6. Newbie Q&A (w/ Steve Sellers)

An informal Q&A session with Steve Sellers, an engineer who's new to Helium and has some great questions about the network. We dive deep into hotspot earnings optimization, proof of coverage, cellular backhaul and more.00:59 - Welcome, Steve's Background, Why We Like Helium05:14 - HIP 19, Hardware Manufacturing11:26 - RAK Shipping Delays, Swarm Keys, ECC Chips14:43 - Proof of Coverage Explanation, GPS Spoofing17:45 - HNT Rewards Explanation22:55 - Rewards & Trust in a Post-PoC Era25:27 - Mining Nodes, Performance, Cloud Mining30:29 - Optimizing Hotspot Earnings34:07 - Cellular Backhaul, Outdoor Deployments37:34 - LoRaWAN Use Cases, Layering Protocols, Free Business Ideas42:42 - Amazon Sidewalk48:18 - About Me, Public WiFi Networks Hosted by Arman Dezfuli-Arjomandi More episodes of The Hotspot are available on your favorite podcast app:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hotspot-helium-network-blockchain-podcast/id1524379293Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Wi2U6g7GWzrYzgOcsEvybYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@hotspotpodAmazon Music: https://www.amazon.com/Hotspot-Helium-Network-Blockchain-Podcast/dp/B08JJSSL57Resources:Follow me: https://x.com/rawrmaanFollow Helium: https://x.com/heliumFollow Helium Foundation: https://twitter.com/HeliumFndnFollow Helium Mobile: https://x.com/helium_mobileLearn more about Helium: https://www.helium.com/Intro song: Lakey Inspired - Arcade