DAWN = Decentralized Autonomous Wireless Network.

This week a new browser extension called DAWN was released. DAWN stands for “Decentralized Autonomous Wireless Network” and it is an infrastructure that allows consumers the opportunity to buy and sell Internet capacity in the area around them. This essentially allows consumers to operate as their own Internet providers. DAWN utilises its own technological developments called proof of backhaul.

A user can operate and earn money from their internet connection by simply downloading their Browser Extension which earns you passive income.

How do I earn?

There are currently 3 ways to earn through the DAWN. The easiest way is simply installing the browser extension and staying connected to it. The second way to earn is through participating as a validator node and the third way is referring others to the app. Be sure to use our referral code “ht3exv” if you download the extension in order to support Increase Your Earning.

How does it work?

DAWN seeks to to turn internet bandwidth into a commodity, a commodity that anyone can produce and sell, therefore driving internet equity from centralized infrastructure players directly into consumers hands. The project allows a household to sell all or part of their internet bandwidth allocation to others, effectively turning their DAWN node into a source of passive income.

DAWN seeks to make this as simple as when you share your Wi-Fi connection with someone, with it instead connecting you to a global network of buyers which automatically pay you for usage. Therefore DAWN enables users to buy their own Internet bandwidth and sell surplus back to a communal network, the same way solar panels allow a consumer to reduce energy bills and sell excess energy back to the grid.

The DAWN extension facilitates something called Proof of Bandwidth. Proof of Bandwidth determines whether DAWN nodes are providing an internet service through testing connectivity and bandwidth from operators on the network. This therefore allows for regulation of purchased internet services, regulation of performance factors such as speed (Gbps).

Technology

DAWN uses Blockchain technology to utilise three key mechanisms which are Proof of Backhaul, Proof of Location and Proof of Frequency.

Simply put, Proof of Backhaul allows measurement of the throughput at each node. Therefore it can verify whether internet service providers are providing the advertised speeds. Consequently the Proof of Backhaul can then adjust payments and delivery based on whether service agreements are being met. The act that Proof of Backhaul is implemented through blockchain means that it is trust-less, therefore ensures users receive the service they pay for and that provider is paid for what they actually deliver. This could be internet speed, for example.

Proof of Location uses smart contracts in order to verify the location of nodes. This allows the network to be more reliable as node location is critical for network performance.

Proof of Frequency refers to the monitoring and control of the wireless frequency channels which nodes use. It is essential that the correct wireless network bank is adhered to in order to prevent interference, and maintain performance levels.

DAWN recently raised $80 million dollars in Venture Capitalist funding rounds and now seeks to revolutionise the way we access and share internet.