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- ↑ "DISH Wireless partners with Helium and FreedomFi". The Register . Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ↑ Snider, Shane (2022-03-16). "Samsung, Qualcomm Banking On FreedomFi's Crypto-Backed 5G Gambit". CRN . Retrieved 2022-04-21.
- ↑ Sharpe, Rachael (2021-04-28). "New scheme will use cryptocurrency as an incentive to install 5G small cells in the US". 5Gradar . Retrieved 2021-09-25.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "In The Air Tonight: Helium's 5G Dreams". EE Times .
- ↑ Speed, Richard. "Need US mobile data? Cellular data plan launches on the Helium Blockchain". The Register . Retrieved 2021-09-25.
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