Telefónica and Nova Labs collaborate to expand Helium Mobile Network in Mexico, enhancing Telefónica customer coverage in Mexico City and Oaxaca.

Telefónica and Nova Labs have launched a joint deployment of Helium Mobile Hotspots in Mexico, initially targeting selected Movistar customers in Mexico City and Oaxaca. The initiative allows Telefónica (through its Movistar brand) to extend mobile coverage by offloading data traffic from its cellular network onto the Helium Mobile Network, a decentralized, Wi‑Fi–based infrastructure built and operated by a distributed community of hotspot owners. Customers authenticate using their existing Movistar SIM cards, with data still routed through Telefónica’s core network, so Telefónica preserves control over quality of service, security, and user experience. The technical solution relies on the OpenWiFi standard from the Telecom Infra Project and connects Helium Mobile Hotspots to a proprietary Telefónica management system that governs which devices can automatically access the Helium network for mobile data sessions. By leveraging community-deployed hotspots instead of building only traditional cell towers, Telefónica aims to reduce capex and opex, accelerate coverage expansion in dense urban and hard-to-cover areas, and lower the environmental footprint of new infrastructure. For the Helium ecosystem, the partnership represents a significant real-world carrier integration: data offloaded through these hotspots consumes blockchain-based Data Credits (burning HNT) and rewards hotspot operators in the MOBILE token, linking a major incumbent telecom’s traffic directly to Helium’s tokenized incentive model.

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