Kajeet

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Kajeet
Company type Private
Industry Wireless Services
Founded2006
Headquarters McLean, VA, United States (Corporate headquarters)
Key people
Daniel Neal, CEO & Founder, Ben Weintraub, COO & Founder
Products Wireless communication using CDMA
Website http://www.kajeet.net/

Kajeet is a Mobile network operator that delivers internet access to a variety of industries across North America and globally in 24 other countries. Kajeet Inc. provides Iot of connectivity, software, hardware products and services to businesses, schools, hospitals, government agencies, and telecommunications enterprises. Its headquarters are located in McLean, Virginia and operations are located in Phoenix, Arizona, with regional offices in 11 cities in the United States.

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Background

Kajeet was founded in the 2003 by three fathers who wanted to figure out how to use mobile technology to provide a safe mobile experience for kids. The company name, "Kajeet", was derived as an anagram from the names of the founder's children. Two of the original founders still guide the company today: Ben Weintraub, COO, and Daniel Neal, CEO. Kajeet's original service provided safety-conscious families with affordable cell phones and prepaid plans for their teens, and young children. More recently Kajeet has implemented its patented mobile management technology to provide off-campus mobile connectivity service to school districts.

In 2007, Kajeet was mentioned in a Time Magazine online article [1] and in the print edition. [2] In both, the author Wendy Cole recounted her daughter's experience during Kajeet beta testing.

Education Broadband

Kajeet began offering off-campus mobile broadband service to schools and districts in 2012 and Education Broadband service in 2014. According to multiple sources, on average, one-third of U.S. students do not have adequate Internet access when they leave school. As more and more districts and schools incorporate technology into their curriculum and prepare for state-mandated testing (1-to-1, BYOD, Blended Learning), students are required to work on assignments outside the classroom. A large number of disadvantaged students are finding themselves caught in a widening “digital divide” struggling to keep up with their more affluent peers. According to the Kajeet website, the company provides a “safe, affordable, mobile broadband solution called Education Broadband™ that connects economically disadvantaged students to the Internet outside of school.” The Education Broadband solution, includes a portable Kajeet SmartSpot® and patented filtering and controls that enables school districts to provide CIPA-compliant, education-only filtered Internet access to keep students focused on school work without worry of data abuse.

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References

  1. ↑ Cole, Wendy (2007-02-16). "Cell Phones for the SpongeBob Set". TIME Magazine. Archived from the original on February 18, 2007.
  2. ↑ "Calling All Kids". TIME Magazine. 2007-03-01. Archived from the original on March 4, 2007.
  3. ↑ "Marketing Cell Phones to Kids". CBS News. 2007-05-16.
  4. ↑ "Eye To Eye - Kids Go Mobile". CBS News. 2007-05-16.
  5. ↑ "MTV Sues Wireless Provider Kajeet Over Content Deal (Update1)". Bloomberg. May 22, 2009.
  6. ↑ "FINRA Orders UBS to Pay Kajeet $81M over ARS - Law360".
  7. ↑ "Kajeet Education Broadband™ Now Available to 13,000 School Districts". www.kajeet.net. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18.
  8. ↑ "Kajeet Mobile Closing Down, Switch To Any TPO Mobile Plan And Get Your First Month For One Cent - BestMVNO". BestMVNO. 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
  9. ↑ "Kajeet Expands Solutions Portfolio with Launch of New Private LTE Networks Practice and Asset Acquisition of Red Rover Ltd".
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