{"id":7871,"date":"2017-01-02T00:14:59","date_gmt":"2017-01-01T18:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-consultant-india\/?p=7871"},"modified":"2023-04-11T12:21:04","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T06:51:04","slug":"start-wisp-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/?p=7871","title":{"rendered":"How to start an ISP business in India with less than \u20b9 500,000?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8786 size-full\" title=\"How to start an ISP business in India with less than \u20b9 500,000 Muf Internet ISP Consultants\" src=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-start-an-ISP-business-in-India-with-less-than-\u20b9-800000-Muf-Internet-ISP-Consultants.jpg\" alt=\"How to start an ISP business in India with less than \u20b9 500,000 Muf Internet ISP Consultants\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-start-an-ISP-business-in-India-with-less-than-\u20b9-800000-Muf-Internet-ISP-Consultants.jpg 600w, https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/How-to-start-an-ISP-business-in-India-with-less-than-\u20b9-800000-Muf-Internet-ISP-Consultants-300x150.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>In this post we provide a sample business model to start an ISP \/ WISP business in India<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><em><span style=\"color: #000000\"> This article may serve useful to those who want to become an Internet service provider in India and understand the minimum investment required for their own WISP set-up with the help of our<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-consultant-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ISP consultants<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #000000\">We provide this information based on clients we helped become a WISP in small cities, townships and villages in India.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><strong>Introduction: Is it possible to start a WISP business in India with less than \u20b9 500,000?<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">With our ISP consultants&#8217; expertise and experience, we can say Yes!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">To become an ISP few years back in India meant heavy licensing, bandwidth and infrastructure costs. Luckily, it&#8217;s much easier now. There are two possible ways to<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/20\/how-to-become-an-internet-service-provider-in-india\/\">become an isp:<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li>The first option is to <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-license\/\">apply for an ISP license<\/a> from DoT<\/li>\n<li>and the second option is to get a ready-to-run <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-franchise\/\">ISP franchise<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">After you apply for an ISP license or an ISP franchise you can buy bulk bandwidth from the <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/buy-bandwidth\/\"><strong>bulk bandwidth providers in India<\/strong><\/a>, create your own marketing materials and pricing plans, work with recommended hardware\/software and expand to nearby cities\/villages in your district.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000\">Costs of starting an <a href=\"https:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-franchise\/\"><strong>ISP franchise in India<\/strong><\/a> have significantly dropped over the last 3 years. Costs associated with<\/span> <a href=\"http:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-license\/\">applying for an ISP license<\/a> or <span style=\"color: #000000\">buying wireless hardware\/software have significantly dropped over the last 3 years. This makes it an excellent time to invest and start a WISP business in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>The Model: Start a WISP business in India with less than \u20b9 500,000<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">The following model is built in a way to serve a small city, township towns or villages in India. We have low-cost WISP business models was built over time and in a way that, even with as low as 100 customers per year, the WISP business set up would self-sustainable and marginally profitable.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Lets start estimating your average revenue per year to start WISP business in India with minimal profitability:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 110px\" width=\"702\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"85\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">if you have<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"11\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"178\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">&amp; if each customer pays<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"62\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">for<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">your estimated revenue is<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"85\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>100<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"11\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">x<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"178\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong> \u20b9500<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">x<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"62\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>12<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">=<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong> \u20b9600,000<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"85\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">customers<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"11\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"178\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">per month<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"62\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">months<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"18\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">per year<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Estimated Revenue for 3 years: \u20b9 18,00,000<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cost of bandwidth (a 155-200 mbps line is enough for the first 100-150 customers) is about 25,000\/month.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Lets proceed by estimating your fixed one-time investment costs to start a WISP business in India:<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>1. ISP License associated costs (Optional)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<table style=\"height: 118px\" width=\"790\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">DoT costs<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u20b942,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"207\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">for a C class license (Inclusive of 60,000\/- of Bank Guarantees)<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"197\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">payable to DoT<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Consultancy fees<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u20b950,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"207\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">for ISP application assistance<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"197\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">payable to consultant<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0<strong>Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>\u00a0\u00a0 \u20b992,000<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"207\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"197\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>2. Infrastructure and set-up associated costs<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table style=\"height: 234px\" width=\"739\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Base Station Server<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u20b950,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"207\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">manages your bulk bandwidth<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"197\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">payable to hardware supplier<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Cabling, Towers &amp; Access Points<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u20b9150,000<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"207\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">for end-delivery for up to 125 customers.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"197\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">payable to hardware &amp; networking equipment supplier<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Survey, Installation &amp; Training<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"88\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u20b970,000 approx.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"207\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">fees paid to engineers for site survey, installation &amp; training.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"197\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">payable to your ISP networking consultant<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"156\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Client end equipment<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"88\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong>3,000-4,500 per client<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"207\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Equipment needed on the client side<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"197\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">payable to hardware supplier<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>TOTAL: ~3-4,00,000\/-<\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em>Lets proceed further by estimating your <strong>recurring<\/strong> costs to start a WISP business in India. These costs will occur monthly and can be removed from customer revenue.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<table width=\"663\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Buying Bulk Bandwidth<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"169\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u20b9225,000 per year<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Depends on volume\u00a0and area.<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">payable to ISP operator<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">(We will help you <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.muftinternet.com\/bandwidth-market\/\">buy bulk bandwidth<\/a> from a local supplier)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">WiFi Management Software<\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"169\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u20b920,000 per year<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">manages your users and lets your create Internet plans<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">payable to software vendor<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Electricity<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"169\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">&#8211;<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">*assume costs for 2 computers that need to be always on<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Server Room \/ Office Space<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"169\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0&#8211;<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">*space required for 2 computer desktops<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Staff<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"169\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0&#8211;<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">*1 entry level candidate trained by our ISP consultant for sales\/support<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Marketing<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"169\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a0&#8211;<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">*brochures, business cards, banners, free wifi advertising<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"144\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: center\" width=\"169\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>\u20b9270,000 per year<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\">Total Fixed + Recurring Expenses for 1st year:\u00a0\u20b9 600,000~<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\">Total Fixed + Recurring Expenses over 3 years:\u00a0 \u20b9 11,50,000~<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\">Break Even Time: Recover investment in approx.\u00a0 months<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #000000\">Expected Revenue in 5 years: 35,00,000\/-<\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Investment Stages to start a WISP business in India<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 220px\" width=\"543\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"76\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Phase A:<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"72\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">30-120 days<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/muftinternet.com\/isp-license\">Applying for an ISP License<\/a> or finding the right partner agreement for ISP franchise<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u20b990,000 (class C including consulting fees)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"76\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Phase B:<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"72\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a03 days<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.muftinternet.com\/isp-franchise\/\">Site Survey &amp; Network Planning<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u20b970,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"76\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Phase C:<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"72\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a07 days<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Hardware\/Software Purchase &amp; Installation<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u20b9300,000<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"76\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Phase D:<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"72\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u00a07-10 days<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"180\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Bandwidth Purchase<\/span><\/td>\n<td width=\"170\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">\u20b925,000\/month for 100-155 Mbps approx.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\" width=\"498\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Start your WISP business in India within 3\u00a0months.<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Historic trends suggest that costs of hardware, software and bandwidth will reduce over time. In the next 4 years India will double its Internet population and quadruple its data demands.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">We&#8217;ve planned this WISP business model in a way that &#8211; it would be easy for you to expand your <strong>customer capacity to 5000<\/strong> without any server upgrades or major networking costs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #000000\">Contact us if you wish to start your own WISP business. <a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"http:\/\/muftinternet.com\/contact\/\">(Click here)<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this post we provide a sample business model to start an ISP \/ WISP business in India This article may serve useful to those who want to become an Internet service provider in India and understand the minimum investment required for their own WISP set-up with the help of our ISP consultants. 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