The Helium Blog

With thousands of new education expansion zones going live, more campuses are primed and ready to do the same.

Just approved, HIP-150 raises the deployer earnings target minimum and adds per-site reward multipliers at venues that carry the Network's heaviest traffic.

HeliumOS | The Operating System for Connectivity

How one MSP turned the Helium Network into a solution for businesses that need indoor connectivity without a major physical overhaul.

Tasa Hawai’i brings coverage to one of the most ecologically sensitive sites on the islands, and keeps it running in a challenging environment.

Celina, Texas is adding neighborhoods faster than anyone can build cell towers. So the city turned Wi-Fi already running across its public buildings and downtown into carrier-grade coverage, live on the Helium Network today.

Using Wi-Fi for carrier offload is a paradigm shift. Our metrics will fluctuate while we win it.

A new No Fee Program means no connect fees for deployers of Helium Plus

FCC Opens Unlicensed Spectrum for Satellite D2D: What It Means

Direct-to-cell satellite coverage closes gaps towers never could, across oceans, rural areas, and supply lines. But 80% of mobile data lives indoors, where signals from space can fail.

Introducing a minimum per-gigabyte earn rate for venue partners and deployers to protect against market downturns.

Talus Communications LLC builds their business by building connectivity in major venues.

The Hospitality industry spent two decades building robust Wi-Fi coverage. Now carriers need that coverage, and 30 days of Helium Network data show its value.

How regulatory ambiguity stalls innovation–and American businesses are paying the price

How 34 national brands are meeting the demand for high-quality connectivity on the Helium Network.

Helium is now connecting over 2,000 daily users from major US carriers using their existing Wi-Fi infrastructure.

From coverage solution to intelligent enablement platform. Helium's next chapter starts now.

Now Mexican ISPs can extend wireless coverage without the burden of high capital expenditure.

New tiered support plans give Helium Plus Deployers and Channel Partners faster access to the Helium team as Network deployments continue to scale.

Mile-High Wi-Fi extends coverage to gyms, medical offices and shelters by overlaying Helium Plus onto the Wi-Fi networks already in place.

Now live in Helium World: new Expansion Zones, which show exactly where carriers want more coverage and, by extension, exactly where your next Hotspot should go.

As telecom capex contracts, the industry is being forced into a more efficient model. Some networks are already operating that way.

For the past decade, the telecom industry has been in a buildout cycle. Carriers spent heavily to expand coverage, upgrade networks, and roll out 5G. Now, that cycle is slowing down.

How two entrepreneurs turned underutilized bandwidth into a business

How 13 permanent Hotspots handled a 33x surge at one of Florida's biggest music festivals.

The Helium community has spoken, and the Helium World team has been listening.

The Helium community has spoken, and the Helium World team has been listening.

Helium’s New Orleans footprint absorbed a 550% Fat Tuesday surge, with more than 100,000 daily unique subscribers sustained for Carnival Weekend.

At this year's Big Game near San Francisco, 113,000+ people connected through Helium on the peak day.

Decentralized LLC now spans four U.S. regions and offloads 80+ terabytes monthly by focusing on the businesses inside high-traffic venues.

The Helium Network connects nearly 2.5 million people daily, from the Las Vegas Strip to Miami Beach. Here are five spots across the U.S. where you can experience free Helium coverage in action.

Rooftop Digital Income partners with Helium to help businesses improve cellular coverage while giving back to local organizations.

Connectivity, Rebuilt.

Two deployers take on the challenge of bringing world-class connectivity to the world-famous neighborhood.

We’re excited to announce a new joint venture with leading Brazilian WiFi company Mambo WiFi

In Anderson Valley and Sausalito, CA, Unspoken Words combines decades of networking expertise with Helium’s decentralized model to deliver reliable connectivity where it matters.

Parami isn’t a telecom vendor in the traditional sense. It’s a blockchain investment firm that believes the strength of the Helium Network.

Until their partnership with Helium, Pine Mountain Club residents struggled with spotty cell coverage.

$1 Million in Helium Grants Funded and a Trillion-Dollar Industry Shifts.

Monetize Existing Wi-Fi, and join the People's Network

A collaboration that brings the Helium Network to AT&T subscribers across America

The SEC has dismissed its case against Nova Labs with prejudice, confirming Helium Hotspots and HNT distribution are not securities.

Puerto Rico’s oldest educational project is paving the way the future of decentralized wireless connectivity.

Movistar, Telefónica’s mobile flagship carrier in Mexico, and Helium have partnered to bring the Helium Network to 2.3 million subscribers in Mexico!

And what the Helium Network is doing about it