# Intro to Pollen Mobile Pollen was launched in February 2022 with the mission of building a decentralized mobile network dedicated to privacy, anonymity, and freedom. To achieve these goals and enable our community to build the world’s first user owned and operated mobile network, Pollen was built on the foundations of blockchain, other open-source technologies, and the aspirations of a decentralized governance model. The network’s success since launch exceeded all expectations in terms of build-out, the speed of innovation, and community engagement. As the network approaches its first birthday, Pollen Opco is excited to be announcing the launch of the next phase of our growth - Paid Data. To prepare for this new phase and reflect what we’ve learned over the past year from our non-stop experimentation with proof of coverage incentives, mobile hardware and software, CBRS generally, telecom commercial models, blockchain technology, etc., this white paper has been updated to reflect our updated roadmap, including the following highlights: * New models for monetizing the network * Introduction of USD data payments * Upgraded infrastructure capabilities (e.g., cloud-based Greenhouse Mobile Core, migration off Magma, support for voice roaming) --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.pollenmobile.io/pollen-mobile-docs/white-paper/intro-to-pollen-mobile.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.