World Mobile Spaces February 1st, 2024 updates:
Highlights of 2023:
- The launch of commercial services in Zanzibar
- Mobile app release
- Pakistan expansion
- Spectrum secured in the USA
- Development of Aya
- Launch of the Aerostat in Mozambique
- Launching Scan for Points
- Launching 5 new Websites
- Ending the year with 1200 AirNodes
- Opened up B2B in Zanzibar with over 200+ business on the network currently
- Partnerships with SEW and Vodacom
- Attended countless events (
@itsrvz made a lot of it happen for the team and pushed hard last year at these events )
- World Mobile was identified by the UN for disruptive efforts in rural areas
- WorldMobile was a case study for the
@GSMA
- Started Partner Program with
@MAV100_ADA in Washington
- Awarded several blockchain awards
- Launched new ambassador program
- Launched AyA white paper
- Awarded a top ranked Cardano native asset
- Released ENNFT which is with a doubt the NFT with the most utility in this space
- Significant growth in followers - around 33% in total from January 2023 till now
- World Mobile mentions over 250% growth year over year
- Plus many many more things not mentioned above
Vision for 2024 and what the team is excited for:
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@MrTelecoms is most excited for OPAN in USA, Zanzibar, Pakistan and other parts of the world, AyA development, OPAN revenue
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@jamestagg Launching another carrier for the USA (speaking of World Mobile)
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@andrew_s_wm Most excited about the USA launch and excited for other countries World Mobile is launching in
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@TheWeb3Cat Super excited to enable the community to help grow the sharing economy also excited overall about driving adoption through the community
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@aomnet Things learned in Zanzibar will help with the launch in the USA
Core Objectives for World Mobile in 2024:
- Operation Air Node and finding several revenue models that work
- Getting footprint in the USA as well as subscribers
- The Blockchain development getting to Main-Net and having AyA ready for commercial use
- Focusing on global reach by things learned in Zanzibar deployment
- Having different hubs with ability to scale by working with local partners and the sharing economy
- In 2024 we will see a lot of this hard work come into fruition
#DePIN and how is World Mobile positioning it self within the narrative:
- Featured in
@binance latest report of DePIN
- World Mobile leading the space in DePIN for real world revenue
- World Mobile will contribute massively to the DePIN space in 2024 and beyond
- The S word was used by Mickey 20 min in ( uh oh lol )
Antonio vision AyA 2024:
- Multiple Chain approach focus for 2024 and beyond
- 2024 will be the year where Aya realizes its vision to be a telecommunication settlement blockchain
- Connecting to Aya trusted Chains ( other public chains )
- Making the Earth Node network a revenue generated system from the start is a key objective for Aya
- In 2023 AyA did some changes which will allow AyA to be able to accommodate other telcos that approached World Mobile
- Other companies in the space have shown interest of using the Earth Node network (
@Minutes_Network is an example and many others to come )
Andrew Soper:
- Lots of MNOs wanting to join the World Mobile network up in Reno
- Partnerships will be big on the marketing approach for World Mobile
Marketing:
- Restructuring the marketing team for World Mobile
- Focusing on product marketing and customer acquisition
- Growing list of consumer products
- Driving sales from E-SIMS
- Updated Ambassador program coming stay tuned for more details
Latest on the ground in Zanzibar:
- Looking to open Zanzibar to OPAN in 2024
- Continued growth for B2B and B2C
Latest on the ground in Pakistan:
- Largest deployment of numbers of AirNodes to date
- Supporting the local partner to grow at a faster rate
- Looking to open Pakistan to OPAN as well in 2024
- World Mobile has been approached by other partners and various other entities that want to join the sharing economy
Latest on the ground in Mozambique:
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@Vodacom is a great partner to work with
- Helping Vodacom to gather data sets
- Aerostat has been operating successfully
- Currently having Aerostats activity in 2 other continents
- A second aerial platform different from Mozambique is being worked on
- Speaking with new Aerostat providers
- World Mobile will enable the community to purchase Aerostats
Drones:
- Researching drones as part of connecting the unconnected
- Combining Aerostat and drones ( using drones as a method to assist Aerostats with connectivity)
- Specific Drones will be used that will slightly bigger than regular drones
- Will be using wide range of drones to help with aerostats
- Looking at the optimal type of drones with the most optimal weight of payload
- Working with manufacturers around the world to ensure they meet the requirements World Mobile has to operate the network
- Studying drone failure system
- Looking at tethered drones
- Possibly using drones to map out areas for Scan For Points
- When an aerostat is deployed you can use a drone to inspect it and identify failure ( another use case beside propagating signal )
What is the lifespan of an Aerostat ?
- It will depend on how well you maintain it
- As components age you need to replace them to ensure the expansion of the lifespan of an Aerostat
- Aerostats can last 40+ years if you maintained properly
Partner Program:
- Key thing is fixing a problem and finding gaps in coverage
- One way to be involved is Scan for Points
- A huge list of partners are waiting to jump on the program
- World Mobile wants to make sure that the maximum revenue stream comes through AirNodes before opening the program
New Tech Tested:
- Building antennas for Aerostats which will provide high capacity and high range also will be light weight
- World Mobile just granted an experimental license for USCD roof tops which can broadcast band 71
- James Tagg continues a more fundamental research to test various antennas and radios
- More practical work in Reno to marry Band 71 and CBRS nodes ( make them work together seamlessly )
- Fundamental work going on to research blockchain technology
Quantum Antenna:
- Patent has been published
- James Tagg talks on his latest secured patent ( published on X from the team )
- It is a Quantium gravity device
- You can build a copy of this antenna and pay World Mobile royalties for it
Latest on Development on AyA:
- Development on AyA is continuing and going well
- World Mobile has open sourced a few repository on Git Hub
- Optimizing development times
- Looking to open source part of the system when it is ready
- More things going under hood that will be released soon
WMT scan 2.0:
- Plan is to move across to OPAN
- A place where you can go do everything OPAN as a central place
Vision of mobile app for 2024:
- eSIM added to the app
- Leader board is ready for release
- Marketplace products are being added
- Working on appropriate licenses for the app to be used in different countries
- Dashboard of Earth Nodes and Air Nodes being build directly for the app
- Scan for Points ready to go
- Scan for points being used actively in Reno
OPAN sales platform updates:
- White list closing ( make sure to sign up ) by going to
join.worldmobile.io
- World Mobile can offer multiple revenue streams from one device
- A lot of focus on maximizing the revenue coming from an Air Node
- The team is excited about what they have build with OPAN
What makes WM different in the DePIN space:
- WM states they have the best coverage in the DePIN space at the moment
- Partnership with Vodacom
- Low cost eSIM travel
- Full member of GSMA
- None exclusive to other MNOs
- Aerostats connectivity in the sky
- World Mobile is launching a full multi national carrier
building all software from scratch
@ChristianRees and what is currently being building in Reno:
- Christian is the Nevada regional manager for World Mobile
- James Tagg and Christian Rees has climbed the tallest roof in Reno
- Acquiring a kit and establishing next deployments
- Lots of admin work and acquiring proper licenses and making sure World Mobile is code compliant
- Reception of the network has been amazing
- People are very excited about an alternative carrier that offers better pricing and cell coverage aka World Mobile
- People are very excited about using World Mobile especially in rural areas
- Few installs on residential and commercial properties and establishing connections with local businesses
- People looking forward to building out the network in residential properties as well and earn passively from that
- Christian is most excited for OPAN in 2024 ( he wants to build a true turn key approach )
- Looking to expand OPAN everywhere in the states after Reno
- Made a call directly from an Air Node which was very special
AirNodes Pricing and Updates:
- Possibly a few additional Air Nodes added at launch but not certain
- Planning to add WiFi units
- Pricing on AirNodes will remain the same at launch
- There will be other suppliers added and other devices added within time
- Team is testing a lot of different equipment and devices from various manufacturers from Thailand and China
- When Pakistan and Zanzibar come online there will be devices from $40~$60
- You will be able to possibly purchase antenna on the bottom of an Aerostat without purchasing the Aerostat โฆ WOW .. $300K+ will be the expected cost
2024 the year of product delivery:
- Mobile application and ESIM and OPAN are the main focus
- Launching full service voice and sms plan for USA
- Visual Voicemail
- Expand travel sim to other countries
- Offering a data only product at a very competitive rate ( you can use it in various devices like an IPAD or IOT device or a tethering device )
- Unity nodes ( collaboration between Minutes Network and World Mobile )
- DID extension will become a product which will work in Safari and in Chrome web browser
- World Mobile is currently in 7 countries
- 4 new countries have approached World Mobile
Mickey talks a new kind of node ( Unity Nodes):
- Antonio Josh and Mickey has been working on this for many years
- Produce a node which you can install on a Android phone
- Something that allows everyone with an Android to be part of a very big network
- Minutes Network working with Antonio to make sure the traffic is going through the Earth Nodes
- This will be a revenue stream for all Earth Node operators
- Air Drop for all World Mobile holders coming from Minutes Network and more will be released in an AMA so stay tuned
AMA open to the community:
- Lots of great questions
- Listen to the recording here:
nitter.app/i/spaces/1eaKbgwโฆ