63 sats \ 4 replies \ @cryptocoin OP 26 Jul 2022 \ on: We need a real decentralized mesh network for censorship resistant Bitcoin usage bitcoin
There have been some posts, here on SN, regarding mesh. A couple of note:
Okay guys. Hear me out. Helium network, but with lightning.
#26106
Making Bitcoin Unstoppable Part One: Mesh Nets
#47911
https://bitcoinmagazine.com/technical/making-bitcoin-unstoppable-part-one-mesh-nets
Reticulum: Self-configuring, encrypted and resilient mesh for LoRa, packet radio, WiFi and everything in between
#17325
https://github.com/markqvist/Reticulum
and a number of other posts, with comments regarding mesh, which can be found using SN's search.
Okay guys. Hear me out. Helium network, but with lightning.
I may be wrong but mesh networks, or couple of projects aimed them, were a thing long long time ago. Almost in the first wave of LN projects.
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Long before LN even ...
It's been a decade now since the first "bitcoin-enabled hotspot" discussions began:
#26211
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Here's another Helium-like approach, ... Cardano related, with its own token:
World Mobile - The Last Mile
https://worldmobile.io
Every country requires at least one Aether Node for World Mobile to operate, since Aether Nodes connects to existing legacy telecommunication networks.Aether Node operators are required to meet local regulations. The operators also need to possess the necessary licenses to operate.
Aether Node
https://worldmobile101.com/aether-node/
What's an AirNode?
https://worldmobile.io/blog/post/what-is-an-airnode/
World Mobile's network and backhaul explained
https://worldmobile.io/blog/post/network-backhaul-explained/
World Mobile Aether/Air/Earth Nodes, WMT, Roadmap, and more!
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Now this is interesting:
UK:Pilot deployments in several rural locations backhauled by Starlink.
Deployment Diary [22 July 2022]
https://worldmobile.io/blog/post/deployment-diary/
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