Migo (company)

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Migo
TypePrivate
IndustryTechnology, Media, Telecommunications; Retail; Digital Consumer Goods
FounderBarrett Comiskey
HeadquartersTaipei, Taiwan, Jakarta, Indonesia
Area served
Indonesia
ServicesOffline Content Delivery
Number of employees
200+
Websitewww.migo.io

Migo (Chinese: 熱鬧點) is a technology company that "provides affordable data services for emerging markets". Its content delivery network distributes digital products and services to mass market consumers at the local corner store through Migo Download Stations (MDS). With a solution that is cheaper than alternatives, Migo aims to level the digital playing field for consumers with limited data usage.[1] [2]

As of December 2021, Migo had 1,000 MDS in Indonesia. Migo aims to grow 10 times and cover up to 100 million people in Java, the world's most populous island, by end of 2022.[2]

Migo was founded by Barrett Comiskey[3] who was inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 2016 for inventing electronic ink and co-founding the E Ink Corporation.[4] Electronic ink is the technology used in the display of e-readers such as the Amazon Kindle. [5]

Migo launched in Indonesia in June 2020.[6] It has existing partnerships for Entertainment content, Education content and Distribution: [7][8][9][10][11][12]

In September 2021, Indonesian media conglomerate MNC Group, through its subsidiary MNC Vision Networks, invested $40M in Migo Indonesia to accelerate Migo Indonesia's rollout. [14]

Migo has hinted at Q1 2022 plans to launch pop-up theatrical experiences across the country to provide affordable entertainment options to 85% of Indonesia's population who "if things carry on as is, will gently leave the planet before they sit in a movie theater seat" according to Founder Barrett Comiskey. [15][16]

Migo currently offers access to Entertainment and Education. Its roadmap of digital services include financial services, e-commerce and others. [17]

With the $40M onshore deal with MNC as the template, Migo is laying the groundwork for regional expansion.[16]

Technology[]

Migo's disruptive technology delivers digital products and services to mass market consumers, bypassing traditional telecom networks. At each MDS deployed in local corner stores (e.g. warung in Indonesia), customers can download digital content without using any mobile data and buy subscription passess to access their downloaded content offline. [18]

Its unique technology was shortlisted for the IBC 2021 Innovation Awards, for creating "an entirely new way to deliver digital content in countries that lack a widespread broadband infrastructure."[19]

Migo credits its "unique Innovation Center in Taiwan, and tens of millions of dollars and hundred of man years" of development for the affordability of its "hyper distributed" content delivery network. Migo claims its capex per sub is up to 100 times less than alternatives and capex payback is less than a year.[20]

Geographies[]

Migo runs its R&D, Engineering and Supply Chain center in Taipei and its Indonesian commercial operations in Jakarta. Migo also has a support center in Manila.[1]

Investors[]

Migo is backed by sovereign wealth fund Temasek, YouTube's co-founder and former CTO Steve Chen,[21] Founder of Farallon Capital Management's Asian business Raymond Zage, Indonesia Stock Exchange commissioner Pandu Sjahrir, Provident Capital, members from the family of Hysan Development in Hong Kong, Vickers Venture Partners, and Singaporean businessman Koh Boon Hwee.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Migo Website".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ a b "Migo provides affordable data services for emerging markets". DIGITIMES. Retrieved 2022-01-13.
  3. ^ "Barrett Comiskey, LinkedIn".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. ^ "Interview with Barrett Comiskey, father of electronic ink: "Our objective was to give life to the surfaces around us". May 2016.
  5. ^ "Amazon Media Room: Press Releases". 2014-10-04. Archived from the original on 2014-10-04. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  6. ^ a b "Video app Migo raises capital from YouTube co-founder, Gojek commissioners". KrASIA. 2020-09-07. Retrieved 2021-07-30.
  7. ^ "Migo Indonesia dan IPTV Bergabung untuk Hadirkan Hiburan Premium dengan Harga Terjangkau". IDX Channel.
  8. ^ "Migo picks up Starvision titles for low-cost no-data-required Indonesian streaming service". ContentAsia.
  9. ^ "Migo, Sushiroll tie up on anime offline streaming deal for Indonesia". ContentAsia.
  10. ^ "Migo scoops up Korean hits of yesteryear for Indonesia budget streamer". ContentAsia.
  11. ^ "Migo boosts movie slate in new deals; low-cost Indonesian streamer adds local, international titles". ContentAsia.
  12. ^ "Season 2 Edpisod 40, Indo Tekno podcast". Indo Tekno. Retrieved 2021-10-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ Ruehl, Mercedes. "Indonesia slashes online piracy as streaming services pile in". Financial Times.
  14. ^ "Indonesian conglomerate MNC Group invests $40m in Migo's local unit". DealStreetAsia. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  15. ^ "Migo Indo hits 888 locations; platform eyes theatrical pop-ups". ContentAsia. November 29, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ a b "Migo opens 500th download station in Indonesia; low-cost entertainment service on track to double by end-2021 | ContentAsia". www.contentasia.tv. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  17. ^ "Hary Tanoe's MNC Vision Networks takes US$40m stake in Barrett Comiskey's Migo Indonesia; new alliance boosts Migo's nationwide rollout". www.contentasia.tv. Retrieved 2021-09-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Tech in Asia - Connecting Asia's startup ecosystem". www.techinasia.com. Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  19. ^ "IBC announces Innovation Awards shortlist". IBC. Retrieved 2021-07-30.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Season 2 Transcript 40". Indo Tekno. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  21. ^ Ruehl, Mercedes. "Do US sanctions spell 'death' of Huawei?". Financial Times.
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