Polygon, a leading Ethereum scaling solution, has announced that Deutsche Telekom, Europe’s largest telecommunications provider, will join its PoS Chain as a validator.
The partnership will see Deutsche Telekom provide staking and validation services for Polygon’s PoS Chain, as well as for its Supernets platform.
Supernets allow enterprises and applications to launch application-specific blockchains on Layer 3 while retaining the security guarantees of Ethereum.
The addition of Deutsche Telekom to Polygon’s validator network is a major coup for the project. Deutsche Telekom is a well-respected company with a deep understanding of the telecommunications industry. Its participation in the Polygon network will help to legitimize the project and attract new users and investors.
The partnership is also a sign of growing interest from the enterprise sector in blockchain technology. Deutsche Telekom is one of a number of major companies that have recently announced plans to explore or adopt blockchain technology.
The partnership between Polygon and Deutsche Telekom is a positive development for the blockchain industry as a whole. It shows that blockchain technology is maturing and becoming more mainstream. It also shows that there is growing interest from the enterprise sector in blockchain technology.