james_4dsky

@VEMP correct, it's a more expensive unit, and we don’t have dual mining. But it's what our customers have asked for. So you have to weigh up whether you want a hobby or a business.

Selling unsecured ADS-B data is difficult, because you can get it for free from Opensky network already. Its a hard sell, especially when you are joining a market with 12 already established competitors.

Secure high precision ADSB, MLAT, UAT, and Flarm data, delivered via a low latency, high availability edge network, is only possible via 4DSKY. Zero competitors, clear USP.

4DSKY isn't just a flight tracking network. It's an infrastructure upgrade. This is why we were awarded a CAA contract for $450K

@Donm3ga let me explain this more clearly how pricing is structured…

The 450 EUR ($530) price is for a single antenna unit at cost price. Jetvision sell the units for cheap, to feed and benefit their own network. Without any rewards, the network has grown slowly. 4DSKY is changing that by giving back to the contributors of the network

The retail price of $985 unlocks the device, pays for marketing, sales, distribution, and support. Trust me, but the majority of hardware devices have margins between 50-70%. This sensor actually has comparatively low margins, and is priced as competitively as possible.

Whilst I accept it's still not cheap, people need to weigh up actual ROI. Do you want a cheap way to pump n dump a token, or do you want a high quality device that can earn you a healthy ROI year on year.

Jetvision sensors are already used by Flightradar24 and Flightaware today. Hardware matters, and revenue is key

@Bitbeard it's actually very cheap for a professional sensors. For example:

uAvionix Pingstation 3 - $2800

You can buy cheap ADS-B only sensors on Amazon for $40:

https://amzn.eu/d/5CuwivF

4DSKY isn’t building a hobby network