Uplink Expands Decentralized Connectivity (DePIN) with 3 Million Wi-Fi Routers Milestone

Uplink, the world’s first decentralized Wi-Fi ecosystem, announced that more than 3 million Wi-Fi routers are now connected to its global network.

This achievement highlights the rapid adoption of decentralized physical infrastructure networks (DePIN) and expands access to affordable, secure and resilient connectivity.

With the DePIN market valued at $50 billion today and expected to reach $3.5 trillion by 2028, Uplink positions itself at the forefront of a community-powered internet. Traditional communications infrastructure is facing increasing pressure to provide secure and cost-effective connectivity at scale. DePIN addresses these challenges by enabling individuals and businesses to contribute to infrastructure, eliminating single points of failure, and reducing deployment costs.

Uplink’s network already includes more than 3 million Wi-Fi routers and registers more than 25,000 new routers every day. By turning existing Wi-Fi routers into connectivity nodes, the platform empowers communities to expand reach while rewarding contributors.

While many similar initiatives have taken years to build momentum, Uplink is already entering the next phase of global expansion, working with major enterprises and demonstrating how decentralized infrastructure is achieving real-world impact.

At its core, Uplink’s mission is simple: expand internet access everywhere, for everyone.

Through its app, Uplink allows users to deploy routers, connect them to the network, and earn rewards – helping build a distributed connectivity layer that is not dependent on a single provider. Uplink is currently focused on launching its testnet and meeting the real demand of enterprises to continue innovating and onboarding more people for a decentralized, resilient, community-powered internet.

DePIN and DeWi are the true future of the Internet. And Uplink is at the forefront of this.

With a $50 billion DePIN market, Uplink is at the forefront of building a decentralized internet.

The world is now more connected than ever before.

About 63.9% of the world’s population, or 5.24 billion people, use social media. Of the 5.56 billion Internet users globally, almost everything is now done online: from communications and news to services and payments.

At the same time, technology continues to move: Web 3, 5G, generative AI, and the rise of digital citizenship are reshaping the way we live and work with continued efforts to build this online future.

We live in a new digital economy, where connectivity becomes not just a public service but an absolute necessity. This is why it is important for telecommunications companies, infrastructure and service providers to keep up with increasing demand and use modern technologies and updates, as well as to ensure security, scalability and efficiency of communication to avoid interruptions.

This is where Uplink and DePIN come into play.

DePINs, or Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks, can provide the necessary equipment, antennas, and connection points connected to decentralized networks that not only provide connectivity stability, but also reward participants.

Decentralized physical infrastructure networks also ensure more efficient scalability, with no additional fees for communications providers because network participants bear the costs. What’s also important is that it eliminates the potential single point of failure that traditional communications infrastructure may have, providing protection from attacks and data breaches.

DePIN is arguably the hottest trend in the digital asset space and beyond. According to the latest report from the World Economic Forum, DePIN networks “provide milestones for more flexible, efficient and democratic digital systems.” The report also highlights that the DePIN market is currently estimated to be worth $30-50 billion and is expected to grow to up to $3.5 trillion by 2028.

Among the fastest growing projects in this space is Uplink, a DePIN and DeWi (decentralized wireless) initiative that has already surpassed 3 million registered routers worldwide and increased its user base to 300,000 through the Uplink app.

Uplink is building a decentralized connectivity ecosystem where anyone can become a connectivity provider using their existing Wi-Fi routers or deploy new ones. The project currently registers more than 25,000 new routers per day, underscoring its rapid adoption and global importance.

What makes Uplink stand out is the speed and scale of its deployment. While many similar initiatives have taken years to build momentum, Uplink is already entering the next phase of global expansion, working with major enterprises and demonstrating how decentralized infrastructure is achieving real-world impact.

At its core, Uplink’s mission is simple: expand internet access everywhere, for everyone.

But there is more.

Uplink also recently partnered with Avalanche (AVAX), a leading blockchain platform, to build its own custom testnet on the Avalanche Layer 1 blockchain. This partnership allows Uplink to build a fully customizable blockchain, including features such as virtual machines (VMs), gas tokens, and parameter selection.

It also helps the decentralized wireless infrastructure platform continue working on its mission and enhance the process of deploying routers, connecting them to the network, and earning rewards, all to build a distributed communication layer that does not rely on a single provider.

In June, the Uplink community launched the Uplink community’s first NFT, the first step in its six-part series to celebrate and reward the most dedicated contributors.

Through its app, Uplink allows users to deploy routers, connect them to the network, and earn rewards – helping build a distributed connectivity layer that is not dependent on a single provider. Uplink is currently focused on launching its testnet and meeting the real demand of enterprises to continue innovating and onboarding more people for a decentralized, resilient, community-powered internet.