Your contribution to Sidewalk is a small portion of your internet bandwidth – 80Kbps, capped to a maximum of 500MB a month. In return, you get access to Sidewalk, and if your internet goes down, or you have a device that’s in a location where it has a poor connection, your devices get to tap into that shared bandwidth in order that your devices can continue to send you notifications. Must read: Why is iOS 14 so bad? I agree. And privacy and security concerns are at the top of people’s worries. Worrying that someone could do something nefarious with that 80Kbps of bandwidth that you’re making available should be the least of your worries. That’s a lot more than your typical home router sees. The fact that Tile users will be able to use this network to find lost items is innovative, and offers real competition to Apple’s AirTags.
