Evaluating only IoTCuba’s profile at its peak — without knowing the outcome — the model ranked Regulation as the #1 likely cause. That’s exactly how it died.
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FOUNDING
FUNDING
MILESTONE
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Documented cause
IoTCuba built agricultural IoT for Cuban state farms. MINCOM classified the wireless sensor network as telecommunications requiring ETECSA partnership. Private wireless networks were prohibited. Operating through ETECSA required state partnership that made the business economically unviable.
Lesson
“Tech infrastructure in Cuba must be built within ETECSA's existing network rather than independently — wired sensor networks at specific government-approved facilities are the only viable deployment path.”
Failure anatomy
Collapse type
Regulatory Kill
📉 MEDIUM
Hype cycle
None
Moat type
Technology
Fatal mistake
ETECSA controlled all Cuban internet connectivity; MINCOM classified IoT sensor networks as telecommunications infrastructure requiring ETECSA partnership; private IoT networks prohibited