Frequently Asked Questions

Who are The Public Internet access providers?

The success of Internet technology is dependent on ubiquity. We require Internet access not only at work place & Home but also when we on the move. While Internet Service providers are the back bone who connect to the world wide web, while public internet access provider offer the infrastructure to access the internet services.

 Public Internet access provider offer access by way of kiosks, Cyber cafes, community Tele-centers etc, they bring the quintessential ubiquity of the Internet access for people away from home/ work place desktop as well as offer low cost accesses to Information communication Technologies (ICT) enabled services.

What do Cyber cafe mean in India & other less developed Country?

Community Tele-centers are popularly referred as Cyber cafes, although few offer coffee & eateries. The Cyber cafes have brought Information technology to the masses. It is the outcome of numerous small entrepreneurs’ initiative to explore wealth opportunity from technology innovation. Most of the browsing center offers computer access in a cluster of 3 to 15 computers many are extensions of Public call office PCOs, computer-training institutes, computer games parlor etc.

What are the Business Model, reach & relevance?

The developed nations are looking to ways of bringing computers & Internet through broad band to every home. This approach does not work in the poorer nations where the cost of a computer equals to annual income to many!

      The Cyber cafes capitalize on to bring in high cost of technology infrastructure to individuals on a shared basis, where in customers is charged on per use basis. As per a survey conducted in early 2003. Internet access per hour in India is as low as Rs. 15 per hour (USD 0.33 per hour!).

      The community Tele-centers bring in the multiplier effect in achieving the wide Internet penetration. A home PC is at best shared by 5 people, but a single computer in a browsing center is accessed by a minimum of 20 people a day and over a 1500 unique user annually! Thus the browsing centers are the best bet in bridging the "Digital Divide".

Who are the participants?

Most of the owners are college educated who opted to strike on their own and Internet cafe offered the best opportunity within their investment reach. A functional Net browsing centers require nominal investment estimates vary from Rs. 150,000 to Rs. 500,0000 (USD 3,300 to 11,000). The Dot Com boom had created a lot of interest amongst the general public. For many users the Internet browsing center were the gateway to first hand experience to computers.

What are the problems?

The subsequent bust in Dot.COM ventures also saw a general decline in interest in exploring the WWW, further proliferation of home computers too saw a decline in volume of users. Most browsing center depend on a critical mass of users for their viability. Further relevant content is still lacking, on top of it there has been lack of government support and encouragement to harness this industry. Internet cafe operators are widely dispersed thus has failed to join the forces to address the common problems. Many internet cafe have been misused.

What is Cyber Nook Network Pvt. Ltd. role?

Cyber Nook owes its origin as a cyber cafe and subsequently established itself as a web development & multi channel marketing company. It provides a platform to facilitate people with common interest to organize & collaborate for their mutual benefit.