Telecommunications Infrastructure

Chantilly, Va. – September 11, 2026 -- Pavion, a systems integrator with more than $1 billion in annual revenue, has acquired Communication Company, a Midwest technology solutions provider founded in 1976, expanding its regional delivery capacity in fire, life safety, security, and critical communications.

Deal adds five decades of Midwest healthcare and commercial expertise

Communication Company has served healthcare, education, and commercial organizations for nearly 50 years, designing, installing, and servicing life safety, security, audiovisual, and communication systems. The company's experience with hospitals and healthcare systems complements Pavion's existing critical communications, nurse call, and RTLS practice.

San Jose, Calif. – September 11, 2026 -- Harmonic (NASDAQ: HLIT) has launched cOS SensAI, a vendor-agnostic intelligence fabric designed to unify fragmented network data for broadband operators, targeting a market Analysys Mason values at approximately $2.2 billion per year among tier 2 and smaller service providers.

SensAI consolidates data from thousands of network sources into a single operational model

The platform builds a continuously updated real-time model of an operator's network devices and system relationships, correlating signals across systems to explain the reasoning behind each diagnosis. Harmonic says the tool is built to progressively automate the workflows operators repeat most frequently, reducing reliance on manual dashboard-switching during troubleshooting.

Paris – September 10, 2026 -- Airties has launched Airties Aura, an Agentic AI engine that autonomously diagnoses and fixes connectivity issues for homes and small businesses across the ISP customer lifecycle. Turknet, described as Türkiye's next-generation telecommunications operator, is the first operator to deploy Aura within its existing Airties Home platform across households.

Aura consolidates Airties' AI automation features into a single reasoning engine

Aura stands for Agentic AI that Understands, Reasons and Automates, and powers all Airties platforms managing connectivity, device, and application data from connected homes and businesses. "We have combined and evolved our existing AI automation features into one agentic AI engine which transforms connectivity insights and actions into autonomous data intelligence," said Metin Taskin, CEO and co-founder of Airties.

Shanghai – September 10, 2026 -- The Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) has added nine new Silver members, including telecommunications operator SoftBank Corp. and AI infrastructure provider Crusoe, expanding a global community that now counts nearly 800 members, over 300,000 contributors, more than 250 projects and participants in 190 countries.

SoftBank Corp. and Crusoe anchor a cohort built for AI production infrastructure

SoftBank Corp. (TOKYO: 9434), which operates telecommunications and IT businesses across Japan and internationally, is expanding its AI computing infrastructure and cloud services under its "Activate AI for Society" strategy. Crusoe, an AI factory company vertically integrated across energy, compute and cloud, contributes Crusoe Cloud, a GPU-powered managed inference and infrastructure-as-a-service platform with intelligent orchestration for AI training and high-performance computing.

Aachen – September 09, 2026 -- devolo has issued a digital corporate bond through the regulated CONDA Capital Market platform to fund a growth initiative spanning new Wi-Fi 7 and Wi-Fi 8 hardware, AI-driven software and expanded European sales operations.

devolo diversifies financing beyond traditional bank credit

The Aachen-based home networking and powerline specialist, which has sold more than 50 million products and holds over 1,000 international test awards, is turning to capital markets to accelerate its expansion plans independently of banks. Dr. Paul Niederkofler, Managing Partner at SOL Capital Management, the company's majority financial investor, said the digital bond builds on an equity ratio of roughly 67% in 2025, including shareholder loans, to give devolo an additional financing channel to speed up growth.

Singapore – September 09, 2026 -- More than half of consumers across Europe's five largest telecom markets are open to switching mobile providers, according to new analysis from Circles, exposing widening cracks in traditional customer retention strategies.

53% of consumers across France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK are open to switching operators

The Consumer Insights: Customer Stickiness & Loyalty in European Telecommunications report finds switching intention varies sharply by country, age and exposure to low-cost rivals, undermining the case for a single pan-European retention playbook.

Stockholm – September 09, 2026 -- Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson repurchased Class B shares between August 31 and September 4, 2026, lifting its treasury stock holding to 105,668,676 Class B shares.

Ericsson executes buybacks under a SEK 15 billion program launched in April 2026

The transactions form part of a share buyback program of up to SEK 15,000,000,000 that Ericsson announced on April 16, 2026. The program runs from April 23, 2026, through March 31, 2027, at the latest, and is being carried out on Nasdaq Stockholm by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE on Ericsson's behalf.

Board plans to propose cancellation of repurchased shares at 2027 AGM

Ericsson's Board of Directors intends to propose to the 2027 Annual General Meeting that the repurchased shares be cancelled, except for those retained to fulfil obligations under the company's share-related incentive programs.

Berlin – September 09, 2026 -- Dahua Technology is showcasing an expanded lineup of wireless surveillance, intrusion alarm, video intercom, monitor, and fire safety products at IFA Berlin 2026, running September 4-8 at booth H1.2-173.

WITHS wireless system cuts installation costs through app-based control

The WITHS portfolio supports Wi-Fi, 4G, and Dahua's DMSS app, reducing cabling requirements for smaller deployments while offering NVR-based management for larger installations. Intelligent features include human, pet, and vehicle detection, auto tracking, gesture and facial recognition, AOV/AOR recording, and two-way talk, with solar-powered and high-capacity battery options for off-grid use.

Delray Beach, Fla. – – September 08, 2026 -- The global switchgear market is projected to expand from $110.17 billion in 2026 to $152.98 billion by 2031, a compound annual growth rate of 6.8%, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets. The market was valued at $104.45 billion in 2025, with growth spanning 2023 through 2031.

Data center buildout and grid modernization anchor demand growth

Utilities worldwide are upgrading transmission and distribution networks in parallel with accelerating renewable energy capacity additions that require robust grid-interconnection equipment. The rapid expansion of global data center capacity, driven by cloud computing and AI workloads, is amplifying demand for high-reliability power distribution infrastructure, alongside transportation electrification and industrial capacity expansion.

Delray Beach – September 08, 2026 -- The global in-building wireless market is projected to grow from USD 25.37 billion in 2026 to USD 48.52 billion by 2032, a compound annual growth rate of 11.4%, according to a new report from MarketsandMarkets. The market stood at USD 22.59 billion in 2025, underscoring accelerating enterprise spending on indoor connectivity infrastructure over the next six years.

Services segment outpaces hardware with 12.8% CAGR

Within the offering category, services are set to register the fastest growth at 12.8% CAGR, as enterprises increasingly outsource network design, deployment, and management rather than build in-house capacity. By technology, distributed small cells are the fastest-growing category through 2032, while neutral host operators are the fastest-expanding business model, reflecting a shift toward shared infrastructure models that reduce per-carrier deployment costs in large buildings.