Weaver Labs: Celebrating 5 Years of Innovation and Impact
Five years ago, Weaver Labs embarked on a journey to reshape the digital landscape. What began as a brilliant adventure has evolved into an inspiring story of innovation, collaboration, and impact. Today, as we celebrate our 5th anniversary, we reflect on the remarkable achievements and projects that have shaped our path and the telecom industry.
Join us on this inspirational journey as we revisit key milestones and the profound role played by our dedicated team, visionary partners, and a supportive community.
Our Founding Mission
In 2018, our founders — Maria, Anthony, and Alex — set out to create a more open and decentralised internet capable of coping with the increasing demand for connectivity and helping solve the biggest issue the telecoms industry was facing at the moment: investment for new infrastructure.
Our idea was always to “weave” in telecoms with blockchain so we could allow for more transparent and on-demand use of network assets, with the idea of creating a software-based network of networks. However, in 2018 the software-based industry to manage and orchestrate networks was very nascent, which means we had to start from scratch. Also, the industry was just starting this massive digital transformation, which means that we have had to devote a lot of effort to building an ecosystem around software in the telecoms industry. We have been very fortunate to be accompanied in this journey by other innovators in the space, and now Weaver Labs is a strong brand (together with others) in the open networks ecosystem in telecoms.
The Birth of Cell-Stack gave place to much more
At the heart of our journey lie our innovative products, which are a result of our projects and work with the community. We have always seen Cell-Stack as a “brain” that orchestrates this network of networks, and with its agents (figure 1), we get to control and share much more than just telco assets.
Cell-Stack: A Network Orchestration and Management created to promote infrastructure as a service and infrastructure sharing. With Cell-Stack owners of telecoms infrastructure can offer it to be consumed as a service, and monetise the assets in a very efficient way.
Agents
- Cell-Passive: A software that controls key network infrastructure like towers and street lights, which can also be digitized and offered as services. It uses standardized data schemas to streamline onboarding and create digital twins of these components.
- Cell-Power: A revolutionary energy management solution that reduces environmental impact and operational costs by optimizing energy consumption in telecom networks.
- Cell-Mesh: An application that lets devices connect and talk to one another, without needing to connect over the internet to do so. This means that devices can communicate with each other even in the middle of a field with no nearby internet connections.
- Cell-Infra: Manages telecom network logic in various devices, enabling control and monitoring of cloud or bare-metal machines. This supports infrastructure-as-a-service through Cell-Stack.
- Cell-Transport: An agent in charge of sending instructions to the transport network, that is through a software-defined network controller or any type of wide area network controller.
CellNet: The network of networks, an overlay network formed by all the infrastructure running Cell-Stack that can be accessed as a service.
WireMQ: A lightweight, configurable, asynchronous messaging system implemented in Python. It allows for fast and reliable connectivity between endpoints for both simple and complex networks.
Record: A policy-driven management tool that identifies an organisation’s core business mission and risks as they relate to security controls and policies.
These tools form the foundation of our vision, enabling us to drive transformative change in the telecom industry.
Our Notable Projects: Revolutionizing Telecoms
Throughout our journey, we’ve had the privilege of participating in impactful projects that demonstrate the potential of crypto technology in revolutionizing telecoms:
Liverpool City Region High Demand Density: Our collaboration with the Liverpool City Region in their new £9 million project aims to showcase the power of 5G technology to support high-demand density areas.
London FWA Trial: This trial aims to highlight the potential of the 5G OpenRAN Fixed Wireless Access network to bring high-speed internet to underserved areas.
Smart Junctions 5G: The objective of this project was to build a network for the public sector whereby city management can be more efficient as it relies on digital infrastructure.
Track & Trust: As part of this project, we supported humanitarian agencies globally, enhancing transparency in supply chains and ensuring aid reached those in need more efficiently.
REASON: This ambitious project created a roadmap for open networks, which will set the framework for new developments across the entire technology stack.
O-RANOS: This project has transformed OpenRAN, creating a software platform that integrates satellite and public/private networks.
Adeno Token: Creating the crypto that will change the Telecoms industry
One of our most recent achievements has been the creation of Adeno Token. Adeno Token is the cryptocurrency created for the Telecommunications industry to monetise access to telecoms infrastructure. With Adeno, we create a decentralized physical network, shifting the existing ownership model and empowering infrastructure as a service.
Adeno transforms the telecoms sector by providing a more flexible, on-demand payment mechanism that includes governance and service-level metering. It also provides a layer of governance to access physical network infrastructure, bringing together elements of network usage monitoring, metering of assets, SLA upkeep and payments.
Conclusion
As we celebrate five years of innovation and impact, we extend our deepest gratitude to our dedicated team, visionary partners, and the supportive community that has been with us every step of the way. Together, we’ve redefined telecoms and set the stage for a future where technology continues to drive positive change. And of course, to everyone who has trusted us, even from the beginning, without those early opportunities we wouldn’t be here.
Here’s to the next five years and beyond, as we continue to shape the telecom industry and create a more sustainable and connected world. Thank you for being an integral part of our inspiring journey.
