Uploaded February 2021 | Updated September 2026, 7 hours ago

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On this episode, the balena IoT Happy Hour team will talk with the Helium team about the new LoRaWAN network Helium's community is creating.

Expect a Helium hotspot installation from balenaHub and to learn the tricks to be part of the People Powered Network.

Install a Helium Hotspot from hub.balena.io


00:00 Welcome and Introductions
03:44 History of Helium
07:06 balena is hiring
09:40 What's on your desk?
29:07 What's Helium?
34:08 Helium alpha DIY program
38:03 balena on DIY Helium hotspots and 3rd party Helium Hotspots
40:04 Nebra Hotspots are using balena
41:32 HIPs on Helium
44:17 Monthly average mining of outdoor or indoor hotspots
49:23 Compatibility of LoRa devices on Helium
50:37 Multiplexing signal to TTN from a Helium hotspot
51:11 Helium console introduction
52:17 Helium apps on balenaHub
56:40 Helium console
1:02:39 Cellular Helium Hotspots
1:08:33 Wrap-up