UsingdecentralizedeSIMs,travelersanddigitalnomadscaneasilyaccessglobalmobilenetworksandtheinternetwithoutneedingtousetraditionalcarriersorpayingexpensiveroamingfees.
Boundless,thelatestentryinthegrowingdecentralizedphysicalinfrastructurenetworks(DePIN)industry,willlaunchitsappforinternaltestinglaterthisweekandistargetingmid-Novemberforanofficiallaunch.TheBoundlessservicewillprovideinternetaccess,isprivate,andrequiresnoKYCtopurchase,accordingtoIsaacRodgin,whoheadsBusinessDevelopmentatLiquify,ablockchaininfrastructureproviderthatmanagesvalidatornodesandsupportsblockchainprojects.
BoundlessisbeinglaunchedinpartnershipwithDent,developersoftheDentnetblockchain.
“EverytimeIflytoadifferentcountry,IhavetobuyeighteSIMS,”Rodginsaid,assertingthatBoundlesswillsolvethatproblem.
“It\'snotaninfrastructureplayforblockchain,andit\'snotthe5Gmarketplace,”headded.“It\'sthisnewproductthat\'sacomfortablefrontendforbuying5Gdata.WeofferedtoabstractawayallthecomplexityandgivejustaWeb2userinterfacetoconnecttocomplicatedthings.”
RodginsaidthatBoundless\'smainsellingpointisprivacy.“Theprivacyadvantage,becauseofdecentralization,isobfuscationofdata,”Rodginsaid.“Yourdataissenttoanaggregatedpool,andbasicallyobfuscatedandnottiedtoyouraccount.”
Ofcourse,thisanonymityisonlyassecureasthewebsitesandactivitiesoftheuser.“Ifyouaredoingmaliciousthings,youcanbecaughtandtrackeddown,andyoushouldbe,”hesaid.
CompetitorsbuildingdecentralizedtelecommunicationtechnologyincludeBloxsim,Helium,DCConnectGlobal,andRoam.E-commercewebsiteBitRefillofferseSIMcardsthatcustomerscanpurchasewithGooglePay,ApplePay,CreditCards,andagrowinglistofcryptocurrencies,includingBitcoin,Ethereum,USDT,andDogecoin.
AccordingtoRodgin,whentheBoundlessservicefullylaunchesnextmonth,5Gdataplanscanbepurchasedusingacreditcard,Bitcoin,Ethereum,USDC,orDentX,thenativetokenoftheDentnetblockchain.Whilepricinghasnotbeendivulgedyet,RodginacknowledgedthataBoundlessplancouldendupbeingexpensiveandisforpeoplewhoaren’tafraidtopayalittlemoreforprivacy.
“Priceisn\'twherewe\'reoutcompetingpeople,”hesaid.“Ifsomeone\'sjusttryingtolooktosaveafewpennies,wemightnotbethebestsolution.Andthat\'salsookay.It\'sreallygearedtowardspeoplewhowantpseudonymity,andcryptopayments.”
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