Gorilla Mobile
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| Private company | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded 📆 | September 2019[1] |
| Founder 👔 | |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Singapore, Singapore |
Area served 🗺️ | |
Key people | Xanne Leo (CEO) |
| Services | Mobile services and digital productivity services |
| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| Parent | Gorilla Networks Pte. Ltd. |
| 🌐 Website | gorilla gorillamobile |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
Gorilla Mobile is a telecommunications company headquartered in Singapore. Gorilla Mobile was founded in 2019 and received a Singapore MVNO license from the Singapore Infocomm Media Development Authority in 2021.
History
2019–2020: Pre-COVID-19
Gorilla Mobile was founded in 2019 with initial seed capital of US$3 million. Gorilla Mobile’s main products were global roaming travel SIM products with coverage of 60 countries initially, supported by blockchain technology.[2]
2020–Present
During the COVID-19 pandemic, demand for global roaming decreased drastically. By April 2020, air passenger movements at Changi Airport had plunged by almost 100 per cent.[3]
Gorilla Mobile pivoted to provide local mobile services in Singapore, focused on Professional, Managerial, Executive & Technical occupations individuals (PMET) and SME market.[4]
In March 2021, Gorilla Mobile was awarded an MVNO license from the Singapore Infocomm Media Development Authority.
In June 2021, Gorilla Mobile publicly launched as a Singapore MVNO, leasing its mobile network from M1. Gorilla Mobile introduced two mobile plans for consumers.
In October 2021, Gorilla Mobile launched a digital cloud aggregator solution, offering discounts on major cloud computing platforms.
Products and Services
Mobile Services in Singapore
As of 2021, Gorilla Mobile offers two consumer mobile plans that deliver voice, messaging, and mobile data services on M1 mobile network infrastructure.
In December 2021, Gorilla Mobile upgraded their consumer mobile plans from 20GB to 50GB and 30GB to 80GB.[5]
Gorilla Mobile consumer mobile plans introduce a service-on-demand model and a blockchain-powered SwitchBack feature in which unused mobile data are converted into digital tokens, known as Gorilla GO tokens.[4]
Global Travel Prepaid SIMs
Gorilla Mobile offers global travel prepaid data SIMs worldwide, with coverage of up to 160 countries.[6]
Digital Cloud Aggregator Solution
Gorilla Mobile offers digital cloud aggregator solutions for corporates, offering up to 5% discount on major cloud computing platforms.
See also
References
- ↑ "GORILLA NETWORKS PTE. LTD. Singapore Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority registration".
- ↑ LOW, YOUJIN (17 June 2021). "Gorilla Mobile, S'pore's latest telco, aims to shake up crowded market with novel offering". Today.
- ↑ "IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON THE SINGAPORE ECONOMY". Ministry of Trade and Industry. 26 May 2020.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Salim, Zafirah (17 June 2021). "New S'pore MVNO Gorilla Mobile lets you turn unused mobile data into digital crypto tokens". Vulcan Post.
- ↑ "Gorilla Singapore Mobile Plans".
- ↑ "Gorilla Global Travel".
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