HIP

I understand this initiative is connected with the Solana network [1] somehow? "What’s a Crypto carrier? Glad You Asked" [2] There was a rage about Helium protocol recently. If I remember well it was moving from low speed IoT to mobile [3] and Algorand blockchain key people trying to push Helium to Algorand instead of Solana [4] [1] https://solana.com/ [2] https://blog.hellohelium.com/whats-a-cryptocarrier-glad-you-... [3] https://decrypt.co/110319/helium-founder-why-crypto-wireless... [4] https://github.com/helium/HIP/issues/471

From the Helium home page: > Using a Burn-and-Mint Equilibrium token model, The People’s Network utilizes two units of exchange: HNT and Data Credits. Here's a simple heuristic to separate "crypto" wheat from chaff: is a "utility token" involved? If yes, you are probably looking at a scam. If not, scam is less likely. Here Helium gives off a strong aroma of eau-du-scam in that not just one but two tokens are involved. Wait, there's more. A few hops through the home page leads to a GitHub repo with the following: > In order to join the blockchain, every hotspot requires an onboarding code. This code is validated by a staking server and used to onboard a hotspot and pay the $40 staking fee. Currently, these codes are exclusively issued by Helium Inc and validated by their staking server at <staking.helium.foundation>. https://github.com/hel

Interesting, but old news. I haven't seen any proof that this is still happening after Helium shot down DIY miners and the key is now locked in each miner by a set of manufacturers as set by HIP19 [1]. [1] https://github.com/helium/HIP/blob/main/0019-third-party-man...

> CBRS is a band of wireless spectrum – a 150 MHz wide contiguous band of the 3.5 GHz band > Though the FCC will auction CBRS licenses, called Priority Access Licenses (PALs), enterprises will still be able secure General Authorized Access (GAA) to CBRS spectrum without a license. https://www.sierrawireless.com/iot-blog/new-cbrs-band/ There might even be a community hotspot alliance so you can roam: > Helium 5G will be the second major wireless network that the Helium Network supports. If you have a phone that supports 5G, such as an iPhone or Samsung Galaxy, you will soon be able to connect through Hotspots that are powered by the People — you may be getting 5G from your neighbor! https://blog.helium.com/episode-two-the-path-to-5g-3f704a586... > it is suggested that we initially set the price of passing 1GB of CBRS data through Helium ne