Wifyer addresses crucial low cost mobile usage when abroad By Duruthu Edirimuni Chandrasekera View(s): View(s):

Imagine going abroad, trying to access your e-mail and stopping short when you remember charges for data transfer are expensive?

Well it’s not so anymore, because the Wifyer application(app), created by software developer, Global Wavenet Pvt Ltd, allows peer to peer mobile data sharing powered by a transactional platform. Suren Pinto, CEO of the company says that while this is a first in the world the Wifyer supports the growth of the travel industry by addressing a crucial need of travellers looking for instant Internet connectivity while on the move and helping the data sharers monetize their mobile hotspots.

“We wanted the app to be very simple to use. It features only two modes to suit the requirement of a Wifyer user, the first is a mode to get paid for sharing data with options to control the amount of data shared and to activate the sharing mode as and when needed,” he told the Business Times. The other is a mode to consume data whereby a user has the flexibility to purchase a data bundle using Paypal, Credit card or any accrued referral credits.

For Wifyer data users, he says, a simple and convenient way to access the Internet has been introduced. “There is no activation process or time involved, which means a traveller can use the Wifyer app to detect and connect to a data sharer on the fly. Data bundles can be bought and topped up as and when required without any restrictions.”

He added that what is required to be a Wifyer data sharer is a data plan and an Android mobile device. “However Wiyfer’s vision is to enable ubiquitous Internet connectivity and support the monetization opportunities for data sharers irrespective of the Operating System. As such, the Wifyer app will also be made available for Apple’s iOS shortly and desktop applications for Windows and Mac are in the process of being developed. It is free to download and does not require any annual subscriptions,” Mr. Pinto added.

The originality and innovative nature of the Wifyer app were recognized and championed by The Next Web’s (a technology focused media company) Boost programme (a program for early stage startups to launch products and meet investors) resulting in Wifyer bing selected as one of only a 100 start ups to be featured at Boost.