For decades, wireless carriers have poured hundreds of billions into infrastructure while the places people actually use their phones — indoors, in buildings, in the spaces between towers — remained stubbornly underserved. Helium, a company that has long believed networks need not belong to a few powerful gatekeepers, has now offered the industry a unified operating system called HeliumOS, designed to bridge the gap between fragmented carrier operations and the decentralized wireless infrastructure already quietly blanketing the world. Announced in early September 2026, the platform invites ca