About this episode
Today we sit down with Frank Mong COO at helium to unpack how DePIN can disrupt telecom from community-built coverage to the reality of a free mobile plan (and what it takes to make it work).0:00 Intro1:11 Welcome + guest intro (Frank Mong, Helium)2:03 What is Helium? (simple overview)6:22 How Helium disrupts telecom (cost + competition)7:26 Can a phone plan be free? (the thesis)9:10 Helium Mobile plans (Free / $15 / $30)12:41 From crypto-first users to mainstream incentives19:46 How people join the network (hotspots + examples)26:09 Expansion: Mexico, Brazil + more regions35:54 Why Solana40:10 Security & fraud lessons46:20 AI + network quality verification56:32 What’s next in 202658:33 Outro / where to find Helium X: https://x.com/heliumFrank Mong X: https://x.com/fmong
