Althea's unique cooperative vision for the internet brings peering from the data center to the field. Empowering communities to build multi-stakeholder networks faster and more affordably than legacy telecom models.
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Althea is faster, because our unique billing system ensures thats incentives are aligned. Stakeholders earn more money by providing faster service.
Learn More arrow_forwardAlthea's price-aware routing protocol makes sure that traffic takes the cheapest path. Your router gets the best prices, second by second.
Learn More arrow_forwardAlthea networks are made up of nodes owned by the people who use them. The networks are locally managed and governed.
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Althea allows the residents of Tacoma, Washington to install inexpensive antennas bringing high speed access to their community, and earn money in the process.
View Case StudyLegacy ISPs aren’t incentivized to offer quality — or any — internet access to remote, sparsely-populated areas. Althea makes it possible for places like Clatskanie, Oregon to build and manage their own networks.
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The core technology behind Althea is a price-aware routing protocol and blockchain-based payment system that debits and credits funds based on a router’s bandwidth usage.
