Company:Really Wireless
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Really is a privacy focused telecommunications company, with headquarters in Austin, Texas. The company offers mobile phone plans using a combination of the T-Mobile and their own Really DeWi networks.
History
Really was founded by Adam Lyons, who previously founded an insurance comparison site, The Zebra.[1][2] Really operates a decentralized wireless mobile network started in Austin, Texas and plans to expand its wireless network worldwide.[3][4]
In February 2023, Really secured $18 million in funding, led by Polychain Capital and Mike Maples Jr,[3][5] one of the largest seed rounds for a US telco.[5][2][6]
In September 2023, the company partnered with T-Mobile so customers could use both networks, providing expanded coverage including international.[1][2]
Features
Really is built on a "DeWi" network of small wireless towers, drawing on existing infrastructure to provide service. Tower hosts are compensated by the company, with Really handling all equipment installation.[1][6]
Lyons has stated: "With decentralized wireless [DeWi], the idea is that the community itself can create cell coverage."[6]
The company offers two phone plans, Limitless which includes unlimited voice, text and data and Clutch which is data only.[5]
See also
- Citizens Broadband Radio Service
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Linda Hardesty (September 21, 2023). "Distributed wireless company REALLY strikes deal with T-Mobile". https://www.fierce-network.com/tech/distributed-wireless-company-really-strikes-deal-t-mobile.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Sarah Lynch (September 21, 2023). "This Serial Entrepreneur Struck a Key Deal to Scale Up. Here Are His Tips for Achieving Fast Growth". https://www.inc.com/sarah-lynch-/this-serial-entrepreneur-struck-a-key-deal-to-scale-up-here-are-his-tips-for-achieving-fast-growth.html.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Abel Rodriguez (February 28, 2023). "Adam Lyons' REALLY Raises $18M for Decentralized Mobile Network". https://www.builtinaustin.com/articles/really-raises-18m-adam-lyons.
- ↑ Laura Lorek (March 4, 2023). "TheZebra.com's Founder Adam Lyons Launches REALLY, a Mobile Phone Service with $18 Million in Funding". https://www.siliconhillsnews.com/2023/03/04/thezebra-coms-founder-adam-lyons-launches-really-a-mobile-phone-service-with-18-million-in-funding/.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Michael Agresta (January 22, 2024). "An Austin Start-up's (Expensive) Plan to Transform the Wireless Business". https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/really-wireless-dewi-sharing-broadband/.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Reshaping Corporate America With Billions in Giveaways". February 28, 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/28/business/chips-biden-child-care-business.html.
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