gaps beyond internet services.
In this episode of TCS+, Githinji delves into:
• What Hypa is and its relationship with Vox;
• The death and disability benefit Hypa offers free of charge to its paying customers;
• Why Hypa’s customers take advantage of its death benefits instead of opting for a traditional insurance company;
• Who qualifies for Hypa’s death and disability benefit; and
• The costs associated with the offering.
This episode of TCS+ is not to be missed!
9 Oct 2024 English South Africa Technology · Business

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