Grant Thom, CEO and co-founder of Echo.
FORGET EVERYTHING YOU KNOW about internet providers. A SHOCKING new report reveals how one company is building a DANGEROUS MONOPOLY not by owning networks, but by CONTROLLING THEM ALL. Echo, a shadowy aggregator, is quietly creating a SINGLE POINT OF FAILURE for Africa’s internet, and they’re being celebrated for it.
This isn’t innovation; it’s a TROJAN HORSE. While major telcos invested BILLIONS in infrastructure, Echo’s founders—industry insiders—found a parasitic loophole. They brazenly admit their model is a “field of dreams” scheme, luring providers into a web where Echo becomes the ULTIMATE GATEKEEPER. “When you’ve got a hundred providers, somebody’s network is always down,” boasts CEO Grant Thom, exposing the VULNERABILITY they exploit. This is not resilience; it’s a calculated gamble with YOUR connectivity held hostage.
Even MORE ALARMING is their infiltration of the financial sector. They admit banks were initially terrified to trust them, so they pivoted to corporates, building a massive, interconnected web of 106 networks. Now, with over 400 customers, they have created an unprecedented CONCENTRATION OF POWER. They manage it all—a single call, a single contract, a SINGLE POINT OF CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. This “simplification” is a trap, luring CIOs with convenience while handing over the keys to the kingdom.
Behind their rhetoric of “technical excellence” and “culture” lies a chilling reality: They’ve proven that you don’t need to build the roads to control the traffic. In their quest for “aggregation,” they have constructed the perfect cage. The terrifying question is not if the system will fail, but who will be left powerless when it does. YOU are trusting your entire digital existence to a company that proudly owns almost nothing but controls everything.
Author: Kayitsi.com
