WiFiota is an Android app built for the IOTA Flash Channels Competition!

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Our app is available for Android! Visit the GitHub repo to get started!

Connecting the World: Buy + Sell Mobile Data from your Android Device via WiFi

Find devices to pair with and generate a WiFi hotspot. Secure payment transactions occur via the IOTA Tangle and Flash Channels.

IOTA + Flash Channels + WiFi

Precise, Secure, Free!


Flash Channels

Free microtransactions, buyer/seller shared risk

Private Testnet

WiFiota managed and modified fast node with functionality to generate test funds

WiFi Direct

Ability to find buyers and sellers, without reliance on the Internet

Precise Billing

Measured usage per minute (per MB to be implemented in the future)

Secure Wallet

Securely generated, encrypted seed storage. Send and receive funds directly in-app. No transaction fees.

Data Usage Agreements and Limits

Configurable time usage limits and buy/sell rates

Flash Channels Integration

An IOTA Flash Channel is established between two WiFiota users, after the WiFi connection between the devices has been established. Every minute of client data usage is associated with a token transfer in the channel.


Signing a transfer signifies agreement to pay the billed amount. Limits are enforced via specified buy/sell min/max values set by each user. The equal funding of the channel ensures shared risk between both parties, insuring against a user leaving the channel early.


Checks are implemented to monitor if time sensitive constraints were not fulfilled, such as the channel not being funded, no peers, etc.


Demo

Use Cases

  • Data plan sharing & optimization: Pay for what you need, sell remaining, buy more if needed

  • Travelers: Easily accessible native cell network data connection. No currency conversion fees for payment

  • Orphan IoT devices: Integrate non-connected devices to network

  • Hardware: Custom hardware routers that sell connection access

Presentation

Built in Munich & Toronto