According to Mickey Watkins, decentralized physical infrastructure network (Depins) may possibly fill the void or black spots that have not covered important telecoms consistently. Depins may offer an alternative to frustrated subscribers and an opportunity to earn an extra income.
Depin Market is expected to be $ 3.5 trillion by 2028
The World Economic Forum (WEF) has projected that the Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (Depin) market could shoot by 2028 against $ 3.5 trillion, an increase in the current estimated value of $ 30 billion to $ 50 billion with more than 1500 active projects worldwide.
According to a report, a large engine of this explosive growth is the rise of decentralized physical artificial intelligence (Depai), which describes the Wef as a “fundamental shift” in how AI agents handle physical infrastructure and Real-World data. In contrast to traditional centralized models, Depai uses networks of the community where users contribute to machine learning through daily activities, whereby the bottleneck of centralized data sets is removed.
World Mobile, a Depin who has made great progress in Africa and Asia, is now ready for an accelerated rollout in the US. The company recently unveiled data with growth dynamics that suggest that the wef’s projections are on schedule. For example, the ecosystem statistics from World Mobile show that it has surpassed the 40,000 Airnodes threshold, while the total turnover grew by almost 4,000% to $ 7.2 million.
Mickey Watkins, founder and CEO of World Mobile, which is the goal of commenting on the potential of what is often considered an adult American market, said that the goal of his company deals with “Blackspots” that Giants of telecommunications have consequently not covered.
“The so-called adult American telco market still leaves more than 11% of the country completely not connected. Even in the most connected cities in America, coverage remain a daily frustration. That is not maturity. That is a big wireless that does not evolve,” Watkins said.
The CEO added that the American market can yield one of the world’s highest average income per user (ARPUs), to support a strong sharing economy that directly benefits the people who build the network.
Consumer confidence on a layer of large American carriers
In addition to aiming uncovered places, Depins such as World Mobile may be able to offer an alternative to frustrated subscribers of telecom giants. A growing amount of evidence suggests that consumer confidence in the largest wireless carriers in the United States verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile-op is a precarious layer. It is said of millions of subscribers that they are actively looking for alternatives, powered by widespread dissatisfaction with over -prices observed, lack of transparency and insufficient data management.
A Q1 2025 report from RCR Wireless News shows that Verizon was confronted with his ‘worst result’, with a net loss of 289,000 Postpaid telephone customers. While AT&T and T-Mobile added customers, their churn rates have increased considerably, which signaled the growing customer of the customer. The beneficiaries of this shift are not traditional competitors, but rather cable companies and mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) such as Spectrum and Comcast, who have reportedly received more new telephone customers than all three large carriers combined in the same period. This indicates that consumers not only switch between the ‘Big Three’, but completely choose from the traditional carrier model.
This mass migration is rooted in complaints from core consumers. A survey of 2025 by the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI), for example, showed that the satisfaction of the wireless services had fallen to a low point of 10 years, with the greatest decrease in satisfaction with both call-quality and network capacity. Price is a primary engine of this dissatisfaction. A separate 2025 Mobile Consumer Survey by Oxio showed that 85% of consumers mention the costs as the most important factor when choosing a mobile provider, with a stunning 90% stating that they would consider switching to an alternative to more adapted and cost -effective plans.
Watkins praises the sharing economy
In the meantime, Watkins argued that economic pressure in the US leads to looking for new ways to earn income, what Depins can offer.
“At the same time, economic pressure means that people want new ways to earn to earn. We have seen this with the rise of side -hustles and sharing economics success stories such as Uber and Airbnb. World Mobile’s Airnode -Operation taps the same mentality. If you can earn from your guest room or your car, why not your connectivity.
He added that World Mobile speeds up rolling out in the US, because the conditions for Depin are ‘perfect’. He added:
“People want privacy, ownership and new income flows. They want to regain power and we make it possible.”
Regarding the Earthnode return program of the company, WITKINS said it was designed to benefit the community by using part of the income from the network to buy back World Mobile Tokens (WMTX) from the market. These tokens are then distributed among Earthnode operators, strikers and members of the community that contribute to the operation and security of the network.
The program is already underway, where the first return took place in May 2023. Later back purchase will take place with random intervals to ensure fairness and transparency.