The SYnTonic Brief (An overview of the company for fresh eyes)
Thought I would redo this with just what is in place, and in every carrier update announcement now that we know have launched, or very near launching
Go to the last carrier update announcement and latest quarterly for those who have not read them and new to the stock which will then give a better update on other deals in the mix but no formal execution on deals signed thus far
I will add to this list as deals are signed and progress made in 2019, along with updating the revenue generation and QAU
For those that have felt so compelled to moderate this in the past, a really super idea would be just to not read it, as it is for new investors to the stock wanting a brief overview
For those that put themselves through the misery of reading each time and then just can't live with it on the forum, might be time to take a walk and deep breath outside...somewhere nice
Sponsored Data is only beginning to come about due to technologies not being able to deliver in the past and scale not being able to be delivered
Syntonic and their technology suite is enabling Telcos to draw back some of the revenue they have been missing out on during their stellar growth decades, which is eroding with declining ARPU and no more natural resources at their disposal
The app economy has now surpassed the telco economy and set for major growth in comparison, yet telcos will be the ones to spend large amounts on infrastructure and 5G coming of age over the next decade
With Syntonic continually innovating their offering and licensing their complete, cross carrier, carrier grade suite of technologies to telcos worldwide, they will ensure we are the standard that everyone aspires to be like in the sponsored data realm and we will create the scalable network that has been missing from those who have tried to deliver in the past
A compelling 2019 coming up
An inflection point reached
Solid news flow is upon us as the years of hard work we haven't got to fully see are about to come to fruition
Revenue being generated
A real company is being created
Revenue consistency has begun at such an early stage, proving that Syntonic can monetise the platform
And have projected to increase on this early revenue, at levels materially above and beyond moving forward as they fully commercialise their superior carrier grade platform
Revenue
Q1 FY18 - $313,000 Cash Receipts
Q2 FY18 - $449,000 Cash Receipts
Q3 FY18 - $315,000 Cash Receipts
Q4 FY18 - $659,000 Cash Receipts
Q1 FY19 - $594,000 Cash Receipts - (unaudited revenue $988,861)
Q2 FY19 - $1,120,000 Cash Receipts. - (unaudited revenue $1,875,000)
QAU - Quarterly Active Users - new guidance for short term revenue metric
Q4 FY18 - 2,000,000 approximately
Q1 FY19 - 4,100,000 approximately
Q2 FY19 - 7,470,000 approximately
SYT Team
A well formed group of experienced professionals with vast industry knowledge in the telco/mobile space
Add into the mix our co-founders and CEO (a forward thinking particle physicist) and our CTO/President who is a proven master of architecting large scale multi platforms, and you have got yourself a recipe for a pretty tasty dish
The latest board members have taken 1.3 million shares a year for the next 3 years in lieu of cash (important point this one)
Incentive plus to perform....yep
Our CEO and CTO have chosen to forego any bonuses this year from the previous
Here are what some of the seasoned professional members of SYT and a little of what they have to say about being apart of Syntonic
Added to Syntonic’s executive team is Mr. Randy Smith, a leader and pioneer in digital media for nearly twenty years, including executive positions at DTS, Microsoft, and Xing Technologies. Mr. Smith will be leading corporate and business development, allowing the Company to rapidly prospect and close business opportunities.
"The Syntonic team has successfully established its reputation as a worldwide leader in sponsored content services and mobile BYOD split billing," said Randy. "The market potential for Syntonic's products, services and platform technologies is exhilarating, and I'm looking forward to helping Syntonic incubate, develop and implement growth opportunities around the globe."
Steve Elfman, former President of Sprint, a major U.S. telecommunications company, to be appointed as Director, bringing extensive experience in the wireless industry
“My decision to join Syntonic’s Board of Directors was very deliberate, driven by my assessment of the company’s product strategy and the executive team’s long-term vision. Syntonic is well positioned to make a big impact on the way mobile data is consumed and used for business intelligence. The road ahead looks bright and I’m excited to see what we can accomplish.”
SYT Products
A secure, cloud based, worlds first, true cross carrier Connected Services Platform which is the only platform able to address the customers billing directly - which underpins
* Freeway (for consumers)
* Dataflex (for businesses)
* Freeway Overpass - Over the top mobile video/content service (for televisions in everyones pocket)
Disruptive offering allowing consumers to tailor a package to suit their needs for the content they wish to devour and the budget they wish to set without giving a thought to data and the exorbitant over charging anymore
* Freeway Roaming Service - Commercially launching Q1 2019 FY - allowing international travellers sponsored data access/international data plans to essential and popular travel apps and aiding the telcos in taking advantage of the 676 billion dollars generated from online travel service transactions each year
*Syntonic Revenue Generation Platform - Merging of the two platforms MCP & CSP to create a single unified platform to sell to carriers in helping them participate in the app economy
From consumer acquisition to engagement and ultimately monetisation
Available on iOS and Android
(iOS version for our technology suite took a long time and needed help from AT&T to receive the appropriate API's needed from Apple which only a handful of company's have been able to achieve in the world) Another very important point putting our competition at a massive disadvantage for achieving a truly comparable cross carrier platform accessible via Android and iOS
Telco Deals in Place
Tata Communications - Never doubted this deal was dead and why it was left at the top of my list of partners
The new deal with our new technology advancements has become commercial!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
opari - Tata’s Official name for the SDX
White Label Sponsored Data Exchange (launched with Syntonics help for momentum to gather globally)
Renegotiated deal for use of all our suite of technologies (except Dataflex...yet) in anticipation of a 2018 push for this unique mobile marketplace
Launching of our own products on this same exchange inevitable also
Anything to do with Sponsored Data at TATA and we can rest assured it is our technology at its heart
Official launch has begun with
Safaricom Kenya
28 million subscribers
Dominant 70% market share
Opari to be continued...
Verizon
Integrated and launched on Verizon's network and although Verizon has shifted for the charge on 5G, it is still generating revenue but more importantly still an integrated partner
Licensing of our CSP and SDK plus sub licensing to third parties
Our OTT platform Freeway Overpass is now available on Verizon's network for their 100 million odd post paid subscribers
AT&T
Integrated on the AT&T network
Our OTT platform Freeway Overpass is now available on AT&Ts network
For their 40 million odd post paid subscribers
Thang Long Event Limited (TLC)
Partnering with TecaPro Limited allows us access through their business relationships in Vietnam to
MobiFone - Launching mobifoneGo - White labelled Overpass version utilising the SGRP
A market of over 50 million smart phone subscribers set to grow rapidly over the coming years
AKTAY A.S.
Partnering with Aktay allows us access through their business relationships in Turkey to
Turkcell - Vodafone Turkey - Turk Telecom
Integrating and testing with all 3 carriers for the new Syntonic Revenue Generation Platform
Denizbank - Isbank and the Istanbul Municipality are AKTAY customers awaiting to launch data free versions of their mobile applications
A market of over 38 million smart phone subscribers
ZRONET
Vodafone Ghana
MTN Ghana
AirtelTigo Ghana
Giving us a great start and access for our platform in Africa with multiple brands already using the trial version
VODACOM
Licensing of a white labelled version of our SRGP service initially in South Africa giving us access to a dominant 40% market share representing 20.3 million subscribers
Vodacom also has the view to expanding our services to their entire pan - African network of over 103 million subscribers
They are also helping us in negotiations with MTN and Cell C in South Africa to secure a 95% market share and their advertising group is in the process of on boarding several major entertainment apps, retailers, banks, insurance companies and other local and regional brands
Syntonic Brasil
Through the strategic acquisition of Zenvia’s MCP to create our SRGP, we now are in the process of selling our complete solution to all the main 4 carriers we are already integrated with
TIM - Oi - Vivo - Claro
More to come from Brazil through the course of 2019
Stay tuned for the next Syntonic Revenue Generation Platform commercialisation...
Freeway Roaming Service Partnerships
Smart Communications
Philippines leading wireless provider with 57.7 million subscribers has deployed our technologies through our Freeway Roaming Service via its RoamFree traveller app, generating the beginnings of revenue from the Freeway Roaming Service arm of the company available on the App Store and Google Play
Rimoto Ltd
Strategic 5 year partnership to resell the Freeway Roaming Service to its carrier customer base including other tier 1 mobile operators in South East Asia
Stay Tuned for more Freeway Roaming Service Partnerships...
Partnerships/Content Providers
On board the SYnTonic Express
Nazara Technologies FZ LLC
A 3 year contract signed with Nazara who is one of the leading mobile games companies headquartered in Mumbai, India and has operations in 61 countries across emerging markets with more than 4 million paying users downloading over 37 million games. Nazara is engaged in acquisition of, value addition to, and distribution of mobile games across emerging markets such as India, Middle East, Africa, South East Asia and Latin America
Initial 3 month trial will be available in Oman to subscribers of Ooredoo, a leading communications company with 164 million customers and operations in Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, the Maldives, Myanmar and Indonesia
Stay tuned for the next Content Provider on board...
Dataflex - Postponed to capitalise on the SRGP focus the past couple of years
AKTAY A.S.
First reseller agreement signed giving us access to companies in Turkey, Greece, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Republic of Cypress
Minimum revenue targets for Aktay to achieve
2019 - $1.25 million U.S.
2020 - $1.50 million U.S.
2021 - $2.25 million U.S.
Godspeed Aktay in achieving those targets and more
Interesting also to see if they can get the 30 companies on board in 6 months
Stay Tuned for the next Dataflex agreement...
Competition
Will always be there, but the word around town is that they all stand in STARK CONTRAST to what SYT has to offer due to their continual innovative approach to their technology and a major barrier of entry to anyone trying to compete in our space
It also has an UNRIVALLED operator network footprint ready to scale and deliver their services for content providers due to their unique cross carrier functionality and seamless integration into the telcos network
I hope you have enjoyed this brief and continue looking into this great Co listed on the ASX
If you believe in data being an impediment for the mobile internet, then this is the company for you as we are leading the charge in knocking down that barrier and making CONTENT king
The Telcos can use our technologies to do something others cannot and take back a lot of the revenue they have been missing out on and what is rightfully theirs
There are so many aspects to this company all stemming from the Connected Services Platform built which is now integrated with the MCP, powering all of the technology suite and innovation driving Syntonic - leading to multiple revenue streams after the foundations are laid
It is just the beginning for Sponsored Data as a whole, and we are leading the race
In fact I dare say Syntonic will be the company that succeeds in putting Sponsored Data on the map (Or at least all the partners and content providers white labelling our technologies), and become the entire backbone for this industry developing before our eyes in the new mobile ecosystem being created
Enjoy the rest of your 2019, and may it be a prosperous one for all as Syntonic develops and grows even further including what most have been itching for - Revenue Generation