Building Telecom for the Real World: World Mobile’s Decentralised Approach

In this episode of HardWired, Harry sits down with Andrew Soper, co-founder of World Mobile, to unpack how one of crypto’s most ambitious infrastructure projects is tackling the real-world problem of connectivity. From Andrew’s background in East Africa to the origin story behind World Mobile, the conversation explores how telecom, energy, and blockchain can work together to build a more inclusive and commercially sustainable network.We discuss why legacy telecom models fail to serve the last mile, how World Mobile uses decentralisation to lower costs and expand access, and why real-world utility matters more than hype in Web3. Andrew also explains the role of tokenomics, validator rewards, and buybacks in aligning incentives with actual usage, alongside the broader ecosystem of services being built on top of the network.Some ideas explored:Andrew’s background and how it led him into World MobileThe story behind World Mobile and its mission to connect everybody everywhereWhy decentralisation changes the economics of telecom infrastructureHow tokenomics, buybacks, and validator rewards work in practiceThe importance of real-world revenue over hype-driven crypto modelsHow World Mobile is expanding into finance, energy, agriculture, and moreWhy partnerships and local expertise are central to scaling globallyThe future of World Mobile, including its stratospheric platform and new territory launchesA conversation about connectivity, infrastructure, and building technology that solves real problems at global scale.You can learn more about World Mobile here: https://worldmobile.ioThis episode was brought together by AlphaWire: https://alphawire.xyz