The Telecommunications Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DEPIN) Project, Helium, cooperated with the Giant US Telcom AT&T to bring WiFi to its users.
According to an April 24 announcement shared with Cointelegraph, as part of the collaboration, AT&T customers can now connect to the network built of Helium. Helium Mobile Data It is shown that the network includes more than 93,500 hotspots, most of which are in the United States.
Ang Helium network is governed by individuals and businesses that get and run small cell towers acting as hotspots. Those individuals are rewarded with digital possessions For their help in network building and providing scope.
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Helium Mobile (Mobile Network Division) of Helium and CEO Amir Haleem said cooperation with an industry leader such as AT&T will “quickly accelerate helium adoption and provide real-world value” to both network participants and partner customers. He also announced that “this is just the beginning” and more announcements will come.
Centralized and decentralized, united today
AT&T integration provides WIFI verification via AT&T’s Passpoint WiFi Roaming Service that allows customers to automatically connect to WiFi networks when participating networks are available. In this system, decentralized nodes are integrated into a traditional service network.
Helium says its decentralized network has more than 800,000 days -day users who use it for connection. The firm has signed the agreements to the The Movistar of Telefónica In Mexico and working with other unspecified mobile network operators who use the network to enhance their range. Deal follows Helium Mobile’s announcement of a free plan in February, which the company claimed was the first free phone plan in the US.
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A storied company
In January, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Helium developer Nova Labs. The lawsuit was filed a few days before the previous SEC seat, Gary Gensler, dropped, and said the company was selling unregistered investment products.
Earlier in April, the SEC organized the Nova Labs and removed the lawsuit After the payment of a $ 200,000 civil penalty. A company representative said in time:
“(T) he founded that the sale of hardware and distribution of tokens for network growth would not automatically make them security in the eyes of the SEC (and) that the SEC could not bring charges against helium.”
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