Zug, Switzerland, February 23rd, 2026, Chainwire
Roam Network released its litepaper describing a “Digital Terrain Map” that uses smartphones as a continuous measurement layer for mobile connectivity, tracking signal quality, latency, dead zones, and handovers in real time.
To date, Roam has been installed on 127,000 devices across 187 countries, collecting 3.7 billion+ connectivity measurements with 10,000-14,000 monthly contributors, and it achieved this with no token incentives and minimal paid marketing.
Real-World Connectivity Mapping
Telecom operators spend $9B+ per year on network monitoring and optimization, while many teams still depend on periodic drive tests that can be costly, sparse, and quickly outdated. Roam positions passive, always-on measurement as a way to capture day-to-day performance where people actually live and move.
For Physical AI, autonomous systems can navigate physical terrain but lack a reliable view of digital constraints like congestion, weak coverage, and unstable handovers. Roam frames its map as “Waze for Robots,” aimed at improving route planning, uptime, and safety for drones, robots, and vehicles.
Data quality and privacy
Roam details a “zero-trust” validation approach designed to reduce spoofing and low-quality submissions, including spatial consistency checks (with cell-tower triangulation), device hardware attestation (Android KeyStore), redundancy checks against nearby measurements, and reputation scoring that can down-weight anomalies.
The litepaper also describes privacy-first handling: no raw personal identifiers, anonymized and aggregated telemetry, and PII kept off-chain and off-platform, with GDPR-aligned processing.
Token and revenue model ($XRO)
Roam outlines an enterprise-led model where customers pay in fiat or stablecoins without needing to hold crypto. A portion of net protocol revenue funds programmatic $XRO buybacks, with purchased tokens recycled into reward pools.
Key parameters include:
- Fixed supply: 1,000,000,000 $XRO total; 14.5% circulating at TGE (145.2M $XRO).
- Contributor incentives: 40% of supply reserved for contributor rewards.
- Governance and staking: veXRO via lockups up to 48 months, with rewards positioned as revenue-funded rather than inflation-driven.
Community airdrop, chain rollout, and security plan
Roam allocates 40,000,000 $XRO (4% of supply) for a community airdrop distributed pro-rata via Roam Points. The snapshot has not happened yet and will be announced in advance. 50% is claimable at TGE and 50% vests over 6 months.
$XRO launches as an ERC-20 on Base as the primary liquidity layer and also deploys on peaq for DePIN operations, with bridging planned at TGE. The rollout includes audits by “tier-1” firms prior to launch, multisig controls, and time-locked upgrade mechanisms.
Users can read the litepaper to understand how Roam’s Digital Terrain Map and $XRO model fit together, then start earning Roam Points by contributing measurements now.
About Roam Network
Roam Network is a decentralized connectivity data network that turns real-world movement into onchain value. By passively collecting anonymized mobile connectivity data from everyday devices, Roam creates a live map of signal quality, latency, coverage gaps, and handover behavior, replacing static telecom drive tests with real-time insights. Contributors are rewarded for high-quality data through a capped-supply token model, while enterprise clients pay in fiat or stablecoins, with protocol revenue recycled into rewards and staking. Roam also powers physical AI systems such as drones, robots, and autonomous vehicles by making connectivity conditions a usable input for machines operating in the real world.
Users can learn more at Roam.network
Contact
Topi Siniketo
topi@roam.network
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