IoT Hotspots
In comparison to an IoT Data-Only Hotspot, which only gets rewarded for data transfer activity, Proof-of-Coverage enabled Hotspots are eligible for rewards from coverage beaconing and witnessing as well as data transfer rewards.
Hotspots may only be manufactured by approved Makers. These are hardware vendors that have been approved by the Helium community and the Helium Foundation. This process is governed via Helium Improvement Proposal 19 (HIP-19). Makers have been unapproved when they fail to comply with HIP 19 and contractual requirements.
Current Approved Makers
Nova Labs (formerly known as Helium Systems, Inc) was the first Hotspot manufacturer. Starting in early 2019, they produced the first hardware capable of mining HNT and providing LoRaWAN wireless coverage. In total, Nova Labs produced and sold the first 13,000 Hotspots to the Helium community to seed the Network.
Since the introduction of HIP-19, additional approved Makers have been added. Each approved Maker is given a unique onboarding address on the Helium blockchain where they are required to burn data credits to onboard their unique Hotspots before they are granted access to the blockchain.
Currently, approved Makers are
| Maker Name | HIP-19 Application | Date Approved | Solana Onboarding Maker Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helium Systems, Inc. | N/A | NA | 762bAGFtTj7L5UM92Rgz8YNtR7Rz6JmCZpUWxEDa5MfN |
| RAKwireless/MNTD | RAK/CalChip | 2020-12-29 | GUnni1pcVJjA6paJDvHxBixiJMdMCKYVX2YotBpXPUP1 |
| Kerlink | Kerlink | 2021-02-24 | 4gQwHW4Sy9SGfjrNn1ALgVcHYcbBHA1p2F4NWVmoqRkN |
| Smart Mimic (Finestra) | Smart Mimic | 2021-03-25 | 4cxEWUVc9awGNU35CN9zxYzQBCXKie44KcrsjPyD1JhE |
| FreedomFi | FreedomFi | 2021-04-27 | A4QTuD3bFUCnBfBaxazJs65dcQbA1yDaAmooWSiVz1P8 |
| Seeed (SenseCap) | Seeed/SenseCap | 2021-06-15 | Dbgjonwh5kzaQ4N9QFghC6UvFjQrMx1d9gRVf7ZWJTAT |
| Osprey | Osprey | 2022-08-08 | BYGWtbHPgh95Ceof8e1pLX64hFoddEWg1VBXoutpA2xA |
| ResIOT | ResIOT | 2022-09-27 | DXLHbh34wg3WfwigZ9QGax6qV33KqMMpLASHXdyfCKnJ |
| Clod-Pi | Clod-Pi | 2023-02-17 | 13XuP2DjHEHVkKguDDZD2ev5AeqMLuJ8UQ44efEcDmVTnBcvc6F |
| EdaTec | EdaTec | 2023-02-17 | 2L6HuhKcFJWHgQrfc9S2QLEvBzRkGx86Dy18uhn1yRbb |
| Browan (MerryIOT) | Browan | 2023-02-27 | GgPBDKKCARqehPH8JCU5tZLFbRR86hLH1f2KPSXfrfPX |
| Smart Harvest | Smart Harvest | 2023-03-02 | 8NM1ZHof9r7cAtEUSV5NKWirq8DWtADM58drodaVX5mc |
| Dragino | Dragino | 2023-03-10 | 7YkWs3SGiB1KuXp2G3HUwSQMCtwDMiKZBVEaCgh7NMyB |
| RisingHF | RisingHF | 2023-03-10 | AjDr19KeFdD94vQJ4FLaqJ1s1MGY6KfYFHq4wrPnbonB |