Decentralized telecommunication networks benefit from small businesses and telecom corporations alike, according to Frank Mong, the Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Nova Labs, the founding team behind the Helium Wireless decentralized physical infrastructure (DEPIN) network.
In an interview with Cointelegraph in Consensus 2025 in Toronto, Canada, Mong said small businesses including bars, restaurants, comfort shops, and other local operators may Build income by hauling -Host wireless hotspots and expansion of network range.
Large telecommunication companies and service providers can also tap on the telemetry of the helium network to reduce operating costs and expand network range in dead zones.
“It costs about $ 300,000 for a telecom company to stand a tower; you need one of each block for 5G to work effectively,” Mong told Cointelegraph, the Executive added:
“Instead of doing that and making the phone plans more expensive, what if anyone with a useful Wi-Fi network shares that Wi-Fi and allowed, not only anyone who uses it safely, but allows big companies like AT&T to see that network telemetry.”
Decentralized Physical Infrastructure networks continue to be an example of how blockchain technologies can provide The existing infrastructure is more resilient In outages, disruptions, censorship, and critical failure.
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Helium ensures cooperation in collaboration with telecom companies
In January 2024, the Nova Labs announced a cooperation in cooperation with the Latin American Telecommunication Company Telefónica in Expand the scope of the telecom company In dead zones and help reduce network congestion.
Recently, in April 2025, Helium cooperated with AT&T – a global giant telecommunication – to allow AT&T users automatically accessing the helium network when in the area of the network range of mobile hotspots network.
Data From the Helium network shows that the United States currently has the highest concentration of 95,272 network mobile hotspots. In addition, helium has 284,053 active Internet of Things (IOT) hotspots worldwide.
“Ultimately, what we did in the United States and Mexico should be universal,” Mong told Cointelegraph.
The Nova Labs are currently focusing on expanding the range by securing a collaboration with cooperation with telecommunication infrastructure providers in new regions, the executive added.
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