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Helium HIP 101 proposes adjustments to Proof-of-Coverage (PoC) rewards to equalize incentives across Wi-Fi and CBRS hotspots within the Helium Network. The goal is to address the disparities in reward allocation by implementing multipliers for Wi-Fi hotspots based on their deployment type: 1.5x multiplier for indoor Wi-Fi access points and 2.5x multiplier for outdoor Wi-Fi access points.

This proposal aims to ensure that all PoC contributors are rewarded proportionally for their contributions to the network, enhancing fairness and incentivizing broader adoption of Wi-Fi deployments. The voting on this proposal requires participation from veMOBILE token holders, with a quorum of 100,000,000 veMOBILE votes needed to validate the decision .

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HIP/0101-equalizing-poc-rewards-across-wifi-and-cbrs.md at main · helium/HIP

• Author(s): @zer0tweets (Nova Labs, Inc.)
• Start Date: 2023-12-09
• Category: Economic, Technical
• Original HIP PR: #823
• Tracking Issue: #825
• Vote Requirements: veMOBILE Holders

Summary

This Helium Improvement Proposal (HIP) suggests equalizing Proof-of-Coverage (PoC) rewards for Wi-Fi Indoor and Outdoor Hotspots with that of CBRS hotspots.

Related Prior HIPs

• HIP 74 established modeled coverage for the MOBILE subDAO.
• HIP 85 changed the limit of outdoor radios eligible for PoC rewards from 5 to 3, and introduced ranking multiplier.
• HIP 93 introduced the addition of Wi-Fi Access Points and certain limitations.

Motivation

HIP 93 introduced Wi-Fi Access Points (APs) as a new way to stay connected to the Helium Mobile Network and proposed a PoC algorithm for Wi-Fi Hotspots, largely mirroring the reward weights of CBRS radios. However, CBRS radios currently provide less utility on the network. Specifically:

• There is no immediate solution for Android phones to seamlessly hand-off data sessions between macro network like T-Mobile and CBRS;
• There is a way to do this for iOS17 devices, but, so far, this only works on iPhones 13+ and requires an install of a geo-fencing profile by the end user;
• CBRS radios have no ability to provide guest / public Wi-Fi service and will always require an installation of additional, second CBRS sim on a client device to be accessible.