Movistar將氦網絡集成到其墨西哥4G/5G服務

由Telefónica擁有的網絡運營商Movistar正在與Nova Labs合作，將美國公司的分散區塊鏈氦網絡整合到其在墨西哥的國家蜂窩4G/5G服務中。

Network operator Movistar, owned by Telefónica, is integrating the Helium Network, a decentralized blockchain-based network, into its national cellular 4G/5G service in Mexico.

由Telefónica擁有的網絡運營商Movistar正在將基於分散區塊鏈的網絡（基於分散區塊鏈的網絡）集成到其在墨西哥的國家蜂窩4G/5G服務中。

A statement said 2.3 million Movistar subscribers will “soon” get access to the Helium Network, which rewards individuals and organisations to deploy and manage their own LoRaWAN and 5G gateways, as part of a decentralised sensor- and broadband-comms network.

一份聲明說，有230萬Movistar訂戶將“很快”獲得氦網絡的訪問，這將獎勵個人和組織部署和管理自己的Lorawan和5G網關，這是分散的傳感器和寬帶信號網絡的一部分。

Movistar and Helium have been testing the concept with Movistar customers since last year. For Movistar, the idea to integrate community-owned infrastructure into its cellular network is to extend coverage in certain areas and to offload data traffic along the way. They have “jointly designed” the setup to allow subscribers to migrate between the two networks. The initial phase of the project will see the Movistar network expanded effectively to over 300 Helium Network “sites” (gateways).

自去年以來，Movistar和氦氣一直在與Movistar客戶一起測試這一概念。對於Movistar而言，將社區擁有的基礎架構集成到其蜂窩網絡中的想法是在某些領域擴展覆蓋範圍並沿途卸載數據流量。他們“共同設計”了設置，以允許訂戶在兩個網絡之間遷移。該項目的初始階段將使Movistar網絡有效擴展到300多個氦網絡“站點”（網關）。

The Helium Network was originally based purely on non-cellular LoRaWAN technology for IoT sensor comms; it has since morphed into a community managed cellular extender network, as well. Its concept is to reward individuals and businesses to deploy gateways (‘Helium Mobile Hotspots’) and field local data traffic with HNT (Helium Network Token) cryptocurrency tokens; so-called IOT and MOBILE tokens are also used for LoRaWAN and 5G networks, respectively.

氦網絡最初純粹基於用於物聯網傳感器通訊的非細胞洛湖技術。此後，它也變成了社區管理的細胞擴展網絡。它的概念是獎勵個人和企業以使用HNT（氦網絡令牌）加密貨幣令牌部署網關（“氦氣移動熱點”）和本地數據流量；所謂的物聯網和移動令牌也分別用於Lorawan和5G網絡。

It uses the Solana blockchain as its foundation, and a proof-of-coverage (‘PoC’) consensus algorithm in subnetworks to calculate remunerations. Its 2024 tests with Movistar in Mexico took place in Mexico City and Oaxaca. Movistar subscribers apparently offloaded an average of 390MB of data to the Helium Network per day during the trials, said Nova Labs – equivalent to about an hour of connection time, or “five hours of social media browsing or sending 3,900 emails”.

它使用Solana區塊鏈作為基礎，以及子網中的共有算法（'POC'）共識算法來計算報酬。它的2024年在墨西哥的Movistar進行了測試，發生在墨西哥城和瓦哈卡州。 Nova Labs說，Movistar訂戶顯然每天平均將390MB的數據轉移到氦網絡中，這相當於大約一個小時的連接時間，或“五個小時的社交媒體瀏覽或發送3,900封電子郵件”。

The deal will reduce the cost of network densification for Movistar, in theory, by passing gateway costs to private Helium Network operators. Helium “mobile hotspots” will be available in Movistar retail stores and web shops. Movistar will resell Helium Network coverage to local mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs). It said the solution is “ready for integration with other operators who wish to implement decentralized telecoms networks based on Helium’s blockchain technology”.

從理論上講，這筆交易將通過將網關成本傳遞給私人氦網絡運營商來降低Movistar的網絡緻密化成本。氦氣“移動熱點”將在Movistar零售商店和網絡商店中提供。 Movistar將將氦網絡覆蓋範圍轉售給本地移動虛擬網絡運營商（MVNOS）。它說，該解決方案“準備與其他希望基於氦的區塊鏈技術實施分散的電信網絡的運營商集成”。