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TL;DR
- Just weeks after basically shutting down its free plan, Helium Mobile has announced it is being acquired.
- Noble Mobile will take over the existing subscriber base and plans to continue offering access to the Helium Network.
- The Helium team says it will continue its mission of offering a decentralized alternative that even other carriers can eventually tap into.
Helium Mobile launched in 2023 with an ambitious plan to combine traditional cellular coverage with its hotspot-derived decentralized 5G Helium Network. How well they succeeded at their mission depends on who you ask, but it seems that the company is now taking a very new turn as far as its mobile ambitions are concerned.
Helium Mobile has announced it is being acquired by Noble Mobile, a newcomer to the cellular game that entered last year with an MVNO that promised to pay users rewards for using less data.
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