SES Techcom Services and SOLARKIOSK AG announced that they have entered into a two-year partnership to deliver connectivity to communities worldwide. Under the agreement, SOLARKIOSK will use satellite connectivity to provide Internet access to underserved areas, initially in Africa. This will be done via SOLARKIOSK’s E-HUBB structures – designed by the Berlin-based architecture firm Graft – which use solar technology to provide electricity to all systems, including the satellite dish.

Hughes Network Systems, LLC has partnered with EKN Research, a research and advisory firm focused on business-technology insights, to deliver new online tools for the retail, consumer goods, travel and hospitality industries. The new tools enable companies to benchmark their networks against peers and gain valuable insights on how to improve infrastructures to deliver a better customer/guest experience, improve associate/team member effectiveness and streamline operations.

Securifi announced the integration of Almond+ and Almond 2015 with the Nest Thermostat and Nest Protect. Almond users can now get smarter with the addition of WiFi presence sensors, local controls, and one-touch controls for screen settings.

GCT Semiconductor announced that its LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) GDM7243Q chip featuring 4X4 multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) antenna technology powers Huawei’s 4X4 MIMO B5328 LTE home modem for Jilin Mobile, a subsidiary of China Mobile. The B5328 LTE home modem (LTE CPE), recently announced by Huawei, will be first used on Jilin Mobile’s new 4X4 MIMO TDD LTE network and is the industry’s first commercial indoor LTE home modem supporting 4X4 MIMO LTE-A.