Hologram vs Airwaive
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Hologram is a cellular connectivity platform for IoT devices offering global SIM cards, a device management dashboard, and APIs for fleet operators; raised $65M Series B in 2021; serves 20,000+ businesses connecting devices across 200+ countries.
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Hologram is an IoT connectivity company founded in 2013 by Ben Forgan and Patrick Wilkes and headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The company operates a cloud-native cellular connectivity platform that enables hardware developers and IoT product teams to connect physical devices to the internet using a single global SIM card or eSIM that works across multiple cellular networks in 200+ countries. Hologram abstracts the complexity of managing carrier relationships, SIM logistics, and network switching — providing developers with a unified API, a web-based device management dashboard, and programmable SIM capabilities that allow remote configuration, usage monitoring, and network controls.
Blockchain decentralized wireless marketplace (founded 2020); $3M seed (UOB/Signum/Fenbushi), 30+ wireless operator partners, 6M+ host locations, 14 LatAm countries expansion competing with Helium Mobile for distributed small cell infrastructure.
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Airwaive is a blockchain-powered decentralized wireless broadband marketplace — privately held, founded in 2020 by CEO Jeff Yee (former ZTE and AT&T executive) and Bin Zhu (blockchain serial entrepreneur) — connecting wireless service providers with home and business owners who earn cryptocurrency rewards by hosting wireless access points, replacing traditional cell tower site acquisition with a distributed micro-location network model analogous to "Airbnb for wireless infrastructure." The company raised $3 million in seed funding in February 2022 led by UOB (United Overseas Bank) Venture Management and Signum Capital, with participation from blockchain-focused funds including Fenbushi Capital, Spartan Group, Fundamental Labs, and Digital Finance Group. Airwaive has grown to serve 30+ wireless operators with over 6 million potential host locations in its marketplace. The company expanded into 14 Latin American countries in 2024-2025, bringing thousands of new wireless network sites to operators in Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, and other markets where conventional cell tower deployment is prohibitively expensive relative to the economic returns of serving rural and suburban populations. Airwaive Visualize, a generative AI-powered tool for natural language telecom site acquisition and management, was launched to streamline the deployment process for wireless carriers evaluating and managing distributed small cell sites. The company partners with JDI Global, the hardware manufacturer behind the Helium IoT network, for the small cell equipment deployed at host locations.
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