Telecommunications Infrastructure

Stockholm – October 15, 2026 -- Ericsson posted organic sales growth of 7% in the third quarter of 2026, lifting reported sales to SEK 59.5 billion from SEK 56.2 billion a year earlier, while net income fell to SEK 5.8 billion from SEK 11.3 billion because the prior-year period included a large divestment gain.

Networks drives growth in three of four market areas

Organic sales rose in three out of four market areas, primarily on higher sales in Networks. Adjusted gross income increased to SEK 28.4 billion from SEK 27.0 billion, driven by Mobile Networks. Reported gross income was SEK 28.0 billion, against SEK 26.8 billion a year earlier.

Beijing – October 15, 2026 -- Huawei projects that the number of AI agents worldwide could reach 900 billion by 2035, roughly 100 times the global population, and argues that mobile core networks must be rebuilt to handle them.

The projection comes from Huawei's Intelligent World 2035 report. The company says core network architecture must be able to support long-term growth in new connections and services. It describes the shift as a move from transporting data bits to enabling task-oriented tokens, with agentic services becoming typical mobile network scenarios as AI terminals and applications spread.

Huawei defines three agentic service scenarios for experience assurance

Agent Over New Radio (AoNR) targets task latency. Portable AI devices are limited by computing power, battery capacity, size, and cost, so end-to-end task latency must stay below demanding thresholds.

Vienna – – October 14, 2026 -- GSMA Intelligence presented its white paper "a target architecture for telecoms cybersecurity" for the first time globally at the Net5.5G Intelligent IP Network Summit, held during the Global Ultra-Broadband Forum (UBBF) 2026. At the same event, ITU-T SG13 and WBBA launched a joint initiative urging carriers to build secure, resilient networks as AI reshapes both threats and revenue models.

GSMA Intelligence names native security and in-depth defense as the two core pillars

The white paper calls for security to be embedded in network elements across design, production, deployment and operation ("Native Security"). Its second pillar, in-depth defense, provides multi-layered, domain-based protection against complex and persistent threats.

McLean – October 14, 2026 -- Altair Semiconductor is integrating Iridium NTN Direct into its ALT1350 and next-generation ALT1550 IoT chipset platforms, so device makers can add satellite connectivity without a separate satellite modem, Iridium Communications (Nasdaq: IRDM) announced.

Single chipset combines terrestrial cellular and Iridium satellite links

Device manufacturers, module makers and mobile network operators (MNOs) get terrestrial cellular IoT and Iridium satellite connectivity on one chip. Iridium NTN Direct is a 3GPP standards-based non-terrestrial network (NTN) service. It runs on Iridium's low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation and globally coordinated L-band spectrum, and supports NB-IoT and direct-to-device (D2D) applications on compatible chipsets.

Vienna – October 14, 2026 -- Fibocom is showing a 5G-Advanced fixed wireless access (FWA) module that adds Upper 6GHz (U6G) support and delivers peak 5G downlink speeds of up to 10Gbps. The FG390-MEA-30 variant is on display at NetworkX 2026.

FG390-MEA-30 adds NR n104 and cross-band aggregation with Sub-6GHz

The module is built on MediaTek's 3GPP Release 18 T930 platform. It supports NR n104 and works alongside Sub-6GHz bands through carrier aggregation combinations including CA_n41A-n104A and CA_n78A-n104A. Fibocom says pairing U6G bandwidth with established Sub-6GHz coverage raises throughput while keeping connectivity reliable.

The module targets customer premises equipment (CPE), outdoor units (ODUs) and enterprise gateways. Fibocom says it simplifies product development, streamlines certification and shortens time to market.

Tokyo – October 14, 2026 -- NTT DOCOMO, INC. and Boston-based Abside Networks, Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding on October 14, 2026, to jointly study high-altitude platform station (HAPS) communications and AI-driven network control for next-generation infrastructure.

Joint studies target wide-area, high-capacity HAPS connectivity

The two companies will examine wide-area, high-capacity and massive-connectivity communications via HAPS, along with network control and data utilization. The MOU covers joint technical study toward future collaboration. It does not specify financial terms, deployment timelines or commercial commitments.

Parker – October 14, 2026 -- Wecom Fiber has completed a $45 million fiber network across the Town of Parker, Arizona, connecting 15,000 homes and businesses and 124 Community Anchor Institutions.

Network serves residents, carriers and government entities

The network will deliver high-speed internet to residents, businesses, carriers and government entities. The 124 Community Anchor Institutions include libraries, schools and public safety facilities.

Wecom Fiber funds $35M of $45M project alongside $10M state grant

Governor Hobbs and local leaders broke ground on the project in November 2023. It is backed by a $10 million Arizona Broadband Development Grant and spans Mohave and La Paz counties. Wecom Fiber invested $35 million, bringing total project investment to $45 million, so the company supplied roughly 78% of the capital.

Paris – October 14, 2026 -- Ekinops reported Q3 2026 revenue of €31.9m, up 43% on Q3 2025 (+42% at constant scope and exchange rates) and up 4% sequentially from Q2 2026, and raised its full-year growth target to high single digits.

Nine-month sales reach €90.1m, up 13%

Revenue for the first nine months of 2026 totaled €90.1m, up 13% year on year (+11% at constant scope and exchange rates). Olfeo, consolidated since October 14, 2026, contributed €1.8m to Q3 revenue. Chimere, consolidated since October 14, 2026, made a non-material contribution, as expected.

Washington – October 14, 2026 -- The entry of 5G Home broadband into a market drove cable prices down 17%, saving American households up to $28.5 billion from 2023 through 2025, according to a study commissioned by wireless trade group CTIA.

Cable bills fall roughly $11 a month on standalone plans

The study, authored by James Prieger, Professor of Economics and Public Policy at Pepperdine University, compares cable prices before and after 5G Home entered a market against prices in other markets. It found that competition from 5G Home lowered cable bills by roughly $11 a month on an average standalone plan.

Households that stayed with cable captured up to $20.8 billion of the savings

Nearly three-quarters of the savings went to households that never switched to 5G Home. Those that stayed with cable saved up to $20.8 billion over the 2023-2025 period, as cable providers lowered prices to compete.

Dallas – October 14, 2026 -- AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T) has agreed to sell AT&T Mexico to Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings for $2 billion in cash at closing, subject to certain adjustments, plus additional contractual and contingent benefits.

AT&T redirects capital to U.S. fiber and 5G networks

The divestiture concentrates AT&T's capital allocation on its U.S. fiber and wireless networks. Chairman and CEO John Stankey said the company believes the AI future will run on converged networks with dense fiber assets, and that the sale fits its strategy of focusing capital on growth opportunities in the U.S. market.

AT&T said its effort to consolidate and modernize what it describes as Mexico's second scaled wireless network has prepared the unit for its next growth phase. The company argues that a local operator is best placed to pursue that phase and improve the overall customer value proposition.