Tokenizing Telecom Infrastructure: Secure Sharing & Monetization with Blockchain

Telecom infrastructure owners face a common challenge: how to share assets securely while unlocking new revenue streams. The solution is to layer a software stack over the network, tokenize physical assets, and open them up in a marketplace.

Cell‑Stack: Weaver Labs’ Software Platform

UK‑based Weaver Labs has built Cell‑Stack, a software product that aggregates diverse telecom assets—IoT nodes, Wi‑Fi hotspots, 5G small cells, satellite dishes—into a single, secure pool. According to co‑founder Maria Lema, the platform addresses interoperability across heterogeneous infrastructure and adds a robust security layer to keep all connections safe.

Digitizing Assets into Digital Twins and NFTs

Weaver Labs believes that making public infrastructure discoverable begins with digitization. Each asset’s technical details—size, load capacity, power availability, existing equipment—are captured in a digital asset management platform, creating a virtual twin. The ownership rights are then encoded as a digital token on a blockchain, enabling transparent transfer and trade.

Non‑fungible tokens (NFTs) play a pivotal role by recording provenance and enforcing contractual terms. For example, a street lighting post can be rented out for 12 months at $50 per month, with the NFT ensuring both parties honour the agreement.

Pilot with Transport for Greater Manchester

Weaver Labs partnered with Transport for Greater Manchester to digitize traffic lights and controller cabinets for a 5G test network. The project involved:

• No single data repository for asset specifications.
• Multiple ownership and servicing layers, complicating access.
• Site surveys to gather structural, electrical, and electronic data.
• Inaccurate public mapping tools that misrepresent current asset conditions.

By creating digital twins, the team cut network planning time by up to two‑thirds. When combined with an NFT‑based marketplace, securing deployment sites could be reduced by up to 90%.

Track & Trust: Humanitarian Supply‑Chain Transparency

In collaboration with OroraTech and Datarella, Weaver Labs is a key telecom partner in the Track & Trust consortium. The project tackles supply‑chain visibility in regions lacking reliable connectivity.

Key features include:

• A modular, plug‑and‑play network that blends satellite, IoT mesh, and blockchain.
• Lite‑WireMQ, an extension of the WireMQ asynchronous messaging system, enabling seamless data flow across technologies.
• An efficient IoT protocol that transmits geolocation, custodian transactions, and GNSS metadata to a global ledger via satellite uplink.
• Cost reductions comparable to those observed in similar ESA‑backed projects.

“Track & Trust will bring much‑needed innovation to global supply chains,” said Maria Lema. “By combining blockchain with satellite and telecom tech, we’re building a resilient system that keeps goods traceable even where traditional infrastructure fails.”

Looking Ahead

Weaver Labs envisions a future where digital twins become tradable NFTs, providing a clear economic value to each asset. As more telecom operators adopt the Cell‑Stack framework, the marketplace will grow, enabling faster, cheaper, and more secure deployment of next‑generation networks.