The narrative around coverage has fundamentally changed. When you compare our footprint with established incumbents, we're no longer catching up in the EU, US, Brazil, and large portions of the Middle East and Turkey. We're competitive. In some regions, we're even better.

By the end of the year, our network reached 5,200 active stations across 120 countries, with coverage in places other networks do not reach, from remote islands to desert airstrips.

LATAM emerged as one of the fastest-scaling regions, achieving 6.2x growth from a relatively small base. With over 350 stations, Brazil specifically added meaningful coverage that validated network density in strategic markets opens doors that sparse global coverage cannot.

APAC growth campaigns launched at Korea Blockchain Week generated over 300 submissions focused on hardware deployment in strategically important areas. The MENA region maintained steady expansion, supported by localization efforts and regional community development.

The 99.6% retention rate across the network isn't just a metric. It's proof that community contributors who are rewarded fairly stay online, creating the stability enterprise customers require for operational decision-making.

Q4 highlighted the tangible value of our data to enterprise and research partners.

Drone Port Network chose Wingbits data to power their AI-driven airspace intelligence platform meerir, with the University of Montana beta testing the system for traffic visibility and deconfliction.

Vietnam National University selected Wingbits as their flight data partner for advancing AI-powered flight analysis. The collaboration with their Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence brings together academic excellence with real-world aviation data.

Korean Air's R&D Center partnership represents the culmination of this shift. When one of the world's leading aerospace organizations collaborates with you to power next-generation research, it signals that you've crossed from "interesting startup" to "credible infrastructure provider."

Meanwhile, our acceptance into Hamburg's Sustainable Aero Lab accelerator provided direct access to aviation industry mentors and invaluable resources. 

We're establishing ourselves more and more as a quality data provider within the aviation space. Every quarter, that positioning becomes stronger and more difficult for competitors to dismiss.

December took us to Abu Dhabi, where we joined Hub71, Abu Dhabi's global tech ecosystem, positioning ourselves at the center of MENA's technology and innovation hub.

Our CEO Robin Wingårdh took the main stage at Solana Breakpoint in front of founders, builders, and innovators shaping the next era of the internet. As the first flight-tracking network built on Solana, the presentation crystallized where Wingbits fits in the broader infrastructure narrative and why aviation data matters for the next generation of applications.

Most Web3 projects talk about community-first. We try to live and build by this principle.  

We made the very difficult yet strategic decision to delay the TGE. While we understood this would be a major disappointment to many, we launched something unprecedented instead: an early reward redemption program that allowed community members to redeem some of their accumulated testnet rewards in USDC, without waiting for the official token launch.

As far as we can tell, we became the first and only Web3 company to execute a program of this kind. Community members who had helped build the early versions of our vision and network,could finally realize some reward for their efforts. 

The response validated everything we believe about building community-first infrastructure. Rather than frustration over the delay, we mostly saw appreciation for transparency and action. The delay itself is an opportunity to strengthen our foundation, ensuring that when the token launches, it does so with proper foundations in place; supporting monthly revenue and the infrastructure maturity that enterprise partners expect from us.

The technical and commercial pieces are falling into place faster than anticipated. All signs point to 2026 being the year this foundation converges with a tokenized ecosystem we've been building toward.

To support network expansion and enterprise adoption, the Wingbits team grew over 25% this quarter, adding engineers, data specialists, marketing and aviation experts. 

This team growth was focused on strengthening data reliability, operational resilience, and customer-facing capabilities, ensuring the network can meet the requirements of large aviation and aerospace organizations. 

As the platform scales globally, the team structure now reflects a clear emphasis on high-quality and commercially scalable infrastructure, rather than short-term experimentation.

As we enter 2026, the foundation is operational, pilot partners  are converting to paying contracts , and the network’s technical capabilities have been proven at enterprise scale. 

The pieces are in place. But we could not have done it without our community. Thank you for your support and daily contributions - you’re co-creating something truly remarkable that impacts millions of people's lives. 

Here’s to another incredible year ahead. As always, please jump in to our Discord if you want to chat with the team directly, reflect on the past year, or share any questions and suggestions.

Otherwise, see you in 2026!