Media King Group is partnering with Charles Okpaleke to test its cloud-managed public WiFi model in Nigeria as a first step toward a wider Africa rollout.
Media King Group, a Croatian public WiFi provider, is entering Nigeria.
It plans a large-scale pilot using cloud-managed WiFi, which means the network is monitored and updated remotely from central servers instead of being managed device by device.
The company says Nigeria is its launchpad for a broader Africa expansion.
Media King Group, founded in 2017 by Darko Kraljević, told TechCabal it is preparing its first major African rollout in Nigeria.
The entry is being led through a local partnership with Nigerian entrepreneur and film producer Charles Okpaleke.
Kraljević said the company does not want to operate only in Nigeria, and that Nigeria will be the starting point for its push across the continent.
Media King is positioning its “smart WiFi” product as a fix for public networks that slow down or fail when too many people connect at once.
Public WiFi has a mixed track record in Africa, especially in dense cities where power issues, vandalism risk, and high user demand can break service quality.
Media King is betting on a cloud-managed architecture to make operations easier at scale. In simple terms, technicians can adjust settings, push updates, and spot faults from a central dashboard rather than visiting every hotspot.
The Nigeria pilot will be a signal to cities, telecom operators, and venue owners about whether another model can work after earlier Big Tech-backed efforts struggled to sustain momentum.
If it succeeds, it could also create a new distribution channel for local digital services that depend on reliable last-mile connectivity, such as payments, onboarding, and identity checks.
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