Application to become an approved third party manufacturer as per HIP19.
Chengdu Glacier Cloud Storage Technology Co., Ltd. was established on September 10, 2020, engaged in the blockchain application and basic application service. Team members have been worked in the field of wireless router and encryption hardware mining for more than 10 years. We have rich experience in blockchain and wireless network.
- What is your company name?
- Chengdu Glacier Cloud Storage Technology Co., LTD
- How long have you been in business?
- Chengdu Glacier Cloud Storage Technology Co., Ltd. was established on September 10, 2020, engaged in the blockchain application and basic application service. Team members have been worked in the field of wireless router and encryption hardware mining for more than 10 years. We have rich experience in blockchain and wireless network.
- What kind of products have you created?
- Chengdu Glacier Cloud Storage Technology Co., Ltd. has been committed to blockchain business since its establishment. Before the establishment, we have been engaged in the crypto hardware mining business. We developed Xiaoyu blockchain accelerator, and promoted blockchain technology in the Internet cafes based on game acceleration and CDN content distribution application services.
- How many have you sold?
- Xiaoyu blockchain accelerator, while providing safe and reliable wifi services, can also carry out encryption mining. The total turnover is about $300,000. About 5K Xiaoyu blockchain accelerator are sold.
- What brought you to Helium etc?
- We have been focusing on blockchain projects and remain sensitive to the hardware crypto market. Helium has been on our radar for a while. We've seen that Helium embrace the market, partnering with FreedomFi, launching new hardware for HNT cryptotokens last year, etc. We want to be a part of Helium and contribute to the peer-to-peer wireless market of the future.
- Is this is Light Hotspot or Full Hotspot? (please submit two separate applications for Full and Light hotspots)
- This is full hotspot.
- Is it for indoor or outdoor?
- It is for indoor.
- Provide a brief description of what you're making.
- Our product is a stable and reliable complete indoor LoRaWAN hot spot device that supports Helium LongFi technology for fast access to the Helium network. The product is equipped with the Semtech high-performance 8-channel transceiver SX1302 chip, using a quad-core high-performance processor and security encryption chips, with efficient and reliable connection capability.
We will sell our first generation product at around $460.
Evidence of a functioning prototype - photos, videos. Renderings are OK but physical prototypes are much, much better. Your plan for software setup and configuration for the devices. This would includes remote updates and the ability for hosts to change wifi settings, via Helium's official app or otherwise. ·Based on Semtech SX1302 chip ·NXP A53 quad-core processor ·2 GB LPDDR4 ·32 GB microSD card ·Built-in ECC608 encryption chip ·Bluetooth 5.0 ·Network connection to 2.4ghz and 5.0ghz IEEE 802.11AC wireless ·Gigabit Ethernet ·Voltage DC 12V ·Frequency band: 470-510MHz (multiband optional: IN865 RU864 / EU868 US915 / AU915 / KR920 / AS923) ·Coverage radius: 3 km in urban areas and 5 km in rural areas
Production and delivery timeline: Booking - 12/15/2021 Batch production - 12/25/2021 First batch product delivery - 1/15/2022
We are a startup, but we have some shipping experience. The main market we are facing is China. At present, we are contacting the delivery channels in the international market and have reached preliminary cooperation intention with some shipping enterprises. We plan to get CE and FCC as soon as possible and ship the product to customers around the world.
- Have you shipped anything in the past? Yes or No
- Yes, we have shipped the product: Xiaoyu Blockchain Accelerator.
- Which countries have you previously shipped regulatory FCC or CE approved products?
- None.
- Which countries do you plan to ship to?
- North America, Europe, Asia
- How will your customers be able to contact you for support for your products?
- We have a professional customer service team to provide customers with perfect pre-sales consultation and after-sales service. Customers can contact us by phone, email, WeChat, Discord, Twitter, Telegram and official website.
- For how long? How are you planning to handle repairs and replacements?
- We guarantee our products for one year. We will set up after-sales service points in North America, Europe and Asia to facilitate the stocking and replacement of products.
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The community is concerned about devices that can be easily hacked, specifically by copying their swarm_key files. Applications should include plan for how the devices will be secured, potentially including:
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Encrypted/locked-down firmware. Yes or no?
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Yes, We will encrypt firmware.
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Encrypted storage of the miner swarm_key, either via disk encryption or hardware measures. Yes or No?
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Yes, We will encrypt storage of miner swarm_key through disk encryption
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Encrypted buses, potting and other anti-tampering measures. Yes or No?
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Yes, We will encrypt buses, potting and other anti-tampering measures.
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Willingness to submit a prototype for audit, and sharing those audit results publicly (pass or fail) Yes or No?
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Yes, we are willing to submit a prototype for audit and share results publicly.
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Please let us know:
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Which security (swarm) element are you using?
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ATECC608A
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Which LoRa chipset are you planning to use in your gateway (ie SX1302/03 & SX1250s or SX1301/08 & SX1255/57) We recommend you don't use the SX1301 in new designs
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SX1302&SX1250
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Where are you sourcing your components from?
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We have established a good relationship with a number of large suppliers, they can provide us with a stable and continuous supply of parts.
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How many radio modules/ concentrators can you procure?
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It is expected to produce 6,000 units per month.
- Have you built and delivered radio hardware products before?
- We have built and delivered wireless routers before.
- Have you built gateways before?
- We have not built any gateway products, but our team members have years of experience in wireless router software development and hardware manufacturing operation and maintenance.
- How many gateways did you make?
- We are not doing any gateway at present, but we have done blockchain router products.
- If you have not built gateways before, are you using a third party manufacturer? This is the single largest risk with most hardware ventures. If possible please provide information about your manufacturing partners and supply chain.
- We have a long history of business relationships with trusted manufacturing partners and have successfully delivered major projects over the years.
Per typical KYC/AML procedures, proof of identity for major shareholders (25%+ ownership) will be expected to be provided privately to representatives from Helium Inc or DeWi board members. This will be attested and publicly confirmed by those representatives, e.g. as GitHub comments. Contact details for this will be provided after your application is submitted on GitHub. We are willing to provide contact information and identification via email.
- How many of these are you hoping to make and sell?
- We expect to produce 6,000 units per month.
- How much money will be required up-front? How much money do you have on-hand, and how much do you have access to?
- The project's investment currently exceeds $10 million.
- What is your plan for additional financing if required? This is the second biggest risk in new hardware ventures -- getting almost over the line and then running out of cash.
- No financing plan. We have sufficient capital.
Please tell us about some of the challenges that would prevent these products from becoming a reality, and how you might address them. At present, there is a shortage of relevant chips and various components in the market, so our advance hoarding and expansion of our supply chain can help us overcome difficulties, meet our production goals and improve our production strength.
Other information (required) if you do not provide contact information, we cannot review your proposal.
- Contact info (* required)
- Email - [email protected]
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North America, Europe and Asia