+LiFE - Calabar, Nigeria

The digital divide is the gap between those who have access to digital technology and those who do not. Nigeria, with its highest mobile subscription in Africa, still has over 30 million people unconnected and Penetration (% of Pop. with Internet) of 37.59%, leaving approximately 63 million on the other side of the divide. These largely semi-rural dwellers with low-poverty levels of income often lack prioritization when it comes to connecting to digital technology and, as a result, the promise and potential of connectivity to transform their lives remains a distant prospect.

In order to bridge this divide, +LiFE has been developed as a revolutionary and affordable off-line platform. This platform provides a communication gateway for rural areas as well as a low-cost alternative for  

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urban areas, allowing people to stay connected at all times, message, and make calls even without traditional data bundles. +LiFE achieves this by using a multi-Protocol Mix of un-Licensed channels, blending WiFi, Bluetooth, V-sat and long haul routing peer to peer mesh data links into a free and persistent communication network backbone.

Not only does +LiFE provide a solution for those living in rural areas, but it also serves to support development of 3rd party applications that can be tailored to meet the needs of users on the backbone. This platform provides an invaluable resource in terms of education and information dissemination, and helps to address the issue of rural-urban migration in