This month, as our developers were frantically striking out the task list to bring you the uncompromising experience of a better, faster and more efficient Internet, we had a productive week in San Francisco and once again focused on our community. We released the four-part educational series to help you understand the history, inner-workings and flaws of the Internet, and, on top of that, we explained to you how NOIA Network is going to make the Internet better. Besides, we finished recruiting second round of NOIA Ambassadors, had an AMA session on Facebook and released extra-comprehensive development updates. Read all about this and more in October’s overview.

San Francisco Blockchain Week

Last week San Francisco became the Blockchain and Crypto capital of the world and we, as avid supporters of the industry, couldn’t miss the chance to participate. Sadly, the long-awaited event has already ended, but ideas remain, and we are continuing our efforts with a new-gained motivation. In the sea of participants, we found new-prospects for the project and made new friends. We are glad that many of you came to say hello and thank you for that.

If you are not familiar with the event, SF Blockchain Week is one of the most massive meet-ups for the Blockchain space. It is an event where industries most prominent supporters, experts and thought leaders gather to exchange ideas and discuss the past mistakes, present activities, and future potential of Blockchain and Crypto. This time, our own Bill was among those spreading views on the stage and representing NOIA Network. We had a great week and are already looking forward to the next year!

Educational Articles

To really understand what NOIA Network is all about, one needs to understand the Internet itself. For that reason, in a true back-to-school fashion, October was an intensively educational month for our community. We released a four-part article series, which although briefly but in an easily understandable form, explain the Internet. We started from the very beginnings of this invention and explained how it became the network of networks that it is nowadays. We not only covered the history aspect but explained such subjects as Internet protocols, how ISPs work, how data travels around the world, the economics of the Internet and more.

Of course, we identified the flaws of the Internet, which we consider the most prominent ones and explained how NOIA Network is going to make the Internet better. We tackled topics on technologies such as segment routing and IPv6 and described how NOIA is utilizing them to develop a next-gen solution for the Internet. If you are still not sure what we mean by Programmable Internet, we recommend you to check out our educational article series. It’s always good to learn something new.

2nd Registration Round for Ambassadors Program

After the successful launch of the Ambassadors Program and the first group of ambassadors already delivering tangible results to the project, we initiated the second round of registration and this month we welcomed the successful applicants. They have already warmed their feet and brought in some friendly competition among their more senior colleagues.

Throughout the course of our project, we recognized that our community is an integral part of our success. You have been spreading our message on social channels and helping out others. Because of that, we decided that the community needs to be rewarded for their effort and initiated the Ambassadors Program. Those who got accepted can help us in a way they see fit. Some are translating articles, some are designing visuals, and some are running unofficial Telegram groups. Currently, we are not accepting new ambassadors, but we might open up registration again in the future. Keep track of our updates and stay tuned for news!

Development Updates

This month our developers were particularly busy, and it shows on development updates. This month, as usual, we released two of them, and both are pretty comprehensive. It’s hard to deliver you exciting news on a daily basis, but for our developers, it’s different. Every day it’s a different challenge, and another milestone reached for them. All their work will compile to be the more efficient and faster Internet that will be accessible for all of you. So if you are one of our techies, or not, we invite you to check out the progress of our developers and keep track of these small milestones in development updates 09.26–10.10 and 10.10–10.24.

Community Member’s Anttu Node

Speaking about our community, they still cease to amaze us. Our friend Anttu created a standalone NOIA Node requiring only +5V and cellular signal. It can also act as a one-port LTE router with a built-in node. Plus, with our Chief Network Engineer’s Virginijus help, the device is successfully running SRv6 kernel.

Because we are seeking to make the Internet truly decentralized, we strongly encourage projects like this. It doesn’t matter if you are creating your own Internet devices, becoming an ambassador or just running a node — you are contributing towards the better Internet and we appreciate it!

AMA on Facebook

This month we invited you to participate in our Facebook AMA with our CEO Domas and CTO Jonas. We are glad to have received many interesting questions from all around the world. We see the demand to maintain a strong connection with our community, and we believe that AMAs are an excellent tool for that. Because of this reason, we will try to organize more of them in the near future. So, prepare your questions and stay tuned for updates! Meanwhile, you can ask what concerns you in our Telegram group, where our admins are always ready to help you.