(Telecompaper) World Mobile has launched a hybrid mobile network supported by low altitude platform balloons in Zanzibar, with plans to roll out its service and… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/world-mobile-selects-zanzibar-to-launch-balloon-driven-mobile-network–1406262

(Telecompaper) Almost three-quarters (69%) of people in the Netherlands had a smart system, such as a smart electricity meter, thermostat or lighting system, in… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/almost-three-quarters-of-dutch-have-a-smart-home-device-cbs–1406223

(Telecompaper) The US-based VoIP provider 8×8 has agreed to acquire its smaller rival Fuze for USD 250 million in cash and shares… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/8×8-to-acquire-fuze-for-usd-250-million-in-cash-and-shares–1406221

(Telecompaper) Turbidite and Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company said they have entered a partnership that will combine AsiaSat’s existing satellite and… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/turbidite-asiasat-to-host-services-using-satellite-ground-based-connectivity–1406164

(Telecompaper) CK Hutchison’s telecom unit CKH Innovations Opportunities Development (CKH IOD) has contracted Working Group Two to move its core network to the public cloud… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/ckh-iod-picks-working-group-two-for-public-cloud-core-network–1406165

(Telecompaper) Resound Networks said it has successfully demonstrated gigabit-tier services over a wireless network in unlicensed 5 GHz spectrum built with Tarana’s… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/resound-networks-demonstrates-gigabit-service-over-unlicensed-5-ghz-spectrum–1406169

(Telecompaper) Swisscom will start supplying fast internet connections and products via fibre to residents and companies in the municipality of Muri bei Bern, from next year, Nau.ch reports… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/swisscom-to-provide-services-over-muri-bei-berns-fibre-network-from-next-year–1406120

(Telecompaper) Techstep announced an agreement to divest its Voice & Contact Center business units (VCC) in Norway to Zisson and in Sweden to Soluno Communications… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/techstep-sells-voice-and-call-centre-business-to-zisson-soluno–1406211

(Telecompaper) Submarine capacity provider Southern Cross Cables has announced its Southern Cross Next cable (SX Next) will complete its cross pacific journey and land in Coogee, New South Wales, later this month… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/southern-cross-next-submarine-cable-to-complete-cross-pacific-journey-land-new-south-wales–1406167

(Telecompaper) More than half of the Portuguese municipalities that received funds for the installation of Wi-Fi in public places, around 160, have already… https://www.telecompaper.com/news/more-than-half-of-wifi4eu-projects-completed-in-portugal–1406145