Nicholas Soper
Nicholas Soper is a Cape Town-based entrepreneur. He co-founded World Mobile Group, a blockchain-based telecommunications company, and Atomic Access, an independent fiber internet service provider in South Africa. Soper has worked in digital marketing and product management. [1]
Early Life & Education
Nicholas Soper attended the University of Plymouth, earning a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medialab Arts (2001–2006) with a focus on Media, Internet, Technology, and Art. [1]
Career
Early Career and Digital Marketing
He held roles including Product Marketing Director at Going Out South Africa, Marketing Manager at Yoco (during which the merchant base expanded from approximately 1,800 to over 20,000), Head of Digital Marketing at Fontera, and General Manager of the Digital Channel at Bester Burke. Sources describe his background as spanning digital product, marketing, strategy, design, coding, and analytics. [2]
Co-Founding World Mobile
In 2018, Nicholas Soper co-founded World Mobile Group with partners Micky Watkins, Josh Watkins, Charles Barnett, and Emmanuel Gratch. While his role is listed as "Co-Founder and VP of Support" in some sources, others, like his LinkedIn profile, specify his title as "Co-founder and Product Director," reflecting differing attributions across sources. [3] [4]
Atomic Access
Soper co-founded Atomic Access, which provides independent fiber internet services in the greater Cape Town area. The company operates its own network (AS328266) and supports dual-stack IPv4/IPv6. [1] [5]
Contributions to Telecommunications
Nicholas Soper has worked on applying blockchain technology to telecommunications. World Mobile's decentralized model aims to address connectivity issues by fostering a sharing-economy approach and reducing barriers to access. [2]
