Guides, tutorials and case studies to build, equip and monetise a WiFi captive portal with Mobile Money payments.
A WiFi captive portal in student housing brings in 60,000 to 80,000 FCFA a month against 45,000 FCFA of running costs, on a base of 40 to 60 active users. Setup budget, pricing tiers and the move to several sites, with the numbers behind each.
A WiFi captive portal in an African residential estate costs 45,000 FCFA a month to run and brings in 60,000 to 80,000 FCFA. This article breaks down the three cost lines, the pricing grid that works in a neighbourhood, and one real site tracked over six months in Abidjan.
A WiFi captive portal can collect payments through Orange Money, MTN MoMo, Wave or a bank card without anyone staffing a counter. This article covers the hardware you need, the payment flow operator by operator, the plan pricing, and how to work out whether the site pays for itself.
A WiFi captive portal takes 40 to 60 hours to set up, then 2 to 5 hours a week. One site clears around 45 000 FCFA of net profit per month, and the model only makes real sense from three sites onwards. Figures, payback period and pricing tiers.
Which internet link, which router and how many access points a captive portal needs. Sizing rules, hardware picks by price bracket, and three worked budgets from a small building to a campus.