dTelecom Launches Voice Infra for AI Agents

- dTelecom was co-founded by CEO Petr Malyukov and CTO Vadim Filimonov, who previously built an AI-powered translation and communication app; the challenges with latency, reliability, and cost of centralized infrastructure in that venture led them to create a decentralized solution. - The platform operates as a Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) on Solana, chosen for its high speed and low fees essential for real-time communication. This model, which distributes data across a network of independent nodes, aims to reduce costs by up to 95% compared to centralized services. - To ensure low-latency performance, dTelecom has partnered with MagicBlock, a firm providing ephemeral rollup technology on Solana designed to achieve sub-50ms latency, a critical threshold for real-time voice and video applications. - The service's "verifiable inference" feature allows for cryptographic proof that a specific AI model was used and its output was not altered, addressing the need for accountability and trust in AI-driven decisions. This is particularly relevant in industries like healthcare or finance where auditability is critical. - The "human-in-the-loop" feature enables developers to build workflows that pause autonomous AI execution to request human review or approval at critical decision points, a key pattern for ensuring safety and reliability in agentic systems. - dTelecom positions itself as a decentralized alternative to established real-time communication platforms like Agora and LiveKit Cloud. It extends the open-source technology of LiveKit, allowing developers to use a familiar toolset while gaining the benefits of a decentralized backend. - As of February 2026, the Dubai-based company reported having processed over 35 million minutes for more than 50,000 users. dTelecom has also received a grant from the Solana Foundation to support its development.