Discover apps, integrations, and partnerships building on World Mobile.
World Mobile is building a people-powered telecom network. Blockchain runs in the background so everyday use stays simple. Around this core, developers, startups, and global partners are launching services that range from identity to real-world data to finance. This article groups the key players, explains what they are building, and shows how it fits the vision of an open, global network.
Definitions used once and kept simple:
- DeWi: decentralized wireless. Community-powered access points that share rewards.
- DePIN: decentralized physical infrastructure networks. Real equipment owned or operated by many participants.
- SSI: self-sovereign identity. Users hold their own credentials and share only what is needed.
- RWA: real-world asset. An on-chain claim backed by something in the physical world.
Telecom and connectivity
- WorldCall and Switch Fiber (Pakistan): Expanding fiber to homes and community Wi-Fi. WorldCall brings the backbone and local operations, while World Mobile supplies AirNodes and on-chain access and revenue sharing. This makes broadband more affordable and gives locals a stake in growth.
- DITO Telecommunity (Philippines): Partnering with a national operator to extend coverage across many islands using modular AirNodes and mixed backhaul. Dtaka, a wallet on World Mobile Chain, links connectivity with payments and rewards.
- Vodacom (Mozambique): Running an aerostat trial that beams mobile signal from a tethered balloon to reach rural areas towers miss.
Why it matters: These partnerships with licensed carriers show that decentralized models can integrate into real markets and existing telecom companies.
Identity and privacy
- SKChain Advisors and PwC Italy (Europe): Building an SSI platform aligned with eIDAS 2.0 and the European Digital Identity Wallet. Lets users verify claims like “over 18” or “resident in Italy” without exposing full documents.
Why it matters: User-owned identity reduces onboarding friction and central data risks while meeting compliance needs.
IoT and real-world data
- IABG and 51nodes (Europe): Piloting tokenized environmental and geospatial data. Sensors sign readings at the source and anchor proofs on World Mobile Chain. Cities and communities can share and monetize trusted data feeds.
- Fraunhofer (Germany): Leading research on AI-assisted network operations that also support privacy-preserving data handling at scale.
Why it matters: Verifiable data streams create new markets for the same network that carries everyday traffic.
Decentralized finance
- Wise Lending: A DeFi platform with a World Mobile Vault. Deposits fund AirNodes, and yield comes from real network usage. Receipt tokens track deposits and interest on chain, linking DeFi capital to physical rollout.
Why it matters: Funding growth from many small contributors reduces reliance on traditional finance and ties rewards directly to service usage.
Infrastructure and ecosystem builders
- Nuvola Digital (USA): A distribution partner that makes co-ownership of AirNodes simple. People can pool funds and track performance without running hardware themselves.
- Smart Energy Water (Worldwide): Integrates World Mobile into its utility platform so people can activate an eSIM where they already manage power and water. Brings AI and analytics to improve network performance.
- 51nodes (Germany): Helps European industries build DePIN and data projects on World Mobile Chain, including tokenized data and secure IoT, with grant-backed pilots.
- Depinity (Germany): Project built by early EarthNode operators, providing managed node hosting, developer APIs, and a planned decentralized MVNO in Germany to lower barriers and drive adoption on World Mobile Chain.
Why it matters: Distribution, software, and integrators lower the barrier to joining and help the network scale.