Top 39 Micky Watkins Quotes (WORLD MOBILE)

Top 10 Most Famous Micky Watkins Quotes (BEST)

“World Mobile is a new standard of Mobile Network Operator (MNO) that uses renewable energy, blockchain, and alternative spectrum, in order to deliver super-fast, six-generation Internet to rural areas around the world.”
Micky Watkins

I don’t know if World Mobile was originally my calling but when you find a problem so big, you just can’t ignore it.

The movement is called World Mobile, and we believe that we can connect the unconnected and bank the unbanked before 2030... — The movement is called **World Mobile**, and we **believe** that we can connect the unconnected and bank the unbanked before 2030…

We won’t take distance for an answer. We’ll go the extra mile to connect everyone, everywhere, because we know connection is everything.

Work hard. Work smart. Perseverance is everything. It allows you to create and do things you wouldn’t otherwise think you could achieve. — **Work hard**. Work smart. **Perseverance** is everything. It allows you to create and do things you wouldn’t otherwise think you could achieve.

“Without determination, like many others, World Mobile would have shut down and not found an alternative solution to connect the unconnected. Remember, it’s the darkest before dawn.”
Micky Watkins

There are 1000 mobile network operators competing for half the world, but there’s none competing for the other half.

We’ve got a problem, we need to fix that problem. The technology’s here, we’ve proven that... it’s just about finding a sustainable business model. — We’ve got a problem, we need to fix that problem. The technology’s here, we’ve proven that… it’s just about finding a sustainable **business** model.

The biggest ROI is the people being connected.

We’re going to open new worlds, we’re going to see something absolutely transformative happen.

12 Micky Watkins Quotes on World Mobile – Connecting the Unconnected

“If we could connect the unconnected and provide them [people in Africa] with a self-governed digital ID, we would also be ‘banking the unbanked’ solving two of mankind’s greatest problems in one go.”
Micky Watkins

I stumbled across the 3.7 billion people around the world who are unconnected and this became a heavy focus, hence World Mobile today. — I stumbled across the 3.7 billion people around the world who are unconnected and this became a heavy **focus**, hence World Mobile today.

Connecting Zanzibar is what we’re focused on this year, and then toward the end of the year, it’s all about making the sharing economy work. — Connecting Zanzibar is what we’re **focused** on this year, and then toward the end of the year, it’s all about making the **sharing** economy work.

World Mobile doesn’t take value from its customers, it gives value to its customers by giving them part-ownership of the network itself. — World Mobile doesn’t take value from its **customers**, it gives value to its customers by giving them part-ownership of the network itself.

“As soon as I discovered that this many people were unconnected, I felt compelled because I saw that Facebook, Microsoft, and Google had found semi-solutions to actually reach the unconnected, but they never found a sustainable way to keep the unconnected connected.”
Micky Watkins

Much like Airbnb and Uber disrupted their relevant businesses, we can lower the bar for people to enter into the telecommunications market.

We are absolutely dedicated to rebooting the telecoms industry through the sharing economy. — We are absolutely **dedicated** to rebooting the telecoms industry through the **sharing** economy.

I genuinely believe that connectivity and digital identity are a human right and that our sharing economy can unlock the true potential of Africa and the world. — I genuinely **believe** that connectivity and digital identity are a human right and that our sharing economy can unlock the true potential of Africa and the world.

“We also saw things like financial, essentially a financial revolution, where people were getting paid five times more, six times more, for their catch of fish because they were able to communicate.”
Micky Watkins

We believe that the future of telecommunications is about sharing, creating a sharing economy. — We believe that the **future** of telecommunications is about sharing, creating a sharing economy.

It’s not about the telecom operators overlooking it, it’s more about the telecom operators being stuck in a box they can’t get out of.

A network built by the people, for the people... — A network built by the people, for the people…

5 Micky Watkins Quotes on Blockchain Technology (CRYPTOCURRENCY)

“Through blockchain, we’ll create a digital ID for each of our users, so they can access open banking, healthcare and experience economic freedom and dignity alongside connecting to the Internet for the first time.”
Micky Watkins

Blockchain is an important part of the ecosystem. We’re talking about populations that have never had an ID or access to banking — let alone the Internet.

“I saw IOHK and what they stand for, and it was an obvious choice. There was nobody else in the space who had the same vision, and it matched ours. To bank the unbanked, you need to connect the unconnected; it’s a perfectly symbiotic relationship.”
Micky Watkins

“By providing people with the connectivity, by providing people with identity, we’re actually going to see the real intention behind blockchain—we’re going to see people sitting on the other side of the world, being able to fund via staking pools, the ability to roll out whole countries and continents. We’re going to see people being able to take loans from the other side of the world – this is the bridging. This is the digital divide. This is where we change everything, together.”
Micky Watkins

We’re incentivizing connecting by rewarding all node owners and network operators our cryptocurrency, WMT [World Mobile Token]... — We’re incentivizing connecting by rewarding all node owners and network operators our cryptocurrency, **WMT** [World Mobile Token]…

“We’re creating an entire financial ecosystem within the network by sharing a multi-trillion dollar industry with the people who host the network. Let’s connect billions of people worldwide and make blockchain a seamless part of our lives. It’s the next step to opening a new world.”
Micky Watkins

5 Micky Watkins Quotes on his Business Success

“I went to find a partner, I looked around and couldn’t find anybody who was serious, except for Charles Hoskinson and IOHK, nobody had the same level of dedication. Together, we can connect the unconnected and bank the unbanked.”
Micky Watkins

My conviction to our mission, ability, and tech has allowed me to attract the most elite members and advisors to my team.

So, if you believe in it, no matter how difficult something is, persevere until you succeed. — So, if you **believe** in it, no matter how difficult something is, persevere until you **succeed**.

Being determined to make a change has been a catalyst for most of my adult life. — Being **determined** to make a **change** has been a catalyst for most of my adult life.

What we need to do is we need to bring back innovation. — What we need to do is we need to bring back **innovation**.

4 Wise Micky Watkins Quotes on 4G vs 5G Connection

“Why are people obsessed with 5G? There are nearly 4 billion people that have no affordable Internet connection. 5G is not going to bridge the digital divide. It is more likely to make the divide greater as the cost for 5G devices and network is higher than existing networks, which are already too expensive for more than half of the planet.”
Micky Watkins

4G is very good, and most people with a good 4G signal are pretty happy with their service.

To me, 5G is not groundbreaking and will not change people’s lives enough for all of the hype. — To me, 5G is not groundbreaking and will not **change** people’s lives enough for all of the hype.

“People should think deeply about why half the world is still unconnected and how big tech companies are harvesting our data. The true potential lies not in 5G, but in how we can collectively deliver a solution that gives everyone equal access to the Internet, protects people’s data, and enables economic freedom of choice.”
Micky Watkins