解读 DAWN:Dragonfly 领投 1800 万美金,解决无线网覆盖“最后一公里”问题(附参与方式)

深潮Publicado a 2024-08-08Actualizado a 2024-08-08

DAWN提供去中心化的宽带服务,打破传统中心化互联网服务提供商(ISP)垄断。

撰文:深潮 TechFlow

Solana 生态里的 DePIN 项目又添一员生力军。

8月7日,一个致力于提供分布式带宽名为 DAWN 的项目,宣布其获得了由 Dragonfly 领投的 1800 万美金融资, CMT Digital、Castle Island Ventures、 Wintermute Ventures、6th Man Ventures 和 ParaFi 参投。

一边是韭菜们逐渐对VC币和热门叙事祛魅,另一边仍是巨额融资的 DePIN 项目不断。

前有 IO.NET 和 Peaq 等 DePIN 同赛道热门项目融资,也有如 Grass 等去中心化带宽项目在业务上与其基本撞车,这个 DAWN 值得大家参与吗?

去中心化宽带服务,部署硬件实现无线网的“最后一公里”

首先来看看 DAWN 的主要业务。

DAWN 英文为黎明的意思,但其实是“去中心化自主无线网络”的缩写("Decentralized Autonomous Wireless Network"),从名字上看就很好理解它在做什么:

提供去中心化的宽带服务,打破传统中心化互联网服务提供商(ISP)垄断。

DAWN 的官推中也提到,52% 的美国人只有一个高速互联网提供商可供选择。在某些情况下,同样的互联网服务,有些用户支付的费用,受制于地理位置、基建成本、人口密度等因素,可能是其他用户的100倍。

那么,DAWN 具体要怎么做?从其项目白皮书中我们能看出一些线索。

首先需要注意的是,DAWN 不是一个纯粹的软件类项目。直觉上贡献带宽需要安装某个插件或下载软件来进行“挂机”,但 DAWN 还需要硬件的配合。

DAWN网络使用的主要硬件设备被称为"机器人天线系统"(Robotic Antenna System, RAS)。这是一种安装在建筑物屋顶的智能无线设备。

RAS的主要功能:

a) 自动对准: RAS能够自动调整其方向,以获得最佳信号强度和质量。

b) 多频段支持: 支持多种无线频段,包括5G毫米波等高频技术。

c) 网络节点: 作为DAWN网络中的节点,可以接收和传输数据。

我们并不精通于无线网传输技术和硬件,但你可以把它通俗理解成一个个信号接收和传输器,通过它来中转和传播网络信号。

于是问题就转变成了,那哪些节点需要安装这个设备,来让无线网络能够传播给需要的人?

DAWN 的设计中,将网络节点分为了3类:

  • 带宽节点(BN): 大型RAS设备,通常安装在数据中心或高层建筑上,提供主要的互联网连接。

  • 分发节点(DN): 中型RAS设备,安装在商业或住宅建筑上,从BN接收信号并向其他DN或终端用户传输。

  • 终端用户(EU): 小型RAS设备,安装在个人用户的建筑上,从DN接收互联网服务。

于是,带宽节点(BN)提供可转售的批发互联网容量;分发节点(DN)连接到BN并进一步共享带宽。终端用户(EN)消费来自DN的带宽,一个“最后一公里”无线网络圈就此形成。

从白皮书中同样可以看到,目前这个业务在美国纽约等地区开始进行,有望覆盖美国超过 300 万个家庭,并计划向全球扩展至亚洲、欧洲和拉丁美洲。

用浏览器插件当验证节点

从业务上看,DAWN 提供的服务离我们较远,现阶段还有哪些方式可以参与到项目中?

DAWN 给一般用户参与的空间是 --- 充当验证者。

由于实际业务中不同的节点安装了硬件设备来传输无线网络信号,那么这其中必然有一些问题需要验证:

比如,你提供的网络信号是否覆盖了一定的范围?网络信号质量怎么样?

因此,DAWN 网络中的验证者,实际上允许其他人以去中心化的方式验证带宽、服务质量、节点位置等关键参数,保证网络的可信度和性能。

相应的,DAWN 设计了一个名为Witness Chain(见证链)的系统来专门做验证,而成为验证者的方式,目前是下载网页浏览器插件,注册账号然后保持连接。用户通过保持连接、推荐其他人参与以及作为验证者参与(验证者是随机选择的)来获得奖励。

此外,关注项目的社媒账号可以获得额外5000分奖励,感兴趣的玩家如在注册时需要邀请码,可以填写 qqy8eb 完成注册流程即可看到自己的奖励。

经济模型

DAWN 目前已在测试网上上线,并将很快在Solana上上线。然而,该项目联创尚未透露转移到主网的时间或设定代币上线日期。

不过,公开资讯显示,项目联创Neil Chatterjee(@neilc_dawn)表示,本轮融资成功超出了最初 500 万SOL目标的预期,有助于促使近期部署“TGE 活动”的计划。

这也拉高了对代币的预期和潜在的参与热情。

从目前设计来看,DAWN采用了一种灵活的代币供应模型,意味着代币的总供应量不是固定的,而是可以根据网络的发展需求进行调整。

白皮书给出的解释是,这是为了支持持续的技术创新和适应电信投资周期的波动性;但在叙事之外这种变动模型对币价的影响如何,仍有待观察。

同时,DAWN代币在网络中扮演多重角色,例如:

  • 激励早期采用者部署网络基础设施

  • 作为网络内部的交易媒介,用于购买和销售带宽

  • 用于获取网络资源,如频率、IP地址空间等

此外,DAWN引入了一个独特的"勋章"系统,用户可以通过质押100,000 DAWN代币获得一个勋章,勋章持有者可以指定特定地理区域和技术,提高该区域的奖励倍数。

勋章持有者可以获得指定区域内带宽交易12%的收益,因此系统旨在鼓励网络向高潜力地区扩展。

从代币分配来看,各种网络中的节点(前文提到的BN,DN和AN)将获得代币总量 25% 的奖励,第三方验证者(即前述浏览器挂机)与生态伙伴将获得总计 10% 的代币奖励,项目金库、团队和投资者各有 20% 的比例,代币解锁条款目前未知。

更多关于代币和经济模型的细节,可以查看项目白皮书了解。

创始人及团队相关

项目联创 Neil Chatterjee从小就被计算机科学所吸引。他的父亲在贝尔实验室工作,为Neil打开了技术世界的大门。Neil 之后进入了普林斯顿大学,专攻机器人技术。

2014年,他做出了一个大胆的决定——退学,加入一家创业公司担任工程副总裁。这个决定成为了他职业生涯的转折点。

在Facebook短暂工作期间,Neil开发了一种近距离移动数据共享的手机壳。这个项目让他深刻体会到,当人们团结在一起,能够解决许多连接性的挑战。受此启发,他回到普林斯顿,建立了覆盖整个校园和周边城镇的无线网络。

而这个 DAWN 项目背后的开发商名为 Andrena,正是 Neil 创建的公司。

此外值得一提的是,DAWN 项目白皮书的另一位作者是普林斯顿大学的普拉莫德·维斯瓦纳特 (Pramod Viswanath) 教授,而他正是另一个热门加密AI项目Sentient的核心成员,于 2024 年 7 月在Seed轮融资中筹集了 8500 万SOL。

DePIN 扎堆,前途难料?

总体来看, DAWN 想做的事情往大了说就是带宽共享,往小了说是通过 DePIN 硬件解决无线网络最后一公里传输的问题。

同样的赛道,同样的细分业务,IO.NET 、Grass 以及 Menson 等都与其类似,虽然业务不完全一样,但在投资者的眼里,其实也很难去深究他们的区别。

一个比较感性的认识是,DePIN 项目扎堆,之前周期里高额融资的项目,代币TGE后都有不同程度的下跌,二级市场究竟是会对这样的项目免疫,还是会在一轮废墟之后开启新的博傻狂欢,仍要结合 TGE 时市场的整体情绪和行情来具体分析。

 

 

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