Mysten Labs, a Web3 infrastructure company and initial developer of the Sui Layer 1 blockchain, has announced that it has entered into a partnership with Chirp. Through this partnership, Chirp will leverage Sui’s decentralised and scalable technology to build the future of connectivity.
Founded in 2021 by Tim Kravchunovsky, Chirp is harnessing the power of decentralisation to build the user-friendly network. Chirp’s IoT and high-speed broadband internet solutions are fully wireless, available anywhere, and both easier to manage and more cost-effective than alternative networks. To provide low-cost IoT and internet solutions, Chirp enables its community to grow the network through its custom-built gateways.
The company has developed two product lines: an IoT hybrid network that utilises its own wireless network infrastructure and also uses capacity from other network operators to extend its network coverage and reach. The IoT network is powered by a gateway called The Blackbird and the wireless broadband solution is powered by a community-owned gateway called The Cardinal, both of which will utilise Sui’s blockchain technology to bring traditional network infrastructure to the Web3 world.
“While IoT has delivered immense value to billions of people around the world, it remains very difficult to navigate, forcing users to engage with various vendors, networks, and platforms to achieve their intended objectives,” says Tim Kravchunovsky, founder and chief executive pfficer of Chirp. “Chirp’s mission is to prove that IoT can be affordable and easy to use. By leveraging the Sui network and the benefits of a decentralised economy, Chirp is building a product that has a variety of B2B and B2C applications across multiple sectors of the economy, from transportation and autonomous driving to home automation. We can’t wait to work with Mysten Labs to continue to unlock the innumerable possibilities inherent in decentralised connectivity and make life easier for our users.”
Mysten Labs was launched in 2021 by former executives of Meta’s Novi Research and lead architects of the diem blockchain and move programming language. The company is helping develop Sui, a decentralised, proof-of-stake blockchain that builds on important innovations in consensus algorithms and leverages novel data structures to deliver a high-performance, low-cost Layer 1.
“Chirp is building the infrastructure for millions of users and billions of devices to connect on a decentralised network. While this is no small feat, the company’s strong team of experienced builders, network engineers, and telecom experts combined with Sui’s decentralised technology and capabilities make Chirp as well-positioned as any to execute on this mission,” says Evan Cheng, co-founder and chief executive officer of Mysten Labs, initial contributor to the development of the Sui protocol. “We are excited to partner with Chirp to bring these customer-focused solutions to market, and look forward to being a part of this journey.”
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