Uncensorable Internet from the Stratosphere
A laser-linked blimp constellation delivering LoRa mesh connectivity to every mobile phone on Earth. Open-source. Bitcoin-funded. Unjammable.
Existing infrastructure is controlled, expensive, and vulnerable. We need communication that no one can shut down.
70+ countries actively restrict internet access. Traditional infrastructure is controlled by governments and corporations. Even Starlink can be remotely disabled by a single company. Your freedom of communication depends on someone else's permission.
Cell towers cost $150-300K each, require power grids, government licenses, and months to deploy. Rural areas, conflict zones, and developing regions are perpetually underserved. The economics don't work for the people who need it most.
Satellite signals can be jammed with $50 equipment. RF-based systems can be detected and disrupted. In conflict zones, communications are always the first casualty. Every existing system has a single point of failure.
Three layers working together: laser backbone, LoRa broadcast, and ground mesh.
Solar-powered helium-filled platforms operating in the stratosphere. 500 m² of solar panels generate 47 kW continuous power. Months of uninterrupted flight above clouds, rain, and turbulence. Near-invisible to ground observers at 20 km altitude.
10 Gbps free-space optical links between blimps using 1550nm laser terminals. Zero electromagnetic emissions means the backbone is completely undetectable by ground-based SIGINT. Works perfectly through the near-vacuum stratospheric air with 200-400 km range per link.
Each blimp carries 8 LoRa concentrators broadcasting on 868/915 MHz. From stratospheric altitude, the radio horizon extends to 500+ km. Spread-spectrum modulation makes signals inherently jam-resistant and hard to distinguish from background IoT traffic. Emergency messaging works even when everything else fails.
Solar-powered LoRa-to-WiFi micro-gateways that anyone can deploy. Receives LoRa signals from the blimp, converts to local WiFi hotspot. Any phone connects without special hardware. Self-organizing mesh network that grows with the community. Each node costs $30-80.
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Blimp altitude | 18-22 km |
| Coverage per blimp | 500 km radius |
| Backbone bandwidth | 10 Gbps (FSO) |
| LoRa aggregate | 450 kbps / blimp |
| Ground downlink | 10 Gbps (FSO) |
| Latency | <5 ms round-trip |
| User terminal | $0 (WiFi phone) |
| Power generation | 47 kW (solar) |
| Endurance | 3-6 months |
| Comms payload | 45 kg |
| Anti-detection | Zero RF backbone |
| SatSoft | Starlink | Cell Tower | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latency | <5ms | 20-40ms | 10-30ms |
| User cost | $0 | $599+$120/mo | Contract |
| Coverage/unit | 785K km² | Global* | 20-80 km² |
| Censorship proof | Yes | No | No |
| Jam resistant | Yes | No | No |
| Needs grid | No | Yes | Yes |
| Deploy time | Weeks | Order | Months |
| Cost per unit | $3-8M | $250K/sat | $150-300K |
None combine: open-source + Bitcoin-funded + laser backbone + LoRa mesh + censorship resistance
The communication network doubles as a persistent aerial survey platform for last-mile geological discovery.
Blimps carry magnetometers and hyperspectral cameras alongside communication equipment. Persistent coverage reveals geological features invisible to satellites.
Ground-deployed IoT sensors (seismic, magnetic, geochemical) transmit via LoRa to the blimp network. No cellular coverage needed at survey sites.
Geologists in zero-connectivity areas access treasuremap.ch databases, upload findings, and coordinate in real-time through the blimp mesh.
The network IS the survey platform. A blimp loitering over a survey area for months provides continuous data collection impossible with aircraft or satellite.
Each milestone is funded independently through Bitcoin. Deliver, prove, then scale.
Bitcoin is borderless, permissionless, and unstoppable. Just like the network we're building. Every satoshi funds freedom of communication.