The internet age revolution has been facilitated by the advent of mobile communication technologies. The figure of mobile devices owners has risen to an astonishingly high value. With this figure, is paralleled the counterpart statistics of users with access to the internet. This is largely because, the mobile technology fast tracks and encourages more access to the World Wide Web.
A major proponent of this mobile technology is the instant messaging syndrome. This has acquired a growing popularity most especially among the younger age brackets of the world’s population. It has even come to such a crescendo that the traffic being recorded in the instant messaging sector has come to surpass that being experienced over voice communications and even the SMS service.
ROAMING PROBLEM AND TRUE MOBILITY
The major selling point of mobile technologies is its mobility and flexibility. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case, as roaming proves to be a headache for tourists and travellers who happen to shuffle between locations. There is usually a requirement to roam between networks so as to gain access to services predominant in the area of focus. The concept of Roaming is simply enabling a mobile phone device to operate outside the normal range of its original home network. Phones can thus switch to another carrier network available in the new location the user has found himself in. Conversely, the situation hasn’t been made any easier for users as roaming is quite an expensive process. Hence, most tourists have resolved to abstain from consuming little or no traffic.
Due to its cumbersome nature, roaming and its associated contracts and agreements have been hijacked by big name carriers. This invariably has led to a large-scale monopoly in the sector. These big names are solely responsible for the high rates and over time, it proves disastrous to the smaller regional carriers. This is due to the fact that most of them would usually lose customers upon their migration between locations. Thus, has the concept of mobility as well as the flexibility of technology been defeated.
However, the current issues can be addressed by utilizing blockchain technology due to its secure, transparent, open, and immutable nature. The possibilities linked to the application of the blockchain technology are limitless. Leveraging on this, there would be a way out of the roaming conundrum. Smaller carriers would have an escape route aside having to go through the stress of roaming agreements and contracts.
THE BUBBLETONE SOLUTION
Having researched and identified the current issues in the traditional telecom sector, Bubbletone aims to leverage on blockchain technology to revitalize the telecom sector. It aims to provide an enabling environment for mobile network operators, service providers and subscribers globally.
Due to the transparent, open and immutable nature of blockchain, mobile carriers would have the capacity to publicize their prepaid tariff plans in the form of smart contracts, and these tariff plans will be seeable by the operators and subscribers. However, once a subscriber selects a tariff plan, a smart contract is immediately generated with the subscriber's digital identity and payments made directly to the operator.
The Bubbletone platform also provides Bubbletone mobile and messenger. The Bubbletone app which the beta version is already on the IOS and Android will enable users to easily access the Bubbletone marketplace. However, with Bubbletone Messenger, subscribers wouldn’t have to keep switching numbers just because they change locations. They’ll be given the free opportunity to retain the numbers they’re traditionally known with, even when they are moving abroad, thus saving them from the heavy financial implications of roaming.
With the Bubbletone Messenger, users and subscribers can enjoy audio and video calls, engage in group forums as well as one on one chats, messages after being read can be burnt for security purposes. For the cooler aspect, messages can even be sent into the future! Inflexibility, one can send a message from the Messenger to the local GSM network. There are interactive stickers and animations to make chatting more fun. Voice messages can be pre-listened after recording before being sent. Also, geo-locations of users and contacts can well be requested.
TEAMS AND ADVISORS
Armed with over two decades of experience both in the telecom industry and the blockchain technology, the team behind this project are best poised to have the perfect idea of what the users would best need.
CONCLUSION
In a world of fast-changing technologies, a fast-moving industry, and humans constantly on the move, the most important tool would be a seamless means of communication. Rigid platforms with complicated and cost implicative attachments would prove too cumbersome and invariably an inhibition to the need for speed. This is what the BubbleTone platform is offering.
TOKEN
The Bubbletone token (UMT) will be issued in the form of an ERC-20. It will be used to fuel the Bubbletone platform for activities such as consummating transactions in smart contracts, top-up of user balance for payment of telecom services.
Total Supply: 1,000,000,000 UMT
Token symbol: UMT
Hard cap: 15,000,000 USD
Current price: 1 ETH = 4,000 UMT
Minimum investment: 0.1 ETH
Accepted currencies: ETH, BTC
50% of the total tokens is allocated for token sale. However, all unsold tokens will be burned.
Kindly visit https://bubbletone.io/ for more information.
Whitepaper: https://bubbletone.io/BubbleTone_Whitepaper_ENG-Jan18.pdf
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