MosoLabs designs and distributes hardware and software for open, decentralised wireless networks, and is helping empower users to build, use and grow the Helium 5G network.

Headquartered in California, MosoLabs is backed by Taiwan-based Sercomm, a, vertically integrated OEM with over 30 years’ experience building LTE and 5G small cells, CPE and IoT devices for many of the world’s biggest telecom companies.

MosoLabs’ mission is to make it easier for anyone to participate in and profit from growing the Helium 5G network by bringing plug-and-play products to market such as small cells, witness devices and cameras.

Co-founded by telecom and wireless industry veterans, MosoLabs has partnered with the FreedomFi team since 2021 to develop small cells that power the Helium 5G network. MosoLabs will offer indoor and outdoor small cells that are plug-and-play certified for the FreedomFi gateway and other “powered by FreedomFi” gateways to help users get set up fast and begin earning crypto from the moment they start growing their network.

Small cell bundles will be available for purchase later this month and the company is committed to delivering devices throughout 2022 in an effort to accelerate growth of the Helium network.

The company is focused on developing more use cases for the Helium 5G network and will begin offering a CBRS-connected camera later this year. These products – which will include doorbell, residential and enterprise cameras – will feature video monitoring capabilities with an easy-to-use app while delivering improved security, privacy and deployment range critical for residential and business customers.

“Sercomm is a small cell pioneer having invested in the technology for over 15 years,” said Ben Lin, president of Sercomm. “Today, Sercomm is a leading manufacturer of small cells, supplying reliable, cost-effective, high-performance devices to the largest global telecom operators. Helium 5G is transforming the traditional cellular network business model with its crypto-incentivised approach which encourages people to help grow their own wireless network. Sercomm is proud to back MosoLabs and be their key partner to bring small cells to market for customers building open, decentralised wireless networks.”

Scott Sigel, COO of the Helium Foundation, added: “With HIP-51, the Helium community will unlock the network growth potential for 5G with more protocols to come. MosoLabs will be a key 5G player that will bring this growth to life in 2022 with their easy-to-install small cell bundles. We welcome MosoLabs to the Helium 5G ecosystem and are excited about the innovative use cases they are developing, starting with the Helium-connected cameras later this year.”

FreedomFi is building an open 5G mobile network leveraging open-source software, flexible spectrum, blockchain and community participation to increase access, expand coverage and lower costs. Founded by open-source software veterans and telecom experts, the company is one of the top contributors of code to project Magma, which is governed by the Linux Foundation and is emerging as a standard for decentralised wireless infrastructure. FreedomFi is backed by Blueyard Capital, Qualcomm Ventures and Samsung Next.

“Decentralised open 5G and Helium are transforming the mobile network paradigm and FreedomFi is proud to be a leading contributor to the Helium 5G ecosystem,” said Boris Renski, founder and CEO of FreedomFi. “MosoLabs’ co-founders have been close partners with FreedomFi since 2021, working with us to bring the open 5G infrastructure to life. We look forward to working together with MosoLabs to unlock the full potential of the Helium 5G network by making it easy for anyone to deploy their own cellular hotspots.”

Sercomm is a manufacturer of telecom and broadband equipment. Founded in 1992, it has focused on developing embedded products to make networking simpler and affordable. With its integrated engineering capability and its manufacturing facility, it offers telecom broadband products such as small cells, residential and enterprise gateways, and IoT. Headquartered in Taipei, its global operation network covers markets in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific.

The Helium Network is the fastest-growing decentralised wireless network, democratising access to the internet worldwide. Launched in Texas in 2019, the network has been deployed in over 63,000 cities, providing open-sourced and affordable coverage worldwide. IoT and network industry companies including Actility, Senet, KORE, X-Telia and Dish use the network’s coverage for enterprise including Volvo, Cisco, Schneider Electric, Accenture, Olympus, One Planet, Hoopo, Invoxia and Victor.