Draft:World Mobile
Submission declined on 26 December 2025 by RangersRus (talk).
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Submission declined on 22 December 2025 by Stuartyeates (talk). This draft's references do not show that the subject meets Wikipedia's criteria for inclusion for organizations and companies. The draft requires multiple published secondary sources that:
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Submission declined on 22 May 2022 by Deepfriedokra (talk). This draft reads like an advertisement. Wikipedia is an encyclopedia, not a platform for promotion or marketing. Drafts that are exclusively promotional may be deleted without notice.
Declined by Deepfriedokra 4 years ago.Wikipedia articles must be written neutrally in a formal, impersonal, and dispassionate way. They should not read like a blog post, advertisement, or fan page. Rewrite the draft to remove:
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Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Telecommunications |
| Founded | 2018 |
| Headquarters | London, United Kingdom |
Area served | East Africa, United States |
| Products | Internet access, Mobile network |
| Website | worldmobile |
World Mobile is a United Kingdom–based telecommunications company developing a hybrid mobile network that combines tethered aerostats with ground-based radios and Wi‑Fi hotspots to extend connectivity in underserved areas. The company is deploying in Zanzibar, Tanzania, using low‑altitude aerostats alongside terrestrial infrastructure.[1]
History and operations
World Mobile’s is rolling out in Zanzibar, where the firm partnered with public bodies to install Wi‑Fi hotspots at government and community locations and to trial aerostat-supported coverage.[2]
Technology
World Mobile’s approach uses tethered, low‑altitude aerostats to carry communications equipment that augments ground networks, with backhaul and local distribution provided by terrestrial radios and Wi‑Fi nodes. Analysts and reporters have compared aspects of the model with earlier high‑altitude platform experiments such as Alphabet’s Project Loon, while noting World Mobile’s lower‑altitude aerostat design and hybrid architecture.[3]
References
- ^ "Internet blimps are coming to Zanzibar. But can a UK company succeed where Google failed?". CNN. 12 January 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "World Mobile brings Wi‑Fi hotspots to Zanzibar". Connecting Africa. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "World Mobile launches balloon-driven hybrid mobile network in Zanzibar". Aviation Week Network. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
- ^ "GSMA Foundry Mobile Innovation Report 2024". GSMA. 19 February 2024. Retrieved 30 December 2025.
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Wikipedia articles must be written neutrally in a formal, impersonal, and dispassionate way. They should not read like a blog post, advertisement, or fan page. Rewrite the draft to remove:
Instead, only summarize in your own words a range of independent, reliable, published sources that discuss the subject.
If you have a conflict of interest (e.g. you are the subject, an employee, or a relative) or are being paid to edit, you must disclose this to comply with Wikipedia's Terms of Use.