# Dawn Internet

> Decentralized Broadband

Dawn Internet enables decentralized wireless broadband delivery by allowing property owners to buy and sell internet capacity across a trustless network using proof technologies.

Dawn Internet creates a decentralized wireless network that connects users directly to internet exchanges without intermediaries. Through protocols and hardware, property owners operate as their own internet providers by buying and selling bandwidth capacity within their area. The system employs proof of backhaul, location, and frequency to ensure network reliability in a trustless environment.

- Type: Company
- Sector: Infrastructure
- Status: Active
- Founded: 2024-01-01
- Profile: https://thegrid.id/profiles/dawninternet

## Products

- [DAWN Validator Extension](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dawninternet): Browser extension enabling users to participate in the DAWN network as proof of bandwidth validators, verifying reliability of advertised bandwidth resources. (DePin, Live, Main Product)

## Assets

- [DAWN (DAWN)](https://thegrid.id/profiles/dawninternet): DAWN is the utility token of Dawn Internet, a decentralized wireless broadband network built on Solana. It is used for governance participation, staking to validate network resources, and earning rewards for contributing bandwidth capacity to the protocol. Token holders validate the reliability of advertised bandwidth through Proof of Backhaul, Proof of Location, and Proof of Frequency mechanisms, ensuring property owners can trustlessly buy and sell internet connectivity without traditional ISP intermediaries. (Utility)

## Links

- [Main](https://www.dawninternet.com)
- [Whitepaper](https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/665dc8eb8d9f8c4764608070/66b2a5e86d40b4fd716cc51b_DAWN%20Whitepaper%20July%2025,%202024.pdf)
- [Blog](https://www.dawninternet.com/research)
- [Privacy policy](https://dawninternet.com/privacy)
- [Terms of Service](https://dawninternet.com/terms)
- [Twitter / X](https://x.com/dawninternet)
- [Telegram](https://t.me/+KbNPWHXb2n5iNTIx)
- [Discord](https://discord.com/invite/pb9ktNCKvr)

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- [TGS Field Descriptions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/tgs-field-descriptions.md): Schema field definitions for The Grid's data model
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- [Product Type Definitions](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-definitions.md): Definitions for each product type
- [Product Type Classification](https://github.com/The-Grid-Data/workspace-public/blob/main/references/product-type-classification.md): Guide for classifying products into types
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