Robin Wingardh, CEO of Wingbits, delivered a high-speed talk at DePIN Day Dubai 2025, revealing how they’re building
the next-gen flight tracking network. Frustrated by volunteer-powered systems that extract value without sharing it,
Wingbits is flipping the model: rewarding contributors, scaling coverage fast and delivering high-fidelity,
regulation-compliant ADS-B data. In just 10 months, Wingbits has launched a satellite, onboarded thousands of nodes
and built a $14M revenue pipeline.
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The Flight Data Bottleneck
Flight tracking is big business. With a $22B total addressable market and customers paying $20K/month for reliable
data, demand is exploding due to AI, automation and new regulation. But legacy networks are stuck:
- Volunteer-based systems offer poor incentives and low reliability
- No optimization for coverage or uptime
- Models can’t scale to support drones and emerging aircraft
Why Existing Networks Are Stalling
The competition suffers from a dangerous mix of stagnation and fragility:
- Unscalable: Cannot pivot to support drone markets
- Complacent: Decade-old infrastructure, little innovation
- High Latency: 4–5+ seconds on average
- Security Risks: Susceptible to spoofing and fake data
Wingbits stations outperform competitors 2x in data quality and latency.
Enter Wingbits
Built for the DePIN era, Wingbits combines cryptographic integrity, economic incentives and real traction:
- DePIN-native: Performance-based rewards
- Innovation-first: Proof of location, tamper-proof chips, focus on underserved zones
- Product-market fit: Already selling data to aviation, finance, leasing and carbon sectors
By the Numbers: 10-Month Growth Sprint
- 3000+ live nodes in 110+ countries
- 8B+ events/day
- $10M raised
- First satellite launched March 2025 (with SpaceX)
- 4,000 more devices pre-sold, 50 onboarded daily
- 6x faster growth than legacy players
Undeniable Edge
Wingbits hits 100K flights in 6 months, while others took years. With latency <1s and 99% uptime, the performance
gap is clear:
From Flight Tracking to Traveler Utility
Wingbits isn’t just for aerospace clients. The roadmap includes:
- Token-to-airmile conversion
- Launch passes
- Fast-track features
- E-SIMs for travelers
And with a buy-and-burn model, 50% of revenue goes to token support, driving long-term sustainability.
Reinventing Aviation Infrastructure
Wingbits is proving that when you align incentives, trust the crowd and optimize for quality, even the most stagnant
industries can be rebuilt from the sky down.
More at wingbits.xyz
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