Business Daily The cost of calling home
Mar 18, 2026
Hans Ossenbrugge, founder and CEO of Talk360, builds affordable internet-assisted calls to offline numbers. Oluseyi Akini-Boson, entrepreneur behind Froggy Talk, helps African migrants call landlines and feature phones while offering cultural and language support. They discuss routing cheaper calls via wholesalers. They cover local payment methods, distribution through airtime networks, and why offline-call services remain vital despite growing internet access.
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Building Froggy Talk From Personal Need
- Oluseyi Akini-Boson built Froggy Talk from his own experience missing home after moving from Nigeria to the Netherlands.
- He launched the app to avoid roaming costs and to reach family who only had basic phones or unreliable data.
How App Calls Cut Costs With Hybrid Routing
- Talk360 routes only the caller over the internet and completes the last leg via traditional telco networks to cut costs.
- Hans Ossenbrugge uses multiple wholesalers and real-time routing per call to prioritise quality then price, saving customers up to ~80% on calls.
Sell Tiny Top Ups And Local Payments
- Support very small denominations and local payment methods to reach low-income users.
- Talk360 and Froggy Talk sell tiny top-ups (e.g., €0.50) and accept street-level vouchers, ATMs and local wallets like M-Pesa.